Mobile App and Automatic Network Joining

The iOS and Android apps are designed for terminal access and communication workflows. Mobile devices can join the private network automatically when the app needs access to a private host.

First Launch

If the app has no saved mobile network device, it starts the add-device flow automatically and shows a status such as Device adding to local network while the VPN profile is created.

Saved Mobile Device Data

After a successful join, SSH Bridge saves lightweight local device data, including the assigned mesh IP. On later launches it first tries to resume the existing VPN connection.

When the IP Changes

Mobile devices may receive a new mesh IP after being re-added. This is expected because other devices normally do not SSH into phones or tablets. Future cleanup can remove older mobile nodes from the network list automatically.

Mobile Network List

Mobile devices can appear in My Network for visibility. They should be treated as the current app device and should not need the same remote actions as desktop or server machines.