THthebeardisred·Oct 17, 2026Submission
2 points · Open discussiononehumanbeing
esp32-iphone-agent
Swift2026–2026
onehumanbeing / esp32-iphone-agent
esp32-iphone-agent
Let an AI model use a real iPhone with a $7 ESP32: AirPlay eyes, USB HID hands, any OpenAI-compatible vision model. No Mac, no developer account, no jailbreak.
2Distinct people
2Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
4.9KGitHub stars
What to know before exploring
What it is
Let an AI model use a real iPhone with a $7 ESP32: AirPlay eyes, USB HID hands, any OpenAI-compatible vision model. No Mac, no developer account, no jailbreak.
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Where it is used
No documented product use has been verified yet.
What people are saying
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Also in these discussions
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This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.
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Mentions over time
HN mentions by 3-hour interval2 dated mentions
Observed mentions: 2026-10-15 12:11:25 UTC to 2026-10-17 00:52:21 UTC.
Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
View mention counts and date ranges
| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 12:00 | 2026-10-15 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-15 15:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 15:00 | 2026-10-15 15:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-15 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 18:00 | 2026-10-15 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-15 21:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 21:00 | 2026-10-15 21:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-16 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 00:00 | 2026-10-16 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-16 03:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 03:00 | 2026-10-16 03:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-16 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 06:00 | 2026-10-16 06:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-16 09:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 09:00 | 2026-10-16 09:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-16 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 12:00 | 2026-10-16 12:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-16 15:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 15:00 | 2026-10-16 15:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-16 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 18:00 | 2026-10-16 18:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-16 21:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 21:00 | 2026-10-16 21:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-17 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17, 00:00 | 2026-10-17 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-10-17 03:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What Hacker News says
2 sourcesESP32-iPhone-agent: Let an AI model use an iPhone via ESP32, AirPlay, USB HID
3 points · Open discussion