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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: phoneview
+Version: 1.0.0
+Summary: View and control a USB-connected Android phone or iPhone from a browser
+Author: Rahul Chatterjee
+License-Expression: Apache-2.0
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/rchatterjee/phone-controller
+Project-URL: Source, https://github.com/rchatterjee/phone-controller
+Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/rchatterjee/phone-controller/issues
+Keywords: android,iphone,screen-mirroring,scrcpy,remote-control,webcodecs
+Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
+Classifier: Environment :: Web Environment
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Information Technology
+Classifier: Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
+Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
+Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
+Classifier: Topic :: Security
+Classifier: Topic :: System :: Hardware :: Universal Serial Bus (USB)
+Requires-Python: >=3.11
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+License-File: LICENSE
+Requires-Dist: fastapi<1,>=0.115
+Requires-Dist: uvicorn<1,>=0.34
+Requires-Dist: Pillow>=11
+Requires-Dist: pymobiledevice3<11.50,>=11.49
+Provides-Extra: dev
+Requires-Dist: httpx<1,>=0.28; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: websockets>=12; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: build; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: twine; extra == "dev"
+Dynamic: license-file
+
+# PhoneView (phone-controller)
+
+A tool to view and control phones from a laptop, and potentially remotely, for
+security clinics. The phone's owner has to unlock the phone and follow the steps
+to establish the connection, every time.
+
+View and control a USB-connected phone from a browser. One small Python process
+on the host (Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, thin client) relays the phone's screen to
+a local web page and sends your clicks, drags and typing back to the phone.
+
+| Phone | Video | Control | What you need |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Android 5.0+ | Live H.264, up to 60 fps (scrcpy 5.0.1 server) | Multi-touch, keys, typing, scroll, rotate | USB debugging on; `adb` on the host |
+| iPhone, iOS 27+ | Live HEVC (CoreDevice stream, pymobiledevice3 serve-web); falls back to screenshots | Touch, buttons | Developer Mode |
+| iPhone, iOS 17–26 | Screenshots, ~1–5 fps (DVT) | Live touch, buttons, typing (CoreDevice HID) | Developer Mode |
+| iPhone, iOS 15–16 | Screenshots (screenshotr; Developer Disk Image auto-mounted) | Only if WebDriverAgent is installed ([docs/ios-wda.md](https://github.com/rchatterjee/phone-controller/blob/main/docs/ios-wda.md)); then also faster MJPEG video | Developer Mode (iOS 16) |
+
+The host never decodes or re-encodes Android video; it only copies packets, so a
+Raspberry Pi or Wyse 3040 is enough. The browser decodes with WebCodecs.
+
+## Install
+
+Python 3.11+. Install it as a standalone tool, in its own environment:
+
+```bash
+pipx install phoneview          # or: uv tool install phoneview
+```
+
+`pip install phoneview` into a virtual environment works too. PhoneView pins
+pymobiledevice3 to 11.49.x. ISDi uses the same range, so ISDi users install both
+together with `pip install "isdi-scanner[phoneview]"` (see ISDi's README).
+
+From a checkout, for development:
+
+```bash
+python -m venv .venv
+.venv/bin/pip install -e .[dev]       # Windows: .venv\Scripts\pip install -e .[dev]
+```
+
+Platform pieces:
+
+- **Android:** Android platform-tools (`adb`). Debian/Ubuntu/Raspberry Pi OS:
+  `sudo apt install adb` (also installs the udev rules). Windows: install
+  platform-tools and put `adb.exe` on `PATH`, or pass `--adb C:\path\adb.exe`.
+  The scrcpy server (~90 KB) is downloaded once from the scrcpy GitHub release
+  and checked against a pinned SHA-256; on an offline host pass
+  `--scrcpy-server /path/to/scrcpy-server-v5.0.1`.
+- **iPhone:** Linux needs `usbmuxd` (`sudo apt install usbmuxd`). Windows needs
+  Apple's USB driver (the Apple Devices app or iTunes).
+
+On the phone:
+
+- Android: enable **Developer options → USB debugging**, plug in, accept the
+  *Allow USB debugging?* prompt. On Xiaomi/HyperOS also enable **USB debugging
+  (Security settings)**, otherwise touches are ignored.
