VedaByte AI

Bring the power of your Mac’s local AI right into your pocket. Vedabyte Mobile Companion extends your desktop local-first AI ecosystem to your Android device.

⚠️ CRITICAL PREREQUISITE

This is not a standalone AI app and has no cloud dependencies. It requires the Vedabyte Control Center desktop app running on a macOS machine connected to the same local Wi-Fi (LAN) network. The Control Center app can be found at Vedabyte.ai

Why Vedabyte?

Vedabyte is built on a privacy-first, zero-cloud architecture. Your data never leaves your home network. By pairing your Android phone with your Mac, you get a premium mobile AI experience completely free of cloud tracking, privacy compromises, or monthly subscriptions.

Key Features

Local Wi-Fi AI Chat: Stream responses directly from the open-source LLMs hosted on your Mac. Features a beautiful, dark-first Material 3 UI with distinctive teal bubbles for you and violet/purple accents for your AI companion.

Instant QR Pairing: No complicated IP configurations. Simply open the mobile pairing screen on your Mac, scan the auto-generated QR code using your phone's camera, and connect instantly.

Persistent Local History: Browse, search, and manage your conversation history. Threads are securely synced and cached locally in an on-device Room database.

Graceful Offline Awareness: If your Mac goes to sleep or you walk away from your Wi-Fi network, the app lets you know with a clear "Server Unreachable" banner while maintaining full read-access to your cached conversation history.

Per-Thread Memory Controls: Easily toggle the conversation memory engine on or off for individual threads right from the chat view.

Risk-Free Demo Mode: Want to explore the interface before setting up your desktop? Tap "Try Demo" on the connection screen to interact with pre-seeded data, test the UI, and change application settings offline.

Family-Safe AI & Parental Dashboard (Admin Only)

For users running a family household setup, logging in as an administrator unlocks a powerful local parental control subsystem:

Usage Insights: View active minutes, total message counts, and check weekly/monthly toggles for child accounts.

Automated Safety Flags: Review safety alerts flagged by the desktop’s local background LLM scanner (covering cyberbullying, explicit content, etc.) without exposing standard casual chats or homework help.

AI-Generated Daily Summaries: Read quick, local-AI-generated digests of your family's daily interactions to ensure online safety.

Transcript Drill-Down: View full raw conversation threads of managed user profiles straight from your mobile device.

Technical Specs & Privacy Guardrails

Purely Local Network Architecture: Calls are strictly routed via HTTP to your Mac's embedded Ktor/Netty server on port 8080.

Military-Grade Security: App credentials and API keys (vb_ prefixes) are stored using hardware-backed EncryptedSharedPreferences (AES256-GCM).

Dynamic Feature Gating: The mobile sidebar adapts dynamically based on what features your desktop Control Center is actively hosting.

UI Personalization: Native support for light/dark theme matching, custom haptic feedback toggles, and multi-tier text size scaling (up to 1.3x XL).

How to Get Started

Download and run the Vedabyte Control Center on your Apple Silicon Mac.

Ensure both your Mac and your Android device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Navigate to the mobile connection panel in the desktop settings to reveal your unique pairing QR code.

Open this app, choose the QR scanner tab, scan the code, and start chatting with your completely local private intelligence!

Still not sure? Find out more at Vedabyte.ai