Remote Viewfinder Download
For YouTubers who film themselves

Any screen is your camera monitor.

Film with your Android phone. Watch the shot live on your iPad, laptop or Wear OS watch, and tap to hit record.

Download for Android

Free · No account · Android 11+

Skip the expensive camera.

Phones like the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Pixel 11 Pro shoot gorgeous 4K. The catch: the screen faces away from you, so framing yourself is guesswork.

? what your camera sees
Real recording

Watch it work.

A Galaxy Z Fold running Samsung Camera, streamed live to a browser on the same Wi‑Fi. Start, frame, Stop.

Stop walking back to check the shot.

See your framing, focus and exposure from where you sit.

Your real camera app

Samsung Camera, Pixel Camera, Pro Video. Every lens and setting, untouched.

Tap to record

Tap the picture on your iPad and it taps your phone. Record, focus, zoom.

Scan and watch

No app on the viewer, no account. Your video never leaves your Wi‑Fi.

Wear OS · optional

A viewfinder on your wrist.

Live preview and a shutter on any Wear OS watch. The button turns red while you record. Works away from Wi‑Fi.

VID ×

Rolling in three taps.

Start on your phone

Open Remote Viewfinder and approve the screen share.

Scan the QR code

With your iPad, laptop or any browser on the same Wi‑Fi.

Frame up and record

Tap record on the big screen. Your phone saves the clip as usual.

Free for Android.

Phone app Watch app (optional)

v1.1.0 · Android 11+ · Wear OS 3+ · All releases

Install help

Phone

  1. Open the APK on your phone and allow your browser to install apps.
  2. For tap to record, tap Enable next to "Tap control" in the app. If Android says it's restricted, go to App info → ⋮ → Allow restricted settings.
  3. For the watch shutter in Samsung Camera, set Volume key function → Take picture or record video.

Watch

  1. Turn on Developer options, ADB debugging and Wireless debugging on the watch.
  2. From a computer on the same Wi‑Fi: 
    adb pair <watch-ip>:<pairing-port>
adb connect <watch-ip>:<port>
adb install remote-viewfinder-watch.apk
  3. Phone and watch apps must come from the same release.

Questions

Why does Android ask to share my screen every time?

Android requires it for every session, and no app can skip it. That's what keeps anything from quietly watching your screen.

Does it work with my camera app?

Yes. It mirrors whatever camera app you open. Built and tested on a Galaxy Z Fold with Samsung Camera.

Is it private?

No account, no cloud, no analytics. The viewer is served by your phone on your own Wi‑Fi, behind a private link. Treat that link like a password, since it can tap your phone.

The viewer won't load.

Put both devices on the same Wi‑Fi and open the exact link or QR code the phone shows.

The watch shutter stopped responding.

A known issue on some watches. Turn the watch's Bluetooth off and on to restore it. A fix is on the way.