- ImprovedSmoother audio under load. Audio frames now travel on the dedicated network thread, and logs flush as they are written.
- ImprovedWindows groundwork. The virtual microphone bridge recognizes more cable drivers and links the VB-CABLE download when one is missing.
Changelog
What's new in ViewCam
Every release, patch, and fix across the desktop and mobile apps. Newest first. The desktop app updates itself automatically.
- NewYour phone is now a wireless microphone. Enable it from the desktop and "ViewCam Microphone" appears as a real input device any app can use — with mic modes, volume boost, and optional noise processing on the phone.
- NewAnd a wireless speaker. Stream your computer's audio to the phone. Presets, buffer control, and Opus compression with selectable bitrate keep it smooth on any Wi-Fi.
- ImprovedBuilt for continuity. The audio pipeline is tuned so your voice never cuts out, with capture kept free of aggressive device processing (pairs with ViewCam Studio 1.2.0).
- NewPhone audio, both directions. The Sources page is live: your phone's mic becomes a system-wide "ViewCam Microphone", and "Capture system audio" plays your computer's sound on the phone — with input/speaker volume controls and a phone-only output mode.
- NewOpus-compressed speaker stream. When the phone asks for compression, the desktop encodes the return feed at the chosen bitrate — a fraction of the Wi-Fi bandwidth of raw audio.
- ImprovedSources page, reorganized. Input and Output now live in their own tabs, with live level meters driven by the real audio stream.
- NewPinch to zoom, tap to focus. Zoom with two fingers and tap anywhere on the viewfinder to refocus — and the desktop app can drive zoom remotely too.
- NewAspect ratio output. Stream 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, or 9:16, picked from the desktop's panel.
- ImprovedSharper H.264, truer colors. Higher-quality encoding at every resolution, and color range is now tagged so shadows and highlights come through exactly as captured (best with ViewCam Studio 1.0.8).
- ImprovedLess battery, less lag. The encoder now idles when nothing is streaming, and a hidden frame of encode latency was removed.
- NewZoom from your desk. Hold Ctrl and scroll on the preview to zoom the phone's camera. A chip shows the current level — click it to snap back to 1×.
- NewAspect ratio presets. Output Full, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, or 9:16 — perfect framing for meetings, streams, and vertical content.
- NewSnapshots. A capture button saves the current frame — exactly what your meeting app sees — as a PNG in Pictures/ViewCam.
- ImprovedTruer H.264 colors. Fixed crushed shadows and clipped highlights on the H.264 stream, plus smoother color edges — the picture now matches what your phone captures.
- ImprovedLower latency out of the box. Frame buffering now defaults to latest-wins and streaming defaults to 720p — and your chosen resolution sticks across reconnects instead of quietly dropping back to 480p.
- FixedNo more noise burst after switching resolution mid-stream — damaged frames are held back until the picture is clean again.
- ImprovedLighter on your CPU. Virtual-camera color conversion now runs as a single accelerated pass.
- ImprovedReady for Android 16. Updated to the latest Android target with compatibility fixes under the hood.
- NewH.264 hardware streaming. Your phone's hardware encoder now streams H.264 — a sharper image at a fraction of the bandwidth, making 1080p practical even on budget phones and congested Wi-Fi. Pairs with ViewCam Studio 1.0.7.
- ImprovedWorks with every desktop version. The codec is negotiated automatically — older desktop apps keep receiving MJPEG exactly as before.
- NewH.264 streaming. Hardware-encoded video from your phone (mobile app 1.2.0+), decoded on the desktop — sharper at far lower bitrates. Negotiated automatically; older phones keep working on MJPEG.
- NewSwitch codecs live. The stream protocol setting applies mid-connection, and the network panel shows which codec is actually streaming.
- FixedWindows: phones now appear on first run. Discovery is auto-approved through Windows Firewall instead of being silently blocked.
- FixedWindows: the watermark toggle now works on the virtual camera, and the version label shows the exact release number.
