Months after bringing the update to iPhone and iPad hardware, Blackmagic Camera 2.0 is now available for Android phones and, for the first time, selected Android tablets.
Announced in an official blog post, the update includes a number of important tweaks to the impressive pro-level camera system shoehorned into mobile phones. Blackmagic Camera 2.0 for Android has a lot of neat new functions for specific phones, but the headline function is support for the Galaxy Tab S9 and Xiaomi Pad 6. No other Android tablets are listed, but it may work should you try and sideload. The interface has been altered slightly to account for the larger screen real estate, but Blackmagic did not confirm if all modes are included here.
- Supports controlling multiple phones with Blackmagic Camera.
- Support for Samsung S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra phones.
- Support for selected Android tablets including Xiaomi Pad 6 and Samsung Tab S9.
- Support for Tilta Nucleus USB devices for lens control.
- Ability to drag-select multiple media clips.
- Support for German user interface.
- Support for 120 and 240 fps on supported Sony Xperia devices.
- General performance and stability improvements.
We’ve seen the app steadily gain more and more functions to put it on par with the iOS equivalent, the Blackmagic Camera 2.0 update for Android phones now lets you set your device as the controller for any other Blackmagic cameras connected to the same Wi-Fi network. On top of that, Tilta Nucleus USB devices can also be used for specific lens control. For professional multi-cam shoots, this might prove to be an invaluable asset.
The recently released Galaxy S25 series is the latest Android phone lineup to be added to the “official” support list with Blackmagic Camera 2.0, which means you’ll be able to utilize full manual lens control, increased video recording codecs, and further LOG profiles. If you happen to have a Sony Xperia phone, you will now be able to record 120 and 240fps video for the first time. This will allow for slo-mo footage in post should you want to use the function.
Blackmagic’s changelog also notes support for German language interfaces and, finally, the ability to drag and select multiple media files at once from the internal app library.
Blackmagic Camera 2.0 for Android is available free of charge and can be downloaded from the Google Play Store on supported devices.
More on Blackmagic Camera:
- Blackmagic Camera 1.4 adds support for Xperia, Oppo devices, Bluetooth mics, and more
- Blackmagic Camera 1.3 adds more recording framerates on some Pixels, and more
- Blackmagic Camera 1.2 adds support for Pixel 9 series, and more
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