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Mobile Apps & PWA

Use Varin from your phone: watch sessions, reply to agents and manage work. The app connects to a Varin Host you already run, and agents keep running on that Host. At home it connects over Wi-Fi; away from home it needs a relay you configure or your own secured route.

Install the app

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  • iPhone/iPad — no build is published yet. Use the PWA below, or build the native app from source.
  • Android — download Varin-<version>-android.apk from the latest release and install it. A .sha256 file next to it lets you check the download. Push notifications are not available yet.

Connect it to your server

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  1. On the computer running Varin, open Settings → Remote Instances → Connect to this server and press Add a device.
  2. Pick Anywhere (or Home network only if you’ll only use the phone at home) and press Create QR code.
  3. In the mobile app, tap Scan QR code and point the camera at it.

The app connects and remembers the server. The QR code is single-use and each device gets its own revocable token — see Connect a Device for how pairing stays safe.

You can pair the app with several servers and switch between them from the instances list; the app shows for each one whether it’s reachable and whether you’re connected over the local network or the relay.

PWA (browser install)

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Prefer no app store at all? The web app installs straight from the browser:

  • desktop browser — use the Install option in the address bar
  • iPhone/iPad (Safari) — Share → Add to Home Screen
  • Android (Chrome) — menu → Install app / Add to Home Screen

To reach the PWA from outside your network you’ll need a tunnel and a strong UI password — the Android app can use the relay instead once your Host has one configured.

Mobile settings

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Under Settings → Varin, a few options tune the mobile and installed experience — the app’s installed name, screen orientation, and how the on-screen keyboard behaves.

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