Adventures in trying to get a borescope to work on Android
The apps are terrible.
![adrian-kingsley-hughes](https://www.zdnet.com/a/img/resize/6f9ac99abaa541291e393a8b765bdffb2fa11559/2022/08/05/11c625de-cb18-4e3f-8614-5010553831f2/adrian-kingsley-hughes.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&frame=1&height=192&width=192)
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The recommended app...
This is called USB Camera... big, black nothing on the screen.
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I decided to check the phone for compatibility
This app was full of typos and the UI was hard to understand and navigate.
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What's up with that CHECK USB button?
Yes, that's a button...
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Someone recommended I try this app
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Full of intrusive ads...
... and then it crashed.
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