# UVC Camera / Usb Camera custom

> App for using a video camera over usb from userspace.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/humer.uvc\_camera](https://chrome-stats.com/d/humer.uvc_camera)

## Overview

- **ID:** `humer.uvc_camera`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Peter Stoiber
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 129,789
- **Rating:** 2.68 / 5 (242 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2.9
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-31
- **First published:** 2019-05-11
- **Publisher country:** AT
- **Size:** 4.72 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=humer.uvc_camera)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Peter-St/Android-UVC-Camera](https://github.com/Peter-St/Android-UVC-Camera)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/uvc-camera-privacy-policy/startseite](https://sites.google.com/view/uvc-camera-privacy-policy/startseite)

## Description

The UVC Camera / USB Camera Custom app lets Android users connect and stream video directly from USB cameras using OTG cables or hubs. Supporting devices running Android 4.1 and above, this app provides a specialized userspace USB device driver to perform isochronous video streaming, ensuring smooth and consistent data transfer.

Users can configure camera settings like maximal packet size, packets per request, and USB request blocks to optimize performance based on their specific hardware, including Mediatek and Qualcomm devices. The app features an automatic camera search tool and options to save and restore custom configurations. Detailed logging outputs. and control transfer diagnostics help users fine-tune frame sizes and streaming parameters for reliable video capture.

With UVC Camera / USB Camera Custom, users gain flexible control over USB video streaming on Android, supporting a wide variety of cameras and devices with advanced USB configuration tools.

## Rankings

- #196,027 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_*`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.STORAGE`
- `android.permission.USB_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's effectiveness with cheap USB and external cameras, lack of ads, and support for high resolution, particularly for specialized devices like microscopes. However, multiple reviews highlight compatibility issues with Android 13 and 14, crashes, errors, and problems with saving files. The app could improve by remembering user settings and refining its interface. Overall, it serves its purpose well for many users but has stability and usability concerns on newer platforms.

### Pros

- Works well with cheap and external USB cameras.
- No ads or limitations, providing a clean user experience.
- Easy to use with clear privacy policy and local data handling.
- Supports high resolution up to 1920x1080.
- Useful for niche devices like microscopes and endoscopes.

### Cons

- Does not work consistently on newer Android versions like Android 13 and 14.
- App crashes or shows errors on some devices and configurations.
- Lacks ability to remember user settings such as aspect ratio and camera parameters.
- Interface has redundant controls and limited customization options for buttons.
- Some users report inability to save files or malfunction on certain phone models.

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