How To Control Your IPhone From Your Computer

If you spend a majority of your time on your computer and think it would be really convenient if you could control your iPhone’s functions on your computer, well there is a way if you use the Veency application. You no longer have to reach for your iPhone when you are on your computer, you can send text messages, write notes, see who’s calling and edit your calendar from your computer.

Use the Cydia installer.
On your jailbroken iPhone you have the Cydia application which is the substitute for the original installer application on your iPhone. You will use this to install the Veency application. Cydia takes over your installer application so you can download and install applications that are not allowed or possible with the original iPhone installer. Once Cydia is selected and launched, use the search bar and enter “Veency” in the search field. When you see Veency, select it and install the application on your iPhone. When the installation process is done select the “Reset Springboard” option.
Go to the Settings tool

After the installation process, go back to the main menu and then select the “Settings” option. On the Settings panel select the Wi-Fi option. On the Wi-Fi Networks panel go to your network and click the blue arrow pointing to the right to expand the option. You need to get your static IP Address  to use with Veency. You will see three buttons under the IP Address heading which are DHCP, BootP and Static. Select the “Static” option and write down the static IP Address displayed on your screen on a piece of paper. Go back to the Settings menu and go to the Auto-Lock option. Change the period to “Never” because you are likely going to use the set up for long periods of time.

Use a VNC Application

A VNC or Virtual Network Computing application is a free program which you can download and install on your computer to control another computer. In this case we use it to control the iPhone from your computer. The recommended VNC applications you can download to your Windows computer are theUltraVNC and TightVNC. If you are a Mac computer user you can download and install the Chicken of the VNC. When you have the VNC application installed on your computer you can now launch the program to connect to the iPhone. When the VNC application is open, enter the IP Address you got from your iPhone on the field next to “Host”. Click the “Connect” button at the bottom of the panel and then get your iPhone to check if your computer is trying to connect to it. You will get a Remote Access Request notification on your iPhone with two options, whether to accept or reject. Click the Accept button and then go back to your computer.

Once the connection is made you will see the iPhone panel on your computer and you can control its functions with your keyboard and mouse.