The new free Blackmagic app for cameras offers remote control and tablet compatibility on Android.
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Blackmagic Design has revealed that several advanced features, previously available in the iOS version of its free camera app, are finally coming to Android. The 2.0 update of Blackmagic Camera for Android, released this week, allows several smartphones using the app to be monitored and controlled from a single device, including, for the first time, a small selection of Android tablets.
The new multicamera remote control functionality, which was introduced in the iOS and iPadOS versions of the app last August, enables a single Android smartphone or tablet to connect to up to nine other phones running the camera app, either via Wi-Fi or a wired connection. The controlling device can be used to monitor live video feeds from all connected phones in a multi-view layout, start or stop recordings, and adjust settings such as focus, zoom, frame rate, white balance, and shutter angle, either individually or across all devices simultaneously.
Although the Blackmagic Camera app was initially launched in September 2023 for iOS devices, its availability on Android has been slower and staggered. When the app was released on Android last June, it only supported a limited number of Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones. Since then, Blackmagic Design has been gradually expanding the app's compatibility with other Android devices, and this week's update includes support for the Samsung Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra. Additionally, compatibility for Android tablets is limited to the Xiaomi Pad 6 and the Samsung Tab S9.
Among the new features in the 2.0 update of Blackmagic Camera for Android are compatibility with the Tilta USB lens control system, an interface update that allows “selecting multiple media clips by dragging,” support for the German language, and the ability to capture video at 120 and 240 fps on Sony Xperia phones that support this feature.
