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Chapter 6 · 1B Desk guide

The Android viewer: control your PC from your phone

1B Desk for Android shows and controls your Windows and Linux computers from a phone or tablet, on the same network.

Pair your phone

  1. On the computer, open 1B Desk and click Show QR code on the Devices page.
  2. On the phone, open 1B Desk and tap Pair a computer. Point the camera at the QR code, or type the 8-digit code, or pick the computer under Nearby.
  3. Compare the symbols on both screens and allow the phone on the computer, as in chapter 2. The computer appears in My computers.
My computers on the phone: tap one to connect.
My computers on the phone: tap one to connect.

Touchpad or direct touch

Touchpad: drag to move the pointer, tap to click, two fingers to scroll, two-finger tap for right click.

Direct touch: tap exactly where you want to click, hold for right click, pinch to zoom.

The keyboard button types on the computer; the Extra keys row adds Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, Win, arrows and F-keys.

A session on the phone, with the toolbar and the extra keys.
A session on the phone, with the toolbar and the extra keys.

Settings on the phone

Unlock with fingerprint to connect protects your computers if you lose the phone, and Low bandwidth on mobile data saves data away from Wi-Fi. Help has a summary of the gestures.

For 1B Desk 0.2 on Windows and Linux, and the Android viewer.