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Away from your desk with only a phone when a computer task becomes urgent?

Check or handle it now instead of waiting until you get back.

HomiPlay brings the remote computer to your phone with controls designed for touch.

The old way

  1. 1An urgent message arrives
  2. 2There is no computer nearby
  3. 3Ask someone else or postpone the task

With HomiPlay

  1. Open HomiPlay on your phone
  2. Connect to the target computer
  3. Handle the essential check or action

Unblock the task while you are still in transit

At a train station, a project lead gets an alert while the laptop is at home. They connect from a phone, check the state, and restart the job so the whole team does not have to wait.

What HomiPlay takes off your plate

  • No finding a computer for one quick action
  • No asking someone else to enter your workspace
  • No remote IP or connection details

More ways to use it

  • Check a download or render
  • Open a desktop file while outside
  • Restart an application in a pinch

How It Works

1

Install HomiPlay on Both Devices and Sign In

Install HomiPlay on the device you will control from and the device you will control, then sign in to the same account on both. Return to the dashboard and confirm the target device shows as "online." Note: remote desktop supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone, and iPad.

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2

Open "Remote Desktop" from the Device Menu

In the dashboard device list, open the target device's menu and choose "Remote Desktop." HomiPlay opens a remote desktop window and establishes the session directly. There is no IP address to enter and no system remote desktop service to turn on.

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3

Choose a Display and Quality, Then Take Control

Once connected, use the toolbar to switch displays and adjust quality, then enable "Remote Control" to drive the mouse and keyboard. For cross-platform sessions, turn on shortcut translation so your local shortcuts map to the remote operating system.

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Technical details

The session uses HomiPlay’s encrypted remote-desktop transport rather than a public RDP or VNC port. Display selection and quality modes help adapt the desktop to a mobile connection.

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Open that computer from home and continue where you stopped.

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Route the connection through your own home network before doing anything private.

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Open them through your home network without exposing the NAS to the internet.

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