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- 2 Access Mac Desktop Remotely from iPhone
- 3 Access Mac Desktop Remotely from iPhone – Other Methods
You Will Never Know When You Will Need To Access Mac Desktop Remotely
On an iPhone, go to Settings → General → About → Wi-Fi Address. On a Windows phone, look in Settings → About → More info → MAC address. On a BlackBerry, go to Options → Device → Device and Status info → WLAN MAC. A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a 12-character unique identifier assigned to a specific piece of hardware such as the network adapter of your WiFi device. In simple words, a MAC address can be used to uniquely identify your Android phone on the Internet or the local network.
There are times when we need to go elsewhere but urgently need to use your Mac desktop computer arises. And the situation seems to leave you with no other options – almost nothing is feasible. But hold on. Do you know that you can access your Mac desktop remotely from iPhone?
The following steps might come in handy in the future whenever you need to access Mac desktop remotely and the only choice you have is your iPhone.
We suggest also that you optimize your Mac’s performance and make it run faster. This will make a significant difference when trying to access Mac desktop remotely.
Access Mac Desktop Remotely from iPhone
This option is the first among the ways to access Mac desktop remotely from iPhone. And this is through Remote Login. Whenever you need to remote login to Mac desktop, you will also need to configure SSH (secure socket shell). This is very essential whenever you log from another machine to Mac. Telnet cannot be used to log in to your Mac, so, to set up remote login, here’s what you gotta do:
- First, open Sharing preferences on your Mac desktop; choose Apple Menu > System Preferences > Sharing.
- Next, select Remote Login. Doing this will allow the secure FTP (SFTP) service on your Mac.
- Then, specify the users who can log in to access Mac Desktop remotely from iPhone.
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Note: There are two options.
- All Users – any of the PC users and anyone using your network can log in and operate your Mac desktop.
- Only These Users – click Add, then choose those who you want to allow to log in remotely.
How to Assign Users to Access Mac Desktop Remotely from iPhone
A quick note for you to jot down. Users & Groups contains all the users of your Mac. While Network Users and Network Groups are the people who are subscribed to your network.
To log in from another device, open Terminal or any SSH app on that device then type:
For example, for user “johndoe” with a computer IP address 192.168.169.11. Then you should type from the SSH terminal:
If in case you do not know your user ID and IP address for your Mac, you can easily discover it. What you need to do is to open the Remote Login pane on the Sharing preferences and the user name and IP address will be displayed with the “Remote Login: On” indicator.
Take note that when you allow remote login to Mac, your PC will be less secure. Enabling Protect Your Mac is a must.
Access Mac Desktop Remotely from iPhone – Other Methods
However, there are other ways to remotely connect your Mac. One of which is the Apple Remote Desktop which you can purchase for $80 on the Mac app store.
Screen Sharing
Do you know that you can access your Mac remotely using the built-in Screen Sharing feature on your Mac PC?
This is basically a VNC server with several features unique to it. This implies that you can employ standard VNC clients so that you can control your Mac and VNC clients for all kinds of platforms.
In order to activate the Screen Sharing feature, click on the Apple icon on your Mac’s menu bar. This is at the top of your screen. Then, select System Preferences. Next, click the Sharing icon and this will display the Screen Sharing checkbox option.
You will be able to connect by following the control panel instructions. If you have another Mac on the local network, open a Finder window and search for the Shared section of the sidebar – there will be an option available for you to Share Screen.
Remember: The IP address displayed is most probably an internal IP address where your Mac is located on the local network. Thus, it cannot be accessed over the Internet without forwarding ports.
To ensure security, click Computer Settings to set a password. If you don’t do this, you will have to agree for every dialog box that wants you to confirm every time you want to control your Mac remotely.
You can also use your ICloud to set up the Screen Sharing to work over the Internet without using any other software. To do this, you need to open System Preferences, click iCloud and then check Back to My Mac. This will set up the entire process.
Remotely Access Mac From iPhone Using 3rd-Party App
Aside from the above-mentioned method, there is also a TeamViewer app offered for free, as well as the Chrome Remote Desktop extension.
No doubt, at this point, you can already access Mac desktop remotely from iPhone or any other device!
And if you are interested, you can also check our article on how to access Windows 10 computer remotely.
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Ever since the iPhone was announced, people have been clamoring to write native applications for it. Sadly, Apple has not yet released the tools necessary to develop those apps. However, if you've been following the iPhone news you realize that the iPhone has been 'hacked.' What does this mean to you, the nonhacker? Well it means that thanks to the mighty efforts of many dedicated people, you can install applications directly onto your iPhone. The best part, it's easy. Read on for our full How To on how to hack your iPhone so you can install applications.
Step One: Update and Backup
First up: update iTunes. Just open your System Preferences and then Software Update to do it. As of this writing, you can use the simple hacking method described in this article with any recent version of iTunes. I write that because it's theoretically possible Apple will prevent it from working in the future. On the bright side, the fact that they haven't stopped it yet is a good sign. If this first step ever changes, we will update this article to let you know.
What you're about to embark on isn't supported by Apple, but nevertheless it's been proven safe and easy by thousands of users. Still, it's always a good idea to do a backup before you do anything major with any computing device, including your iPhone. Backing up your iPhone is simple - just sync it to iTunes. Done.
(If you want to be extra-careful, you can even back up your Address Book and iCal files, but that's a separate issue. In both of those applications, there are backup options under the 'File' menu.)
