Mobile usage

Use Navin from a phone or tablet as a chat companion while your desktop Navin app is running on your computer. This is not the Dev workbench Mobile preview that builds Expo / React Native / Flutter apps.

This tree is BYOK only: use your own API keys or a local model.

What you need

1. Navin desktop installed and open on Windows, macOS, or Linux (download).
2. Your computer and phone on the same trusted Wi‑Fi (or another network you control).
3. In Navin desktop: Settings so the app can accept connections from your phone on the local network (enable network access for the chat interface and keep a strong access secret - Navin guides you in Settings).

Do not expose Navin to the public internet without a deliberate security setup.

Connect from your phone

1. Start Navin on your computer and leave it running.
2. In Settings, note the address Navin shows for local / LAN access (your computer’s local address on Wi‑Fi).
3. On the phone, open that address in Chrome (Android) or Safari (iOS).
4. Sign in or paste the access secret if Navin asks for it.
5. Optionally use Add to Home Screen / Install app so Navin opens like a normal app icon.

Chat still needs your desktop Navin online. Offline, you may reopen the shell, but the agent needs the running app on the computer.

What works well on mobile

• Chat - same threads and composer as desktop; the sidebar becomes a sheet on small screens
• Voice - mic / STT when a transcription provider is configured in Settings
• Artifacts - read-only preview when the agent shares a document or page

Full Dev tooling (terminals, device preview, heavy workbench) stays on the desktop app.

What this is not

• Not a separate store app in this phase - it is the Navin chat UI opened from the phone
• Not a replacement for Mobile Agent when you develop mobile products inside Navin Code

Related

• Desktop install: Quick start
• Dev mobile preview: Mobile Agent
• Privacy-minded setup: Secure a local AI agent