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Phone Farm iOS

Self-hosted iOS device farm with live browser control and workflow automation.

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Phone Farm iOS is an open-source framework and dashboard for controlling physical iPhones connected to a Mac. It provides live video streaming, direct touch and button controls, a PostgreSQL-backed job scheduler, and built-in automation plugins like TikTok scheduling and account switching.

What it's for

  • Manage and control multiple physical iPhones remotely through a single web dashboard
  • Schedule automated social media publishing and account switching workflows
  • Run automated iOS device testing locally without paying for cloud device farms

Features

  • Live video mirroring with remote touch and hardware button emulation (home, reboot, power, volume)
  • PostgreSQL-backed job scheduler with task versioning and recurring runs
  • Built-in TikTok automation workflow including account switching and scheduled posting
  • Appium and WebDriverAgent supervision with automatic health checks
  • Extensible plugin system for custom device tasks and UI panels

Pricing

Open source

Details

Type
GitHub repo
Category
Development
Topic
Device Automation
Open source
Yes
Platforms
macOS, Self-hosted, Web
For
Developers, QA engineers, and growth marketers managing multiple physical iPhones.
Alternative to
BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, AWS Device Farm
Tags
ios, device farm, automation, appium, testing, tiktok

Why it was saved

  • @marc.kaz, 14 September 2026: Enables running and automating an iPhone device farm locally without cloud subscriptions, complete with task automation and social media scheduling.

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