Samsung finally caved and brought native USB webcam mode to the Galaxy S26 PC webcam experience, which should land on S25 too. Plug a Galaxy S26 into your PC via USB, and you’ll see a webcam option pop up on the screen right away.

Google added this to Pixels back with Android 14 QPR1, and now Samsung’s gotten around to supporting it on the Galaxy S26 series, via AndroidAuthority.

High Quality Mode

High Quality Mode streams video at a higher bitrate for better quality, which sounds fantastic until you remember what happens when you push sensors hard.

Your S26 Ultra might get overheated when you flip that toggle on. Samsung doesn’t hide this fact, which honestly feels refreshing compared to the usual silence.

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Will the S25 get it?

Right now, USB webcam mode isn’t available in the One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy S25. Samsung could add it in the final public release since the feature doesn’t need extra hardware.

Samsung has a pattern of keeping new features exclusive to the latest models for a while, then quietly rolling them out to older phones once the launch window closes.

The company has had Camera Sharing for a while now. Samsung phones already supported Camera Sharing with other Galaxy mobile devices, but this native Android wired solution feels easier to use and more flexible.

If you didn’t have a Galaxy Book laptop sitting on your desk, the feature was worthless to you. This new wired implementation actually works with any PC that recognizes a standard USB webcam. Just plug and go.

Samsung better not gate this behind the S26 forever. The S25 is barely a year old when One UI 8.5 lands in stable form. Holding back a feature that requires zero new silicon would be petty even by their standards.

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