Iriun: Mobile app to use the camera as a webcam on Linux
As is well known, most home computers do not come with a built-in webcam nor does the average home user usually use one. And when it comes to laptops, average built-in webcams are usually not high quality or high resolutions. However, on the other hand, it is very common for anyone to have a smartphone whose best component is the webcam.
Therefore, a great solution to being able to capture images or record and transmit videos in high quality or resolution is to be able to use the powerful or advanced cameras of our mobile devices as if they were webcam devices. And for this, today we will show you a cool mobile app for android compatible with free and open operating systems based on Debian/Ubuntu, and other proprietary and closed operating systems such as Windows and macOS, called «Iriun 4K Webcam».
But, before starting this post about this interesting and very useful Android mobile app called «Iriun 4K Webcam», we recommend exploring a previous Related content about Mobile Phones, Webcams and Linux, at the end of reading it:
Iriun: Mobile app to use the camera as a webcam on Linux
What is the Android mobile app called Iriun 4K Webcam?
According to Official website by Iriun 4K Webcam This application is promoted verbatim as follows:
Use your phone's camera as a wireless webcam on your PC or Mac. Install Webcam for Windows, Mac or Linux, download the Iriun Webcam app on your mobile phone and start using your phone with your favorite video applications.
However, of his official section within the Google Play Store It can be better deduced that said application is:
An Android mobile app that allows you to easily use your smartphone camera as a wireless webcam on a computer (PC/Mac) by simply installing the necessary drivers on the operating system. Either to view what was captured on an individual window (in the case of GNU/Linux) or as a virtual camera device on video applications, such as Skype, Zoom, among others.
And that their main features
- It works with the mobile screen off.
- Supports special functions such as: Zoom and mirror image.
- You can use it to connect the mobile device via WiFi or USB.
- It does not show any type of advertisements (advertisements) when executed.
- Supports resolutions up to 4K, depending on the maximum resolution supported by the Android mobile.
How to use it on Debian and Ubuntu GNU/Linux, similar and compatible?
To achieve this objective you only need to download and install the file (.deb) provided by the developers on our operating system in the usual and preferred way by each one, ensuring, as usual, that all dependencies have been installed. And then, that the application module has been successfully loaded into the Linux Kernel.
In my case, I have tested it satisfactorily on my current Respin MX-23 (based on Debian-12) called Miracles 4.0. And, after completely installing everything and dependencies through the terminal, I only had to reboot the operating system to ensure the correct and complete loading of the application module in the Linux Kernel.
Next, we just have to run the Iriun app on your mobile and then on our operating system used, until the video from the mobile camera can be displayed on the open application window on our desktop. As you can see in the following recorded video where I have used said Android mobile app to emulate a webcam.
Summary
In short, this Android mobile app called «Iriun 4K Webcam» It easily and efficiently meets its objective. So, if you don't have a webcam or a good quality one, this really is a first good alternative to try. Especially if the goal is to create good quality multimedia content for internal or public consumption, for example, for YouTube.
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