Android AOSP – External USB Camera as System Camera (Pixel 8a) I’m looking for an Android developer with AOSP / framework experience to deliver a fully functional solution for using an external USB UVC capture card as the system camera on a Pixel device. This project prioritizes functionality and reliability, not architectural perfection. Target setup Device: Pixel 8a Android: 15 or 16 (currently running Android 16; downgrade acceptable if needed) External camera: USB UVC video capture card Video source comes from a Windows PC (OBS or vMix) Current situation The USB capture card works and video is received on the Pixel using a dedicated app. However, the device does NOT expose the capture card as a system Camera2 camera. The External Camera Provider is not yet integrated in the current build. Required outcome (functional) The external USB UVC capture card must be exposed as a system camera Visible through Camera2 / CameraX / WebView / browser camera APIs Usable by standard apps without custom USB handling Once exposed as a system camera: All internal cameras must be hidden from apps The system must expose only two camera IDs: 0 = BACK 1 = FRONT Both IDs must resolve to the same external USB camera What is acceptable AOSP framework modifications CameraService / CameraProvider changes Device-specific or Pixel-specific patches Practical or non-elegant implementations Any approach that achieves the required behavior system-wide What is NOT required Upstream-ready patches Clean or generic architecture Support for multiple devices Deliverables Clear patches or diffs and build / flash instructions, or a flashable build for Pixel 8a Proof of functionality (Camera2 enumeration and app usage) Requirements Real experience working with Android camera framework internals Ability to integrate External Camera Provider and control camera enumeration Focus on getting a working result quickly Budget Open / negotiable Payment is for a working functional result, not for attempts Objective Deliver a working solution as soon as possible Make it reproducible Close this problem definitively If you know how to expose an external USB UVC capture card as the only front and back cameras on a Pixel device, this project is for you.