--- title: Control GitHub Copilot Remotely from Your Phone | daily.dev description: Two Microsoft software engineers demonstrate GitHub Copilot's remote control feature, which lets you start a coding session in the Copilot desktop app, hand... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/control-github-copilot-remotely-from-your-phone-ljtekfymy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Control GitHub Copilot Remotely from Your Phone | daily.dev og:description: Two Microsoft software engineers demonstrate GitHub Copilot's remote control feature, which lets you start a coding session in the Copilot desktop app, hand... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/control-github-copilot-remotely-from-your-phone-ljtekfymy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lJTeKfyMy.png og:image:alt: Control GitHub Copilot Remotely from Your Phone og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Control GitHub Copilot Remotely from Your Phone **[Microsoft Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/microsoftdeveloper)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Two Microsoft software engineers demonstrate GitHub Copilot's remote control feature, which lets you start a coding session in the Copilot desktop app, hand control off to a GitHub mobile app via QR code scan, answer Copilot's clarifying questions from your phone while away from the computer, and then return to the laptop to view the finished feature in canvas mode. The demo walks through building a scroll progress bar for a website while the hosts step outside. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I control a GitHub Copilot session from my phone? Type the slash command "/remote on" in the Copilot desktop app to enable remote control mode, which generates a QR code. Scan that QR code using the camera within the GitHub mobile app, which opens the same active session on the phone, letting you answer Copilot's clarifying questions and continue directing the task remotely. _daily.dev surfaces workflow tricks like this for developers experimenting with AI pair-programming setups._ ### Can I hand off a Copilot coding task between devices and pick it up later? Yes, a session started in the Copilot desktop app can be transferred to a phone via the remote control feature and later resumed back on the laptop. In one demo, a progress-bar feature was scoped and clarified via phone prompts while walking, then the finished result was reviewed back on the laptop using the canvas feature. _developers juggling multitasking workflows track new agentic coding capabilities like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Take your local GitHub sessions anywhere](https://daily.dev/posts/take-your-local-github-sessions-anywhere-vwvslcvyt) · GitHub Blog · 4 upvotes · 1 comments - [Remote control CLI sessions on web and mobile in public preview](https://daily.dev/posts/remote-control-cli-sessions-on-web-and-mobile-in-public-preview-fykeres6k) · GitHub Changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/control-github-copilot-remotely-from-your-phone-ljtekfymy) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Control GitHub Copilot Remotely from Your Phone","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/control-github-copilot-remotely-from-your-phone-ljtekfymy","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/control-github-copilot-remotely-from-your-phone-ljtekfymy"},"datePublished":"2026-08-21T19:14:20.332Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:08:37.288Z","description":"Two Microsoft software engineers demonstrate GitHub Copilot's remote control feature, which lets you start a coding session in the Copilot desktop app, hand...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xj_fklwLfTI/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xj_fklwLfTI/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Microsoft Developer","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Microsoft Developer","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--xZzU3zUq--/f_auto/v1746714872/logos/microsoftdeveloper","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/microsoftdeveloper"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/control-github-copilot-remotely-from-your-phone-ljtekfymy","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"github,mobile,vibe-coding","timeRequired":"PT6M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Control GitHub Copilot Remotely from Your Phone","description":"Two Microsoft software engineers demonstrate GitHub Copilot's remote control feature, which lets you start a coding session in the Copilot desktop app, hand...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xj_fklwLfTI/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-21T19:14:20.332Z","duration":"PT6M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/lJTeKfyMy","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xj_fklwLfTI"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Microsoft Developer","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/microsoftdeveloper"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Control GitHub Copilot Remotely from Your Phone"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/control-github-copilot-remotely-from-your-phone-ljtekfymy#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I control a GitHub Copilot session from my phone?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Type the slash command \"/remote on\" in the Copilot desktop app to enable remote control mode, which generates a QR code. 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