+- iPhone: unlock, tap **Trust**, and turn on **Developer Mode** (the page walks you through it).
+
+## Run
+
+```bash
+phoneview                  # or: python -m phoneview
+```
+
+PhoneView prints a link like `http://127.0.0.1:8000/?token=…` and opens it in your
+browser. The token is new on every start; without it the page shows "Access denied".
+PhoneView detects whether an Android phone or an iPhone is plugged in and switches
+automatically. It can also be started from ISDi's **PhoneView** button (see below).
+
+Using the page:
+
+- Click = tap. Drag = swipe; the finger follows the pointer live.
+  Ctrl+drag = two-finger pinch around the screen centre (Android).
+- Mouse wheel scrolls (Android natively; iPhone via a short swipe).
+- Click the screen, then type. Enter, Backspace, arrows and Escape (= Back on
+  Android) work, and Ctrl+V pastes. The text box under the buttons does the same.
+- Phone buttons (Back, Home, Recent apps, Power, Volume, Siri/Assistant) and
+  Android actions (Notifications, Quick settings, Rotate, Screen off/on) appear
+  only when the connected phone supports them.
+- **Stream settings** adjusts resolution, fps and bit rate (Android), or
+  screenshot size, quality, fps and bandwidth budget (iPhone) without reconnecting.
+
+Useful options (`phoneview --help` lists all):
+
+```
+--platform auto|android|ios   restrict detection
+--serial ID                   choose a device when several are plugged in
+--max-size 1280 --max-fps 30 --bit-rate 4     Android video
+--ios-video auto|stream|screenshot            iPhone video route
+--width 480 --quality 65 --active-fps 3 --idle-fps 0.5 --bandwidth-mbps 1.5   iPhone screenshots
+--tunnel | --rsd HOST PORT    iOS 17+ tunnel options (see docs/ios-mvp-notes.md)
+--public-origin URL           allow a local reverse proxy's origin (tailscale serve)
+--audit-log FILE              append who viewed which phone, and when (JSON lines)
+--no-browser                  print the link only
+```
+
+### Viewing from another computer: `tailscale serve`
+
+PhoneView always listens on 127.0.0.1. For remote viewing, let Tailscale publish it
+inside your tailnet over HTTPS, on the machine the phone is plugged into:
+
+```bash
+tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:8000
+phoneview --public-origin https://laptop.tailnet.ts.net:8443
+```
+
+Then open `https://laptop.tailnet.ts.net:8443/?token=…` with the token from the
+startup link. HTTPS also enables the browser's video decoder remotely.
+
+- Use `tailscale serve`, **never `tailscale funnel`**: funnel publishes to the internet.
+- Restrict who can reach port 8443 with a tailnet access rule (for example,
+  only `group:consultants` to `tag:clinic-laptop`).
+- Do not change the bind address; the token is not meant to stand alone on a network.
+
+Without Tailscale, an SSH tunnel works the same way:
+`ssh -N -L 8000:127.0.0.1:8000 user@host`, then open the link locally.
+
+### Starting from ISDi
+
+ISDi shows a **PhoneView** button when PhoneView is installed with it
+(`pip install "isdi-scanner[phoneview]"`), is on its `PATH`, or `ISDI_PHONEVIEW_CMD`
+points to it. Pressing it starts PhoneView on port 6201 if it
+is not already running, then opens it in a new tab, already signed in. When the
+consultant arrived through `tailscale serve`, the link points at
+`https://<same host>:8443` (override with `ISDI_PHONEVIEW_PUBLIC_URL`). PhoneView
+stops when ISDi stops, including when ISDi is killed. For remote use, also serve
+that port: `tailscale serve --bg --https=8443 http://127.0.0.1:6201`.
+
+### Running as a service (Linux)
+
+```ini
+# /etc/systemd/system/phoneview.service
+[Unit]
+Description=PhoneView
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=phoneview
+ExecStart=/opt/phoneview/.venv/bin/phoneview --port 8000
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
+The service user needs USB access: membership of `plugdev` (Android udev rules) and
+access to the usbmuxd socket for iPhones.
