Handsy

Handsy lets an AI model operate a real iPhone through a small ESP32 board that watches the screen and taps over USB.

  • Verified 20 Oct 2026

What Handsy does

The board watches the iPhone screen over AirPlay while the app decides each step. When connected by USB-C, the board acts as a mouse and keyboard for the phone. Setup needs no jailbreak and only one computer step to flash the board.

Key features

  • Watches the iPhone screen through AirPlay
  • Taps through a USB-connected board acting as a mouse
  • Sends screenshots to a user-selected vision model

See Handsy in action

From Handsy's own website.

Pros

Pros

  • Requires no jailbreak of the iPhone.
  • Connects a small board to the phone with a simple setup.

Where Handsy is listed

Handsy is listed under browser automation in Productivity and automation AI tools.

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