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Connect your phone or tablet to your computer

Install Circuit on your Mac, Windows PC or Linux computer, then scan its QR code from the Circuitry app on your iPhone, iPad or Android device while both are on the same Wi-Fi. You pair once; after that the device reconnects on its own, and Home Circuit lets it reach the computer when you are away.

Scan the QR code (same Wi-Fi)

Phone or tabletYour computer (Circuit)Same Wi-FiPaid plan

  1. On the computer, get Circuit from the Downloads page, install it and open it. It runs as an icon in the menu bar (Mac) or system tray (Windows, Linux).
  2. Click the Circuit icon and choose Connect with QR Code.
  3. In the Circuitry app, tap the ⚡ lightning icon in the top toolbar. On a phone, open Menu in the bottom bar and tap Circuit — pair this device.
  4. Choose Scan QR Code and point the camera at the code on the computer.
  5. On iPhone and iPad, tap Allow when asked to find devices on your local network. Android asks for the camera instead.

The lightning icon turns green when you are connected. A QR code is valid for a few minutes; if it stops working, show it again and scan the new one.

Type the address instead

Phone or tabletYour computer (Circuit)Same Wi-FiPaid plan

If the camera won't scan, tap the ⚡ lightning icon → Settings → Add Server, and enter a name, the Server URL and the Access Key that Circuit shows. Tap Add Server to connect.

Reach your computer when you're away

Phone or tabletYour computer (Circuit)Paid plan

  1. Pair at home first, using one of the ways above.
  2. In Circuitry, open the server menu in the top bar and choose Home Circuit, then follow its three steps.
  3. On the computer, click the Circuit icon and turn on Allow Remote Connections.

From then on the device uses your home network when it can see it and Home Circuit when it can't, without you switching anything. The computer has to be on and awake.

If an iPhone or iPad won't connect

  • You tapped Don't Allow: open the device's Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network and turn on Circuitry.
  • It is already on but still says you're offline: turn it off and on again, then close and reopen Circuitry.
  • Some office and guest networks stop devices seeing each other. Try a home network or a personal hotspot.

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