+
+## How it works
+
+```
+browser (WebCodecs / JPEG, pointer + keys)
+   │  one WebSocket: binary video/JPEG frames, JSON status + input
+host: session layer (token sign-in, host/origin checks, one controller, backpressure, input validation)
+   │  Backend interface: capabilities, video, input, setup actions
+   ├─ Android: adb server protocol → scrcpy server on the phone → H.264 passthrough
+   ├─ iOS 27+: pymobiledevice3 ScreenStreamServer (in-process, loopback) → HEVC passthrough
+   ├─ iOS 17+: DVT screenshots → JPEG + CoreDevice HID
+   └─ iOS 15–16: screenshotr / WDA MJPEG → JPEG + WebDriverAgent
+```
+
+- `src/phoneview/server.py`: app, security middleware, CLI
+- `src/phoneview/security.py`: token sign-in, session cookies, host/origin allow-lists, audit log
+- `src/phoneview/session.py`: WebSocket protocol (documented at the top of the file)
+- `src/phoneview/media.py`: fan-out; video queues resync on key frames, JPEG is latest-wins with acknowledgements
+- `src/phoneview/events.py`: the one input model every backend accepts
+- `src/phoneview/backends/`: interface and USB auto-detection
+- `src/phoneview/android/`: adb client, scrcpy protocol, backend
+- `src/phoneview/ios/`: connection/tunnel, Developer Mode, HID, stream, WDA, backend
+- `src/phoneview/static/`: `index.html`, `viewer.js`, `viewer.css` (no build step)
+
+Robustness rules the code follows:
+
+- **Version pinning.** scrcpy server 5.0.1 by SHA-256 (its protocol is internal);
+  pymobiledevice3 `>=11.49,<11.50` (CoreDevice APIs move between releases).
+- **Capabilities, not special cases.** Each backend reports what works right now,
+  and the page shows only those controls.
+- **Fallbacks.** Android drops to a smaller size if the encoder refuses one. iPhone
+  tries the live stream, then screenshots. A browser that cannot decode HEVC
+  switches the iPhone to screenshots by itself.
+- **Recovery.** Unplug/replug, viewer reload and settings changes reconnect on their own.
+  Stale input never crosses a reconnect (generation numbers). Held fingers are
+  released when the viewer leaves.
+- **Lightweight.** Android runs the scrcpy server only while someone is watching,
+  plus 10 s of grace. iPhone screenshots drop to the idle rate when nothing changes.
+
+## Security
+
+| Layer | What it does |
+|---|---|
+| Network | Listens on 127.0.0.1 only; nothing is reachable from the LAN. Remote access goes through `tailscale serve` (TLS, tailnet membership, access rules). |
+| Sign-in | Per-run token (`PHONEVIEW_TOKEN`, or generated) → random session id in an HttpOnly, SameSite=Strict cookie (Secure over HTTPS). Every page and the WebSocket require it. The token is never a command-line argument, so other users can't read it from the process list. |
+| Requests | Host allow-list (blocks DNS rebinding), Origin allow-list on the WebSocket (blocks cross-site hijacking), strict CSP, no caching, one controller at a time. |
+| Accountability | Each view's start and end, with the tailnet login that `tailscale serve` adds (`Tailscale-User-Login`, which it strips from incoming requests), go to the log and to `--audit-log`. |
+| Data | No frames, keystrokes or clipboard contents are stored. |
+
+Not covered: anyone with an account or malware on the host machine can use the phone
+through adb or usbmuxd directly, so use a dedicated, up-to-date host.
+
+**After each clinic session, remove the trust the phone keeps:**
+
+- Android: don't tick "Always allow from this computer". Afterwards,
+  **Developer options → Revoke USB debugging authorizations**, then turn USB debugging off.
+- iPhone: **Settings → General → Transfer or Reset iPhone → Reset → Reset Location &
+  Privacy** (forgets trusted computers), then turn Developer Mode off.
+
+## Releasing to PyPI
+
+The version lives in `src/phoneview/__init__.py`. To release, bump it, tag
+`vX.Y.Z`, and publish a GitHub release; `.github/workflows/publish.yml` builds, checks
+and uploads with PyPI trusted publishing. One-time setup: on PyPI, add a trusted
+publisher for this repository, workflow `publish.yml`, environment `pypi`.
