# Cephable on mobile

> The iOS and Android apps act as a companion controller for a device running Cephable.

Source: https://help.cephable.com/docs/mobile/overview

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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.

:::callout type="note" title="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

:::cards columns="2"
:::card title="Quick action buttons" icon="clipboard"
Your pinned actions, large and tappable, running on the connected device.
:::

:::card title="Voice controls" icon="chat"
Speak into your phone to trigger commands on the connected device.
:::

:::card title="App Controls" icon="sparkle"
See and switch which set of controls the connected device is using.
:::
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![The Cephable mobile app home screen](https://help.cephable.com/screenshots/mobile-home.jpg)

_The mobile app home screen_

## Installing

- **iOS** — [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cephable/id1608826085)
- **Android** — [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.enabledplay.app)

Sign in with the same Cephable account you use elsewhere; your license applies
automatically.

## Connecting to a device

:::steps
:::step title="Sign in on both"
The phone and the computer need to be signed in to the same Cephable account.
:::

:::step title="Open Devices"
The **Devices** tab lists what you can connect to.
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:::step title="Add or choose your device"
Add a Windows or macOS device, or a supported connected controller. Once paired, it appears
in the list.
:::
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![The Cephable mobile app devices tab showing a connected computer](https://help.cephable.com/screenshots/mobile-devices.jpg)

_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](https://help.cephable.com/screenshots/mobile-device-controls.jpg)

_Controlling a connected device_

:::callout type="tip" title="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.

## Next

[Setting up mobile controls](/docs/mobile/setting-up)