Create your account
Registration and sign-in will be available in the web app at launch.
Remote support.
Free. Simple. Yours.
Help your parents with their Android phone from your browser. Our free hosted service is coming soon. You can already download the source code and run your own RemotePocket server.
I built RemotePocket to help my parents without asking them to approve every connection after we set it up together.
Coming soon Registration and sign-in for the public service are not open yet. The source code is already available on GitHub.
Free hosted service
Your account.
Your devices.
At launch, you will be able to create an account in the RemotePocket app and pair the phones you want to help with. The hosted service will manage the server for you.
Pair your phone
Install Android software and use a code from your account.
Help from your browser
Open a session with the device password.
We are preparing the free public service. You will be able to create your account when it launches.
Getting started
From your account
to your first session.
These steps apply to your own installation and, at launch, to the public service. Use the web app on your computer and the Android app on the phone you want to help with.
Open the web app
Create your account or sign in. You can open the app directly from a shared link. For password recovery, add and verify your email address.
Pair the phone
Install the Android app, enter the server address and a pairing code from the web app, then choose a separate device password. Enable the accessibility service on the phone.
Start helping
When the phone appears online, enter its device password and open a session. View the screen, tap, swipe and type in supported fields.
Set it up together, once
Screen viewing requires Android 11 or newer. The phone must be online, unlocked, with the accessibility service running and remote control enabled. Setup needs the device user’s permission; no new approval is required for each session.
If Android stops the service or the phone locks, someone may need to act on the device. App and device restrictions still apply.
Made to lend a hand
Help your family
Configure the phone together, then help from wherever you are.
A free way to begin
The hosted service is planned to offer free access. Capacity and session limits apply.
Keep control
Manage your paired devices from your account. Pause access from the phone whenever needed.
Free software
Your own server.
Your choice.
GNU GPL license
RemotePocket is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later. The license is included with the project.
Read the full licenseAn independent installation
You can run the backend and web console on your own server or hosting provider. Configure Android to connect to that installation.
Source code and setup
The source code for the server, web console and Android app is available on GitHub, together with installation instructions.
Download the source from GitHubHow connections work
Know where
your session goes.
The server connects you
Screen images and commands pass through the RemotePocket server between your browser and the phone.
Choose who runs the server
The hosted service will use a server operated by RemotePocket. With your own installation, you choose and manage the server.
Account and activity data
The server stores accounts, paired devices and activity history to operate the service. With your own installation, the server administrator manages this data.
Contact
Questions about
RemotePocket?
Write to me about the upcoming service, self hosting or a phone you would like to help with.
remotepocket@ercoliconsulting.euThe link opens your email app.