Controlling the Pi with your smartphone

There is something oddly satisfying about controlling a small device remotely from another small device. To do this with a headless Pi and a smartphone, all we need is a Wi-Fi adapter on the Pi with SSH running and a remote control app for the phone that knows how to send commands through an SSH connection.

Android (Raspi SSH)

Raspi SSH is a free remote control application available from the Google Play Store. It is a very simple application in appearance and functionality but works well enough.

1. Find and install Raspi SSH by Philipp Stoppel from the Google Play Store.

2. Fill in the Connection details for your Pi. You may be able to use raspberrypi as Hostname instead of the IP address if your home router supports it.

3. Start adding your own commands to the list or take a look at the table of common remote control commands later in this section for inspiration.

   

   Controlling the Pi remotely with Raspi SSH on Android

iPhone/iPad (SSH Remote)

SSH Remote is a free remote...