---
title: iPhone app
group: Apps
order: 3
summary: The Escanor iPhone preview build, how to sideload it without the App Store, and which features iOS does not allow.
updated: 2026-10-08
---
The iPhone app shares the phone web interface with Android, inside a Capacitor iOS shell. It is **not on the App Store yet**, and the build we publish is **unsigned**, so you install it with a sideloading tool.

> **Warning** Our checks build the iPhone app and launch it in the iOS simulator. It has not been tested broadly on physical iPhones yet. Treat it as a preview.

The current `ios-v1.23` release number is a release label: payload inspection reports app version `1.0`, build `1`, arm64 and minimum iOS `15.0`, with no signature or provisioning profile.

## Install

1. Download the `.ipa` from the [home page](/#download).
2. On a computer, open **Sideloadly** or **AltStore**, connect your iPhone and sign in with your own Apple ID.
3. Choose the downloaded `.ipa` and install it.
4. On the iPhone open **Settings > General > VPN & Device Management** and trust your developer profile.

Installation and expiry depend on the provisioning profile and signing method. Review the sideloading tool’s current requirements. Keep a copy of data you need before reinstalling.

## Implemented capabilities

- Sign in, chat, connections, computers, machines, billing and settings (the same screens).
- Talking to Escanor with the microphone button and voice mode, with spoken answers.
- Calling someone by name through the iOS telephone handler, subject to the system call UI, and controlling the torch.
- Opening websites by voice.

## What iOS does not allow

| Not available | Why |
|---|---|
| "Hey Escanor" while the app is closed | Escanor does not implement closed-app wake-word listening on iOS. |
| Controlling other apps (tap, scroll, read the screen) | There is no equivalent of Android's Accessibility service for third-party apps. |
| Opening other apps by name, alarms and timers, changing the volume | Escanor’s iOS native plugin does not implement these controls; the assistant reports the platform limitation. |
| Push notifications | Not set up yet. |

Those settings are hidden on iPhone, with a line saying why.

## Verify and recover

After signing and installing, launch the app and complete sign-in. Allow microphone access only when testing voice. Pair one machine and perform a safe read before requesting changes. If the app will not install, check device OS compatibility, the signing profile, device registration and the tool's installation error. If a profile expires, use the tool's renewal flow; downloading the same unsigned IPA does not renew a signature.

If voice is silent, check microphone permission and foreground state. Phone control via Android Accessibility is unavailable on iOS; pair a computer or VM for remote work instead. See [Phone pairing](/docs/computers-pairing), [Voice](/docs/voice), and [Updates](/docs/updates).