Galaxy S20 now supports Samsung's Camera Controller watch app

Concluding updated: April 3rd, 2020 at 17:37 UTC+01:00

Samsung'southward Photographic camera Controller app has been updated to support the Milky way S20 series. If you lot own ane of the latest flagship models, you tin can at present download the app, sync the device with a compatible Samsung smartwatch, and employ the wearable as a remote viewfinder and shutter button.

Camera Controller was originally appear along with the Milky way Watch Active 2 last year, but it as well works with the Galaxy Sentinel and the starting time-gen Galaxy Scout Active. Up until recently, information technology was compatible only with the Galaxy S10 and Notation 10 series, as well as the Galaxy Fold. The Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra have now been added to the mix, just the Galaxy Z Flip has withal to receive support. Hopefully, information technology won't exist left out by Samsung. The latest foldable would pair with Photographic camera Controller very nicely, cheers to Flex Mode.

Turn your smartwatch into a remote shutter/viewfinder

The idea behind Photographic camera Controller is unproblematic. The app lets yous sync your smartphone and smartwatch, and employ the wearable'due south screen as a viewfinder and remote shutter push. Information technology even allows users to swipe upwardly or down on the smartwatch to switch between the front and rear-facing cameras of their connected smartphone.

The app can be used to capture photos as well as tape videos. There are some obvious limitations, and you won't take remote access to all of the photographic camera features that are available on your telephone'south viewfinder. For example, you can't switch between video modes from your smartwatch, and you can't watch your recorded videos from your wrist. You'll still have to rely on your telephone's screen to do that.

The Galaxy S20 serial, and the Galaxy S20 Ultra, in particular, boasts an impressive photographic camera setup. Having the ability to turn your smartwatch into a remote shutter push and viewfinder for the new flagship is virtually welcomed, specially given that you tin achieve better dark shots if you put your phone down.

The new update pushes the app to version 1.0.79 and should also include some pocket-sized bug fixes that have remained unspecified. You tin download the latest Camera Controller version for your Galaxy S20 serial from the Milky way Shop.