Magic Endoscope 1.3.1: steadier USB video on more Android devices

Magic Endoscope 1.3.1 is out on Google Play. It is a small release, and it is about the picture from USB endoscopes.

Steadier USB video for several OTG endoscopes

Some phones and tablets showed no picture, or a picture that kept stopping, with certain USB (OTG) endoscopes, even though the same camera worked on another device. The cause was on the device side: when the live stream starts, the camera asks the phone for memory to move the video through its USB port, and some devices refuse the amount asked for. From 1.3.1 the app asks for it in smaller pieces, which more devices can accept. This can help a camera that would not start begin streaming, or keep a picture from stalling because of that memory limit.

If you had given up on an endoscope with your tablet, it is worth plugging it in again after the update.

A clearer message when a device cannot run the camera

A few devices still cannot carry a video stream over USB at a given moment, for example when other USB devices share the port or when the system has little memory left. Until now the app could only say that the preview did not start. It now tells you which of the two it is, and what to do:

• The device's USB host ran out of memory for the video stream. Close other apps or restart the device.
• The device's USB host has no bandwidth left for the video stream. Disconnect other USB devices or restart the device.

Both messages are available in English, German, French and Ukrainian.

Everything else stays as it is

Inspection reports (PDF and Word), sound in videos, the ruler and measurement tools, and the three camera sources (USB, Wi-Fi and the phone’s own camera) work as they did in 1.3. There is nothing to set up after the update.

How to get it

The update is free and arrives through Google Play like every other update. If your device does not offer it yet, open Magic Endoscope on Google Play and tap Update.

The version number in the app’s settings reads 1.3.1 after the update.

If your endoscope still shows no picture

A camera that stays dark is usually a connection matter rather than the app. Our guide to USB endoscopes on Android walks through OTG settings, cables and power, step by step. The compatibility page lists the devices and cameras we have tested.

If the guide does not solve it, write to support@technomagic-solutions.com with your phone model and the endoscope you use, and we will look into it.