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tommer · 2015-07-16 07:28:04

Hi sorry if this is in wrong place , I am looking to use a webcam from my free tv box which runs on android 4.4 kitkat, is this possible to do for Skype calls, any help with this would be great

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16-07-2015 8:28am

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tommer

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Hi sorry if this is in wrong place , I am looking to use a webcam from my free tv box which runs on android 4.4 kitkat, is this possible to do for Skype calls, any help with this would be great

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#2 16-07-2015 8:45am
pmrozik

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It's definitely possible:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzC5walXq8U

You could also buy an IP-enabled webcam and get that set up on the device, but I'd just take the simplest route and find a camera that someone has shown to work with Android 4.4.

Best of luck.

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#3 16-07-2015 9:17am
tommer

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Would some of the shops do a trial to show it works on android, asked in my local computer shop the guy said it might work, not very helpful

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#4 16-07-2015 9:37am
pmrozik

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What's the name/model of your TV box?

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#5 16-07-2015 10:14am
tommer

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Hi its a MXQ quad core OTT TV box

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#6 16-07-2015 10:15am
tommer

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Android 4.4 kitkat

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