DRVCAM User Manual: Setup, Every Screen and Every Control

This is the complete guide to DRVCAM: how to get it running on a rooted Android phone, and what every screen, switch and button does. Every screenshot was taken on a real phone with the current build, DRVCAM 0.9.8-alpha. Read it once from the top, or jump to the part you need from the table of contents.

What you need before you start

Requirement	Details
Phone	Android 9 or newer, rooted. One DRVCAM build covers Android 9 and newer.
Root manager	Magisk, KernelSU or APatch, reporting root as active.
Zygisk	Turned on in Magisk, or a Zygisk module on KernelSU and APatch.
Xposed framework	A current LSPosed-family framework (Vector or LSPosed), active after a reboot.
A source	A photo or an MP4 video on the phone. Video needs a paid plan; the free version uses images.

New to rooting? Start with our rooting guide or let us do it with the remote rooting service. The step-by-step root and framework setup is covered in How to Install DRVCAM on Rooted Android; this manual starts once those are in place.

Part 1: Install and set up

Download the right file

Open the download window on the DRVCAM page and choose Phone for a real phone or tablet, or Emulator for an Android emulator on a PC. Both cover Android 9 and newer. You can also search for DRVCAM in the module store of Vector or LSPosed and install it from there.

Open DRVCAM and grant root

The first time you open DRVCAM, your root manager asks whether to give it root access. Tap Grant right away: some root managers deny the request on their own after a few seconds. If that happens, open the root manager, allow DRVCAM in its superuser list, and come back.

Try Free or sign in

On the first screen choose Try Free (no account, no payment) or sign in with your DRVCAM account.

	Free version	Paid plans
Sources	Images	Images and video
Apps at once	One	Several
Floating controller	No	Yes
Camera Source switch	No	Yes

Paid plans differ only in how many devices they cover; every paid plan has every feature. See pricing. Once you have signed in, a device with valid access opens even without a connection; signing in and renewing need the internet. Your account page (the round button at the top right of every screen) shows your plan and expiry, and has Refresh subscription and Sign out.

Check the environment

Go to Settings → Diagnostics → Check Environment → Run. A sheet opens with the readiness of each part:

• Root Access: Ready means DRVCAM can send its commands.
• DRVCAM Module: Active means the Xposed framework loaded the module.
• Overlay Permission: Granted is needed only for the floating controller.
• Selected App Scopes counts the apps you picked on Home.

If a line is not green, jump to Troubleshooting.

Part 2: The Home screen

Home is where you start and stop everything. From top to bottom:

Part	What it does
Live Source	A live preview of what your apps will receive, with its resolution and frame rate. The VIRTUAL badge means your media is being sent; it changes to PHYSICAL when the real camera is in use.
Floating Controller	Switch that shows the on-screen control bubble (see Part 4).
Target App	The apps that should receive your source. Tap More to choose.
Media Source	The file on camera right now (your Main source). Import opens the Library.
Quick Controls	Rotate, Mirror, Camera Source and Loop, with the current framing summarised above them.
Enable / Disable	Start or stop the replacement for every selected app.
Prepare Target	Sets the selected apps up without starting anything. Restart or open the camera in the app to activate it.
Status strip	Root, Module, Overlay and Mic at a glance.

Part 3: Pick your apps and your media

Choose the target apps

On Home, tap More under Target App. DRVCAM lists the camera-capable apps it finds on your phone. Search by name, tick the ones you want, and tap Done. The counter at the bottom shows how many are selected.

Add media in the Library

Open Library. The Media tab holds everything you have imported.

• Import MP4 adds one or more videos. Paid plans only.
• Import image adds one or more photos. Works on every plan, including free.
• Import stream adds a live network stream by its rtsp:// address. Paid plans only.

Importing only adds the file to your Library, so nothing changes by accident. To put a file on camera, tap Use source on its card (the one in use shows Selected). Tap the bin to delete a file.

Add a network stream

Tap Import stream, paste the address from your streaming server or camera, and tap Add. If it needs a username and password, put them in the address. The address stays on your phone.

Frame your media

Tap the crop icon on a file to open Frame video (or Frame image). Choose how the file fills the camera picture: Original, Camera frame, or a fixed ratio (1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16), then tap Apply framing. Your original file is never changed.

Main and presets

The Presets tab holds three saved set-ups: Main Media (the default, what is on camera now) and Preset 1 and Preset 2. Think of them as scenes you can cut between with one tap from the floating controller.

Inside a preset you can set:

• Default video or image: which file this preset shows.
• Playing: whether it starts playing or stays paused.
• Loop or Once: repeat forever or play one time.
• Playback speed: 0.5×, 1×, 1.25×, 1.5× or 2×.
• Zoom, Horizontal and Vertical position sliders.
• Rotation (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) and Mirror horizontally.

• Trim start / Trim end: play only part of a video. Leave the end empty to play to the end.
• Playlist: extra files that play after this one, in order.
• Save complete preset stores everything. A preset that says Not configured is empty until you save it.

Part 4: Go live

Enable and test

1. Make sure the file you want is Selected in Library.
2. Check the right apps are ticked on Home.
3. Tap Enable. DRVCAM sets up the selected apps and the buttons grey out for a moment while it works.
4. Open the app and its camera. You should see your media.