- FixedBlank preview after connecting. Some phones showed a "LIVE" connection with no video and empty stats — the camera now delivers frames reliably from the first connection.
- FixedPhantom duplicate phone. A second, flickering copy of your phone with a 10.x address no longer appears when USB tethering is on — discovery now stays on your Wi-Fi.
- NewViewCam Pro. Remove the watermark, unlock 4K, and go ad-free — monthly or a one-time lifetime unlock. Prices are shown in your local currency.
- ImprovedPurchases are seamless. Pro unlocks the instant you buy, restores automatically after a reinstall, and paying users never see an ad or a consent prompt.
- NewPro, end to end. When a ViewCam Pro phone connects, the desktop automatically drops the watermark and unlocks 4K output.
- Fixed4K & GPU no longer stay unlocked for free. The virtual-camera resolution ceiling and GPU processing now re-lock the moment a Pro phone disconnects, instead of persisting.
- ImprovedPreview and virtual camera match. "Mirror image" now applies to both, so what you see is exactly what Zoom, Meet, and OBS receive.
- FixedNo more phantom duplicate phone in the device list when the phone is USB-tethered.
- ImprovedSteadier auto-update and virtual camera. Updates retry on a slow network, and the virtual camera recovers cleanly after a resolution change.
- ImprovedUp to twice the frame rate. The heaviest image processing moved off your phone onto the desktop app, and streaming got a dedicated network lane — smoother video at the same quality, especially on budget phones. Works best with ViewCam Studio 1.0.5.
- ImprovedYour computer finds your phone more reliably — discovery now works on phones and routers that silently blocked it before.
- NewIP address & port in Options. On networks that block discovery (café or hotel Wi-Fi), type the phone's address into the desktop's connect-by-IP box and you're live.
- FixedYour settings (theme, mirror, resolution and more) no longer reset when you change the app language.
- FixedDeclining the microphone permission no longer blocks you from using the app — only the camera is required.
- FixedCompleted translations in all 9 languages, plus a batch of stability fixes from a full code audit.
- ImprovedSmoother video from your phone. The desktop now handles image rotation for the phone, roughly doubling mobile frame rates (pairs with mobile 1.0.4 — older phone versions keep working).
- ImprovedFaster, cleaner startup. The app window appears immediately instead of freezing behind the virtual-camera setup on first run.
- FixedA crash when closing the app while streaming, and a case where "Connecting…" could hang forever instead of retrying.
- FixedThe previous session's last frame no longer flashes into a new connection's preview.
- FixedVirtual camera output stays correct on drivers and apps that adjust the video format, and your phone no longer shows up twice in the sidebar after switching Wi-Fi.
- ImprovedMuch lower latency. Streaming now defaults to a smooth real-time resolution — higher resolutions were overloading the encoder and the network and making the camera laggy. You can still raise it from the resolution control.
- NewCamera flip is now free for everyone.
- FixedStreaming no longer freezes if the computer disconnects unexpectedly, and camera resources are released properly.
- FixedThe record button is now clearly inactive until a computer is connected.
- New1080p streaming is now a Pro feature — 480p and 720p stay free.
- ImprovedAuto-reconnect no longer gives up early after a brief connection drop.
- FixedLive image now appears. The packaged app was missing the JPEG decoder, so connected phones showed a blank preview. It's now bundled — video renders as soon as you connect.
- ImprovedHardened preview rendering against a rare blank-frame case on first connect.
- NewAuto-start streaming. Your camera goes live automatically the moment your computer connects — no need to tap record first.
- FixedPermissions setup recovers. If you'd previously declined a permission, the setup screen no longer gets stuck — it opens Settings and re-checks when you return.
- FixedLive battery and charging status now update on the desktop while connected.
- NewInitial release. Turn your phone into a wireless webcam over Wi-Fi — automatic discovery, live preview, and a virtual camera your apps can use.