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The single most powerful tool I had for helping my mom with tech, was remote control of her laptop screen. This was a hack, using (on Linux) x0vncserver and an

The single most powerful tool I had for helping my mom with tech, was remote control of her laptop screen. This was a hack, using (on Linux) x0vncserver and an ssh reverse tunnel. No approval needed at her end. If the thing had internet connectivity I could see and manipulate her screen. All this has been sacrificed at the altar of privacy and security. How I wished I could have similar remote control over her Android phone. That would have saved sooo much trouble. But it was impossible.

thewebguyd 1y ago
> How I wished I could have similar remote control over her Android phone. A bit of work (and it's not free) to set up initially, but you could use an MDM for this. Most allow remote access/ screen control over Android devices, with the bonus that you also can remotely install & uninstall apps for her, control settings, etc. TBH I think there's a market opportunity for a consumer-oriented MDM for families. There's a lot of features and control that's only possible for businesses with these devices, and I'm not sure why no one is making any kind of centralized management but for consumers.