Tap Disable any time to stop for every selected app. Settings → Disable all DRVCAM scopes stops replacement for every app you have configured.

Quick Controls on Home

• Rotate turns the picture 90° at a time (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°).
• Mirror flips the picture left to right.
• Camera Source switches between your virtual media and the phone's real camera. Your media and apps stay set up. Some apps restart their camera when you switch back.
• Loop turns repeating on or off.

The floating controller

The floating controller lets you steer the picture from on top of the app you are using, without going back to DRVCAM. It is part of the paid plans.

Turn it on

Switch on Floating Controller on Home. The first time, Android asks for Display over other apps permission; allow it. The status strip then shows Overlay: Running.

Open the app you enabled. A small round DRVCAM bubble floats on top. Drag it anywhere you like, and tap it to open the control panel.

The – button on the panel folds it back into the bubble and ✕ closes it.

Every button

Button	What it does
Pause / Play	Freezes the picture on the current frame, or plays again.
Up, Down, Left, Right	Moves the picture a small step. Hold a button and it keeps moving, getting smoother and faster the longer you hold.
Speed	Cycles through 0.5×, 1×, 1.25×, 1.5× and 2×.
Preset 1 / Preset 2	Loads the saved preset: its file, speed, zoom, rotation and mirror. Does nothing if that preset has not been saved yet.
Reset	Puts zoom, position, rotation and mirror back to normal.
Seek	Jumps the video back 5 seconds.
Restart	Starts the video again from the beginning.
Zoom In / Zoom Out	Zooms in or out in small steps.
Rotate	Turns the picture 90° at a time.
Mirror	Flips the picture left to right.
Camera	Switches between your virtual media and the real camera.

See the effects

Pressing Camera shows the phone's real camera instead, and pressing it again brings your media back:

Part 5: Settings, one by one

General

• Keep Alive keeps DRVCAM's lightweight core ready so it opens faster.
• Start on Boot restores Keep Alive after the phone restarts.
• Advance Root Hiding (on by default) hides root and Xposed or Vector traces from the apps you enable DRVCAM for.

Diagnostics

• Check Environment: the readiness sheet from Part 1.
• Module Status, Overlay Permission and Virtual Camera: quick live status lines.
• Compatibility Evidence: what has been tested per app (explained next).
• Selected-App Diagnostics → Read: shows the state of the apps you selected. Useful when you contact support.
• Recheck Module & Scopes → Run: a full audit of the module and the selected apps.
• Refresh Registration → Run: registers DRVCAM with the framework again.

Preferences

• Language: the DRVCAM interface language (system default or one of the supported languages).
• Audio source: see the next section.
• Disable all DRVCAM scopes: stops replacement for every configured app.
• About Us: the team and official links.

Compatibility Evidence

Open Settings → Compatibility Evidence → Open to see every camera app DRVCAM found on your phone, with a label for each:

Label	Meaning
Output verified	We confirmed the picture that the app actually saves or sends, on this exact app version, phone and Android build.
Preview verified	The app's on-screen preview was confirmed. Saved or sent output was not checked.
Experimental	Partly working or partly checked.
Unsupported	Known not to work yet.
Not tested	No result recorded for this exact combination. It may still work; test it yourself.

Labels are exact: a different app version, phone or Android build needs its own test. A new version of an app can behave differently, so always try a short test before you rely on it.

Part 6: Optional audio source

By default DRVCAM leaves your real microphone alone. In Settings → Preferences → Audio source you can choose:

• Microphone (default): your real microphone only.
• Video audio: while a video source plays, apps hear the video's own sound instead of the microphone.
• Mic + video: apps hear both mixed together.

Troubleshooting

Root says "not granted"

Open your root manager, allow DRVCAM in its superuser list, return to DRVCAM and run Check Environment again.

Module shows as off

Confirm the Xposed framework is active in its own manager, then use Settings → Recheck Module & Scopes → Run. A reboot after installing the framework is required.

The app still shows the real camera

Close the app completely and open it again. Also check that Camera Source on Home is on Virtual and the app is ticked in Target App.

Floating buttons do nothing

If DRVCAM is not active in the app on screen (for example the app was already open when you tapped Enable), the panel now tells you to close and reopen the app. Do that, then try the buttons again.

The first picture looks blank or green

Close the camera in the app and open it again. This is rare.

Picture is mirrored or rotated in a video call

Some apps mirror or rotate the picture of the front camera. Use Mirror or Rotate on the panel until it looks right on the other side.

A phone's own camera app does not work

Some built-in camera apps use special camera modes that DRVCAM does not support yet. Try another camera app first, for example an open-source one.

Taking a still photo fails

While DRVCAM is active, taking a still photo inside a camera app can fail. Live preview and video recording work.

Updating DRVCAM

Install the newest file from the download window, or update it from the Vector or LSPosed module store. Your media, presets and account stay in place. After an update, restart the apps you use with DRVCAM. You can check the installed version under Settings → Check Environment → App version.

Where to get help

If something is still wrong, open Settings → Selected-App Diagnostics → Read, then contact us from the contact page or on Telegram or WhatsApp with the app name, your phone model and Android version, and what you see.

DRVCAM is a tool. You are solely responsible for how you use it, and DroidRooter is not responsible for any illegal use.