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		lightedman 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MentraOS – open-source Smart glasses OS "USB cameras also aren't natively supported on iOS/Android. You need apps." The attachable endoscope for my Ulefone Armor would disagree. It works with the stock Android camera app. Lo and behold, you just need DRIVERS.

numpad0 8 months ago [–]

Did they finally implement UVC in Camera2/CameraX? I thought that had been Soon(TM) for years.

lightedman 8 months ago | [–]

No, you just implement the Camera2 API and camera HAL interface in your driver so your device can talk to all the applications that call that API.

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