Cephable on mobile

The Cephable mobile apps are companion controllers. You sign in on your phone, connect to a device that is running Cephable, and drive that device from your phone with voice commands and quick action buttons on a second screen.

Companion, not a standalone replacement

The mobile apps control a connected device. They are not a way to control the phone itself — mobile operating systems restrict what one app may do to another, so device-wide control on a phone belongs to the platform's own accessibility features.

What you get

Quick action buttons

Your pinned actions, large and tappable, running on the connected device.

Voice controls

Speak into your phone to trigger commands on the connected device.

App Controls

See and switch which set of controls the connected device is using.

The Cephable mobile app home screen — The mobile app home screen

Installing

iOS — App Store
Android — Google Play

Connecting to a device

1
Sign in on both
The phone and the computer need to be signed in to the same Cephable account.
2
Open Devices
The Devices tab lists what you can connect to.
3
Add or choose your device
Add a Windows or macOS device, or a supported connected controller. Once paired, it appears in the list.

The Cephable mobile app devices tab showing a connected computer — The Devices tab

Using it as a control surface

Once connected, the device screen gives you the controls for that device: quick actions, microphone, and the App Controls selector.

The Cephable mobile app showing quick action buttons for a connected device — Controlling a connected device

An old tablet makes a good permanent control panel

A spare tablet on a stand, showing quick actions full screen, is a genuinely good adaptive control surface — and considerably cheaper than dedicated hardware.

Settings

Each connected device has its own settings on the phone — microphone, localization, and global controls — so you can adjust the device you are controlling without walking over to it.

Setting up mobile controls