[iMore Question]

Hi, my 79 year mom has an iPad Air as do I. I am hoping there's a way that I can help her remotely by viewing her screen and suggest what it is that you should do. Is that an option with the iPad Air? Thank you for your time.

[Just_Me_D]

There is not an option for that on the device itself, but there maybe 3rd party apps that'll help. Unfortunately, I'm unaware e if any.

[Drewbs]

Tell me if u find anything b/c it would be interesting if u were able to


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[Drewbs]

Found this article on the internet:

If you jailbreak the device you are trying to control, yes. There is an app in Cydia called Veency that is a VNC server for iOS. You can then use Screen Sharing on the Mac, or one of the many free VNC clients (such as UltraVNC or TightVNC) on a Windows machine to view and control the target iOS device. You can even view/control the iOS device FROM another iOS device with a remote desktop app like Jump.

Obviously jailbreaking every device under your control is not a viable option, but for one-off situations Veency is a possibility. As for official App-Store apps, this sort of thing will not be available unless Apple significantly alters their restrictions on app sandboxing, which I find highly unlikely. There is a possibility that Apple may develop it's own iOS remote connection solution, but given the nature of iOS devices as very personal devices that aren't enterprise-focused, I find this a rather unlikely future.




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