How to access local computer with phone as remote.

To control your computer from your phone over a local network (such as Wi-Fi), you can use Unified Remote - available at https://www.unifiedremote.com. The software must be installed on both devices: your phone (Android or iPhone) and your computer (Windows, Linux, etc.).

In this example, I’ve installed Unified Remote on an Android phone (version 16) and an Ubuntu 24 machine. Configuration is very straightforward - the devices are automatically detected on the local network. You can also access the web interface at http://localhost:9510/web/

On Ubuntu, install by downloading from official link above.

# dpkg -i urserver-3.14.0.2574.deb

Common Issue on Ubuntu 24

On my Ubuntu computer, the mouse and keyboard controls weren’t working from the phone. This issue occurs because Ubuntu now uses Wayland by default, and Unified Remote’s input emulation is not compatible with Wayland yet.

To fix this, I disabled Wayland and switched to Xorg:

$ sudo vi /etc/gdm3/custom.conf

Then in the file, ensure the following lines appear:

[daemon]
# Uncomment the line below to force the login screen to use Xorg
WaylandEnable=false

Save the file and restart your system. After doing this, the input controls work correctly since Ubuntu is now running under “Ubuntu on Xorg” instead of Wayland.

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