See and operate an unmodified iPhone from a Linux PC: AirPlay mirror in, Bluetooth HID mouse/keyboard out, plus a CLI and skill for agents.
See and operate an unmodified iPhone from a Linux PC: AirPlay mirror in, Bluetooth HID mouse/keyboard out, plus a CLI and skill for agents.
phoneuse lets a Linux PC see and operate an unmodified iPhone. The iPhone sends its screen to the PC over AirPlay, and the PC sends taps and keystrokes to the iPhone as a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. The PC can do that with its own Bluetooth adapter or through a small ESP32 bridge that you leave next to the phone. You can use the mirror window as you would use the phone, or let an agent operate the phone from the…
You don't need a jailbreak, a developer account, a cable or an app on the phone. phoneuse uses two features that every iPhone has: Screen Mirroring and AssistiveTouch.
Description and README excerpt from lxe/phoneuse on GitHub ↗.
lxe/phoneuse was first seen on GitHub · Rising today on Nov 9, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 65 checks on 2 different days, across 2 lists (GitHub · Rising today, GitHub · Rising this week). Its best position was #21 of 30, reached on Nov 9, 09:30 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 10, 16:15 UTC.
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| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub · Rising today | #21 | 1 | 19 | |
| GitHub · Rising this week | #24 | 1 | 46 |
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Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 10, 16:15 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
#21 on GitHub · Rising today, on Nov 9, 09:30 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 60 minutes.
It was first seen on Nov 9, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (65 checks) since.
Mostly Python; it is licensed under MIT. It has 490 stars and 49 forks.