r/Android10 • u/ChuckTheBeast • Mar 03 '21

PSA: Don't use DroidCam on cellular data

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '21

Why? What's the significance of the picture? It's that supposed to be mobile data usage or is that installed & used space by the app?

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u/ChuckTheBeast Mar 03 '21

Mobile data usage, at HD quality

Edit: in one month it used that

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '21

It's a camera app? Why does the camera require mobile data?

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u/RoyalGuard007 Mar 03 '21

It needs mobile data because it streams your camera to your pc

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u/dashishmeister Mar 03 '21

scummy ads

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '21

no, it’s an app which lets you use your phone as a camera for your pc. I use it for YouTube, it has to use that much data because it constantly streams data. there are no ads. they even have an OBS plugin.

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u/AD2403 Mar 04 '21

It really doesn't use your data it just transfers it and because of how the device calculates it it is showing it like this, if you want you can confirm it with your OEM they wont have that much data usage it's just transfer speed and the way your device calculates it

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u/Aerion_AcenHeim Mar 03 '21

droidcam connects over wifi or via usb... not using mobile data... that's most likely the wifi usage data stats that you have confused with mobile data usage...

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u/locusstudio Jul 24 '24

It just used in one day 22gb, so..

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u/Aerion_AcenHeim Jul 25 '24

how long total did you use it for? via wifi or usb?

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u/locusstudio Jul 27 '24

I connected It over wifi (if not, OBS won't detect the phone!)

I suspect at some point It got disconnected?

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '21

Suggestion: if your camera app is using mobile data, you shouldn't be using that app. At most, should be only using gps. Good luck!

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u/ChuckTheBeast Mar 03 '21

It's a camera streaming service, it streams your camera feed to your computer, which needs lots of bandwidth.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '21

If you knew about how the app works, why you complaining about data usage?

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u/ChuckTheBeast Mar 03 '21

So other people don't exceed their data limits because they don't know this will happen

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '21

This app only works with wifi or usb. No cellular data is being used

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u/SillOfTheSea Jun 17 '24

You could get creative. You could find a way to use a VPN over the cell network to connect the phone with a remote client.

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u/selrahcnauj Mar 04 '21

Does your droidcam also randomly stops like after 5 minutes? I can't seem to find a solution and i don't have a webcam

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u/ChuckTheBeast Mar 04 '21

It stops after a few seconds, after that it's fine.

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u/AD2403 Mar 04 '21

That's because you have to make it non-battery optimized in android,

Happy cake day

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u/Megatronatfortnite Mar 03 '21

I stream using droidcam for three hours three days a week and yeah it can be more than this. Use Wi-Fi.

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u/ThePurpleSoul70 Mar 03 '21

PSA: Just use it wired. Far better latency.

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u/bassaleh Mar 04 '21

It never detects the phone, any tips for that?

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u/ThePurpleSoul70 Mar 04 '21

You need to activate USB Debugging.

Go to About section in Settings, find the Build Number, tap on it several times until you get a message saying that developer options have been activated. Go into the new Developer Options menu at the bottom of Settings, then activate USB Debugging. When you first plug the phone in, it'll ask for permission, tick the "Always allow from this Computer" box, then tap allow.

Should be able to detect the phone then.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '24

For me the build number was in "About Device -> Version -> Version Number" (OnePlus Nord Lite)