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Adventures in trying to get a borescope to work on Android

The apps are terrible.
By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Senior Contributing Editor
The recommended app...
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The recommended app...

This is called USB Camera... big, black nothing on the screen.

I decided to check the phone for compatibility
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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.

What's up with that CHECK USB button?
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What's up with that CHECK USB button?

Yes, that's a button...

Someone recommended I try this app
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Someone recommended I try this app

Full of intrusive ads...
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Full of intrusive ads...

... and then it crashed.

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