Step Two: Download AppTappInstaller
Head on over to http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta/, where you'll find the download for the AppTappInstaller. Click the download link in the big orange box (and feel free to ignore the copious amounts of technical jargon on that page). That will give you a file called AppTappInstaller.zip in your downloads folder. Open that up to get yourself the real file we're looking for here: AppTappInstaller.app:
..Believe it or not, you're halfway done!
Step Three: Hack Your iPhone!
Now open up AppTappInstaller.app - you can copy it to your /Applications directory if you like, but I just ran it directly from my Desktop. It almost makes more sense to do it that way, because:
- You probably won't have to go through this process again anytime soon
- If you do ever need to redo it, you'll want to download the latest version of the installer anyway.
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So now we're greeted with the opening window, which has a warning in RED, so you should read it:
You already updated iTunes in step one, so the only thing you need to do here is quit iTunes. If you haven't done so already, place you iPhone in the dock, let it sync, and then quit iTunes. Next up is a screen asking you to pick your Firmware version:
You almost surely have the 1.0.2 (as of this writing) version of the firmware. But as the window says, you should double-check. On your iPhone, go to Settings -> General -> About -> Version. If you don't have version 1.0.2 installed, I'd actually recommend you install it. (To do so, go into iTunes, click your iPhone, click the 'Summary' tab, and then click the 'Check for Update' button.)
Double check that iTunes isn't open and then to select Firmware 1.0.2. Click Continue. What happens now is that AppTapp is going to grab the firmware, then it will 'hack it' behind the scenes, and finally install the 'hacked firmware' onto your iPhone. The whole process should take no more than 5 minutes.
During this process, do not disconnect your iPhone. Moreover, you'll see the yellow 'Please connect to iTunes' icon a couple of times - do not fret and do not open iTunes. Just let the installer do its thing.
When it's all said and done your iPhone will be identical to what it was before with one important difference, you now have an icon on your home screen called 'Installer.' Congratulations, you've hacked your iPhone!
In the unlikely event something went wrong, see the appendix below on resetting your iPhone.
Step Four: Getting started with Installer.app
We'll start with two points before we jump into Installer.app. The first point is that Installer.app is sweet. I've been using smartphones for many years now, and this application put together by Null River is the best experience I've ever had installing applications. The second point is that we will have a full run-down on Installer.app tomorrow, stay tuned.
Until then, here's some information to tide you over.
Every time you open Installer.app it will want to get online to check to see if there have been any updates to your installed programs and to download the latest list of programs. So don't fret if it pauses for a moment. You will really want to be on WiFi when using this app, too, although it's not the end of the world using it on EDGE.
Your first step should be to tap on the 'Install' tab on the top and then install 'Community Sources.' This will make Installer.app check a few different places for applications, giving you a wider selection to choose from. Simply tap the 'Install' button in the upper-right.
Your second step: install some apps! I'd recommend starting with some games and perhaps ApolloIM for Instant Messaging.
Here's the thing, as soon as you install your 4th app, you'll find that they have scrolled off your main screen. Bummer. There are several applications that fix that issue, but my favorite by far is an application called 'SummerBoard' (Under System). Summerboard makes your home screen (aka your 'SpringBoard') scrollable like any other iPhone screen. Note that you'll have to reset your iPhone after you install this app. The best way to do that? That would be number 2 in the appendix below.
Welcome to the World of Native Applications!
Officially sanctioned by Apple or not, the native applications for the iPhone are really great and getting better every day. So far Apple has released several updates to both the iPhone and to iTunes without breaking any of the functionality of these native applications, so it's reasonable to expect that they'll continue to work for the foreseeable future.
Appendix: Resetting your iPhone
Like most smartphones, the iPhone has a few curious button combinations you will want to have in your bag of tricks in case anything ever goes wrong. Here they are in escalating order - which is to say you should try #1 before #2, #2 before #3, and so on.
- Force-quit an application. You know you can hit the home button to return to your home screen, but your home button has another function. Hold it down when you're in a frozen application to force-quit that application. This is especially useful in Safari and Mail (the buggiest of the iPhones apps in my experience). Just keep holding it until you're back at the home screen.
- Turn off your iPhone. This is the easiest way to reset the iPhone (and the safest). Just hold down the sleep/wake button until a red slider appears on your screen. Slide your finger across it and your iPhone will shut down. Hold the sleep/wake button down again to turn it back on.
- Reset your iPhone. If holding down the sleep/wake button doesn't work, you can also try to just force a reset of your iPhone. To do that, hold down both the sleep/wake button and the home button until the apple logo appears. That's your iPhone booting up.
- Reset your Settings. If your iPhone is still acting buggy, there's still one last step you can try before resorting to a full restore. Head on into your iPhone's Settings, choose General, then choose Reset. Inside you'll find a few reset options. Start with 'Reset All Settings,' which will do what it says but not actually delete anything. 'Reset All Content and Settings' will delete all of your data (but not the Installer.app!), so you'll have to resync it over if you use that option.
- Restore Mode. It's very rare, but sometimes you'll just need to start from scratch. Note that you're going to want to have your computer on hand when you do this option, as you will not only lose all of your data right away, but you will also be unable to use your iPhone at all until you've connected it to your computer. To do it, hold down both the sleep/wake button and the home button for a long time - around 30 seconds or so. Eventually a yellow triangle will pop up commanding you to connect the iPhone to iTunes. Do that and then you'll need to do a full restore. Note that this option absolutely wipes everything from your iPhone: contacts, data, and applications, and returns it to a 'factory state.'
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