Guides, release notes and honest writing about virtual cameras, video calls and browser privacy.https://makewebcam.com/https://makewebcam.com/blog/announcing-virtualcam/https://makewebcam.com/blog/announcing-virtualcam/VirtualCam is a free browser extension that answers the internet's favorite question — 'we can't find your camera' — with your phone or a clean generated feed. Here is what shipped, and what we refused to build.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTProducthttps://makewebcam.com/blog/why-laptops-have-camera-problems/https://makewebcam.com/blog/why-laptops-have-camera-problems/Your laptop is fast, new and expensive — and its camera still fails. The reasons are economic, not technical. And the fixes people reach for are mostly scams.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTProducthttps://makewebcam.com/blog/how-phone-pairing-works/https://makewebcam.com/blog/how-phone-pairing-works/A QR code is not a magic trick. Here is exactly what happens between the scan and the live feed, what the pairing service does and does not carry, and why it physically cannot store your video.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringhttps://makewebcam.com/blog/blank-screen-why/https://makewebcam.com/blog/blank-screen-why/Some sites accept no answer but a camera. Blank Screen gives them a clean generated feed — color, image, loop, or text — and it matters more than it sounds.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTProducthttps://makewebcam.com/blog/is-virtual-camera-safe/https://makewebcam.com/blog/is-virtual-camera-safe/Virtual cameras are mainstream — OBS ships to millions. The real safety questions are about the tool you pick, the server it uses, and what you use it for. All three, answered.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPrivacyhttps://makewebcam.com/blog/test-camera-before-call/https://makewebcam.com/blog/test-camera-before-call/The five checks that catch 95% of camera failures before the meeting — and the thirty-second routine to run all of them.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuideshttps://makewebcam.com/blog/phone-as-webcam-free/https://makewebcam.com/blog/phone-as-webcam-free/Your phone has a better camera than any webcam you'll buy in a hurry. Here's how to make every website in your browser see it as your webcam — free, in about two minutes.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuideshttps://makewebcam.com/blog/iphone-as-webcam/https://makewebcam.com/blog/iphone-as-webcam/Continuity Camera is Mac-only and requires a desktop app. iPhone users on Windows — or in the browser — have a simpler route: the phone page, Safari, and a 6-digit code.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGuideshttps://makewebcam.com/blog/webrtc-direct-connection/https://makewebcam.com/blog/webrtc-direct-connection/DTLS-SRTP, ICE, STUN, TURN, signaling — the jargon makes direct video sound arcane. Here's the whole pipeline told as a delivery story, and where VirtualCam's server is (and isn't) in it.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringhttps://makewebcam.com/blog/what-virtualcam-will-never-do/https://makewebcam.com/blog/what-virtualcam-will-never-do/Feature requests that would make the product 'better' and the world worse. The lines we've drawn in advance, so they hold under pressure.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTPrivacy