Set up Side A Remote

Answer your Mac’s Claude Code and Codex sessions from your iPhone.

Side A on macOS 14 or later. Side A Remote on iOS 26 or later.

Pair your iPhone

1. In Side A on your Mac, open Settings › Remote.
2. Turn on Side A Remote and click Pair iPhone… If macOS asks about incoming connections, click Allow.
3. On your iPhone, open Side A Remote, tap Pair with Your Mac and scan the code.
4. Check both show the same 6-digit code, then click Pair on your Mac.
5. Optional: run /hooks once in Codex, and turn on Keep this Mac awake in Settings › Remote.

Where it connects

Choose in Settings › Remote › Connection on your Mac.

Tailscale

Sign in to the same Tailscale account on both.

Also on this Wi-Fi

When both are on the same Wi-Fi.

Reach this Mac from anywhere

Through our relay, encrypted end to end.

If it doesn’t connect

Can’t reach your Mac. It may be asleep or Side A is closed

Wake the Mac and open Side A. Away from your Wi-Fi, turn on Tailscale on both, or Reach this Mac from anywhere.

Tailscale is off on this iPhone

Open Tailscale on your iPhone and turn it on.

This iPhone was removed from your Mac

Pair again from Settings › Remote on your Mac.

Your Mac has a new security key, so this iPhone has to pair again

Tap Pair Again and scan the new code on your Mac.

Update Side A on your Mac

Choose Check for Updates… in Side A’s menu.

Update Side A Remote to use it with your Mac

Update the app from TestFlight or the App Store.

Still stuck? Run Settings › Test Connection in the app.

Privacy

Encrypted end to end. No account, no analytics. Privacy policy

Help

Write to support@getsidea.com or open an issue on GitHub.