Suitest Camera Application for Android¶
See what is happening on your device's screen during the test run. You just need a smartphone running Android version 7.0 or later (recording feature is stable on version 10 or later). No need of any other hardware.
Installing the Suitest Camera app on your Android device¶
Before you start setting up your Android video capture device, please install the Suitest Camera app on it. You can either scan the code below or open the Play store.
Pairing the app with your account¶
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Go to Devices → Streaming and click Add device button
Click Add device button -
Choose to add a video capture device and press Next
Choose to add a video capture device Confirm that you want to add an Android Camera application -
Name your video capture device and select which device's screen should be streamed (selection can be skipped for now) and click next to generate a QR code.
Name your video capture device and select the target streamed device Generated QR code -
Open the Suitest Camera app on your phone, tap on the QR code scanning icon in the middle of the screen and aim the camera at the generated QR code in Suitest.
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Once the code is scanned, you will see green Connected status on the phone screen.
Watching the stream¶
Once the Suitest Camera app is paired with your account, the connection is automatically established. If you have closed the application, the connection is automatically re-established when the application is reopened.
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Go to Devices → Streaming
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Click on stream icon next to your video capture
Open the stream settings -
Select the streaming configuration options, click Start and then click Watch
Streaming settings -
Streaming page opens in your browser and the stream start loading.
Including audio
Please note that if you have selected to include audio, the stream is started on mute. You can switch off the mute using the video controls. If you have not included the audio, you cannot use the mute on/off control.
Changing the paired device¶
If you either have not selected a device to pair your Suitest Camera app installation with or you just want to change the paired testing device, please follow these steps:
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Go to Devices → Streaming
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From the three-dot menu of the video capture device, open Pair with a device
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In the Pair Device modal, select a testing device to pair your app with (remove the existing one first if needed)
Connection with Suitest web UI¶
When the application is opened, the connection to Suitest is automatically established. You can use the red Disconnect button in the application to disable the access to the camera stream and other features from the web UI. In order to enable access again, simply tap on the green Connect button.
Selecting the camera lens¶
There may happen that you are not satisfied with the main camera lens of your phone and you would like to use a different one. Suitest Camera app is prepared for such situation.
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Make sure that the application is not connected to Suitest (there is Disconnect button for that purpose).
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Go to the application Settings (gear icon in the top-right corner)
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Select Scan for hidden lenses item
Settings - selecting Scan for hidden lenses -
Confirm to Perform scan
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Open the setting item Lens ID - which camera lens to use and select lens based on your preference
Selecting found lens
Setting up bitrate quality¶
In order to save data consumption and to lower down the network load, you can set up bitrate quality.
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Go to the application settings
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Open the settings item Video bitrate quality (low/medium/high)
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Select an option based on your preference
SCREEN OFF mode¶
In order to save your battery you can switch on the SCREEN OFF mode. Just tap on the SCREEN OFF text in the right-bottom corner of the app. To activate the screen again, just tap anywhere on the screen.
Removing video capture device¶
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Go to Devices → Streaming
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From the three-dot menu of the video capture device, open Remove the camera
Exchanging video capture device¶
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Go to Devices → Streaming
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From the three-dot menu of the video capture device, open Show QR code
Renaming video capture device¶
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Go to Devices → Streaming
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From the three-dot menu of the video capture device, open Rename the camera
Something went wrong?¶
Please check the Suitest Camera troubleshooting section for guidance.