+
+To build and check by hand:
+
+```bash
+python -m build && python -m twine check dist/*
+```
+
+## Tests
+
+```bash
+pip install -e .[dev]
+python -m unittest discover -s tests
+node tests/test_viewer_js.cjs
+# Real browser against a fake phone (needs ffmpeg and `pip install playwright`):
+python tools/browser_e2e.py
+# Against a real phone, while phoneview runs (token from its startup link):
+PHONEVIEW_TOKEN=... python tools/smoke_test.py --port 8000
+```
+
+What has and has not been verified:
+
+| Check | Status |
+|---|---|
+| scrcpy 5.0.1 message layouts, checked against the 5.0.1 Java sources | unit tests |
+| Android pipeline: adb protocol, jar push, server launch, H.264 relay, touch/key injection, viewer-leave release | end to end against a fake adb + scrcpy server |
+| iOS HID dispatch, serve-web stream framing, WDA gesture replay, screenshot loop | unit tests with fakes |
+| Viewer: H.264 decode via WebCodecs (~27 fps of a 30 fps clip), JPEG path, click/drag/typing → events | headless Chrome 149, `tools/browser_e2e.py` |
+| Google Pixel 10, from a Windows 11 host | **works on hardware** (2026-10-31) |
+| Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 (SM-T860, Android 12), from Windows 11 | **works on hardware** (2026-10-31), after shortening the scrcpy launch command (see Troubleshooting) |
+| iPhone 8, iOS 16 (screenshotr + DDI auto-mount, view-only without WDA) | **works as expected on hardware** (2026-10-31) |
+| WebDriverAgent control, CoreDevice HEVC stream (iOS 27+) | **not yet tested** (no hardware) |
+| Raspberry Pi / Wyse 3040 CPU and memory | **not yet measured** |
+
+Known limitations, to confirm on hardware:
+
+- **iOS 17+ touch without a media stream.** pymobiledevice3 notes that some
+  configurations ignore HID touch and keyboard reports unless a media stream is
+  active. Home and the App switcher were confirmed on hardware earlier. Individual
+  taps and drags in screenshot mode were not.
+- **Android rotation.** For a fraction of a second after the phone rotates, taps
+  can land at transposed positions, and scrcpy ignores a release sent with the old
+  frame size.
+- **iOS 27+ live stream with no viewer.** The stream keeps the phone awake and
+  encoding until PhoneView stops. Android stops 10 s after the last viewer leaves.
+
+Earlier iOS 17 hardware findings (HID behaviour, App switcher, timing) are kept in
+[docs/ios-mvp-notes.md](https://github.com/rchatterjee/phone-controller/blob/main/docs/ios-mvp-notes.md).
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+- **"No Android device found" or "no permissions" (Linux):** install `adb` from apt
+  (it adds the udev rules), make sure your user is in `plugdev`, and replug the phone.
+- **Samsung: "stack corruption detected (-fstack-protector)" in the log:** Samsung's
+  encoder aborts when the scrcpy launch command reaches 255 characters
+  ([scrcpy #2841](https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/issues/2841)). PhoneView omits
+  options already at their defaults to stay under the limit, and a test enforces it.
+  If this appears again, run `adb logcat -d -b crash` and report the output.
+- **Android touches do nothing (Xiaomi):** enable *USB debugging (Security settings)*.
+- **Black screen on some Android apps:** banking and DRM apps block screen capture. This is expected.
+- **"This browser cannot decode …":** use a current Chrome, Edge or Safari, opened at
+  `http://127.0.0.1` or `localhost`, not a LAN IP.
+- **iPhone 16.x "Could not mount the Developer Disk Image":** keep the phone
+  unlocked with Developer Mode on. The first mount downloads the image from GitHub.
+- **WSL:** USB devices are not visible inside WSL without `usbipd` passthrough. Run
+  PhoneView on Windows directly, or attach the phone with `usbipd attach`.
+
+## License
+
+Apache License 2.0. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/rchatterjee/phone-controller/blob/main/LICENSE).