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They use a similar one, but not the same. Apple Remote Desktop and Back To My Mac do not use the VNC protocol. Why Apple won’t let me choose it is beyond me.ġ. It would be even better if I could completely control the remote iPhone, so I don’t have to leave my work area to change playlists or select a podcast. Me, I just want to be able to pause the iPhone 3GS or adjust its volume without walking 25′. Or if Apple wanted to be really, really secure, it could adopt its own alternative to VNC, perhaps something that is more efficient than pixel-based VNC – and with all the security Apple wants to give it. And if it’s not that big a risk, why isn’t it allowed on iOS? You can’t have it both ways.Īpple could specify certain levels of encryption and password security, as some extensions to VNC already do. If Apple believes that VNC constitutes such a significant security risk, you have to wonder why it’s on Macs. (I have yet to get my feet wet with OS X 10.7 or later, but that will probably happen when OS X 10.9 Mavericks is released.) I think they make some pretty good software.īest of all, the Mac has always been a pretty secure platform with almost no malware – pretty good for a nearly 30-year-old platform! And by maintaining tight control over iOS apps, Apple keeps that platform even more secure. VNC can also be used for training purposes, not to mention troubleshooting.
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The IT department could connect to user devices, have them update software, make sure email settings are correct, verify that Dropbox is configured correctly, and be certain that unauthorized apps haven’t been installed. Having a VNC server for iOS devices would be great for deploying iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches in the workplace. But Big Brother Apple has to protect me from myself. I should be able to decide whether I consider VNC an acceptable risk or not, just as I do on my Macs. So why isn’t there a single VNC server in the App Store? Why is the only iOS solution, Veency, one that requires you to jailbreak your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad? Not that I’m unwilling to jailbreak my old iPhone, since I’m basically using it as an iPod touch these days, but even that isn’t easy: Most jailbreaking software runs on Windows, and iOS 6.1.3 seems to be a tough nut to crack, which would mean downgrading to 6.1.2.īut why should it be so much work? After all, it’s my device, I determine the security parameters and password.
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Apple Remote Desktop and Back to My Mac use VNC, so Apple must consider it sufficiently robust for Mac users. You need to find and link to the server, then use a password to validate the user. VNC has been around for almost 15 years now. In fact, it’s really kind of cool to control my Mac mini at home from my iPhone at work. viewer), which you can run on an iOS device.
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You install a VNC server on your device and control it using a VNC client (a.k.a.
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In the Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android worlds, that’s a job for VNC (virtual network computing). It’s about 25′ away, hooked to a stereo, and used for iTunes and podcasts. And it doesn't seem to support jpeg compression so its a bit sllloooww.All I want to do is remotely control my old iPhone 3GS from my new iPhone 4S.

I've tried chicken of the VNC and whilst it works it crashes a bit, doesn't scale well on my air (pc I'm viewing has a higher vertical resolution so the bottom of the screen gets chopped) and does funky stuff when in fullscreen. When I get back to my mac I'll be trying out the vnc:// route in safari. If you aren't comfortable with that then you're out of luck with free and you're looking at paying for some software.

Note that the above shenanigans requires you to do some typing at a terminal and have some understanding of what you're doing.
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I don't have an ipad/iphone but the software to do all this free is available for android (and works because I have set it up and use it) so I'd guess the same is true for ios

(there's a mac orientated description of this here).Īs an added bit of security, use public/private key encryption (RSA for preference) and disable password logons. If you want to use VNC remotely, set up an ssh server on the same machine as the VNC server (preferably don't use the default ssh port 22) and open that port through your router. I realise this is a VERY old thread but.ĭo NOT open port 5900 on your router to your pc/mac/whatever running a VNC server VNC has pretty much zero security and doing so will result in some spotty hacker somewhere remote controlling your computer.
