AAC · LEVEL 2 · PHONE CONTROL
Phone Control
Why phone control matters
For many children who use pictures to speak, the AAC device is their voice. Changing things from your phone means you don’t have to take it away from them.
What phone control does
From a parent’s phone you can change the volume, the screen lock, pages, new buttons, send a card to the tablet, and more.
What it needs today
- A computer at home (a Windows PC) that is on when you make changes. It passes your phone’s changes to the tablet over home Wi‑Fi. Installed buttons with speech saved on the tablet can still speak when the computer is off.
- The phone and tablet on the same home Wi‑Fi. Tablets with their own mobile data still speak; phone control away from home needs extra setup, and we’ll help with that.
- Several tablets in one home can be controlled from one phone.
We are working toward phone control with no computer: the tablet would run its own phone page and pair with your phone by scanning a code.
You don’t have to know anything. We’ll help you step by step, and it’s free. We’re learning too; if you disagree with anything here or see a better way, please contact us ↗. This is technology and setup help, not a clinical service.