📱 Setting Up Mobile / Tablet Light

Mobile / Tablet Light provides Chat, Events, Viewers, and SheevPad panels on a phone or tablet connected to your local network.

Requirements

  • SheevChat must be open on the host PC.
  • Both devices must use the same Wi-Fi or LAN.
  • A firewall or VPN must not block local access.

Pair a Device

On the host PC:

  1. Open Settings → Sources.
  2. Expand Mobile / Tablet Pairing.
  3. Choose Unaliased or Aliased.
  4. Scan the QR code with the mobile device.
  5. Enter the separate four-digit Pair Code shown on the PC.
  6. Tap Pair.

The code expires after about 10 minutes. Click Refresh Code if needed. The browser remembers its token until its site data is cleared.

The QR code opens the page but does not contain the Pair Code.

Choose the Address

Unaliased uses the PC's numeric LAN address:

http://192.168.1.50:3000/mobile

Use it for Android/Galaxy devices or when a .local address does not load.

Aliased uses a friendly local name:

http://sheevchat-name.local:3000/mobile

Use it when the device supports mDNS/Bonjour. If unsure, start with Unaliased.

Build a Mobile View

Use the compact connected header to select a saved view. Open the actions menu and choose View Settings to edit it.

  1. Name the view.
  2. Choose a Starter Layout, or set the number of grid rows and columns.
  3. In the Grid Editor, tap one cell and then another to select a rectangle.
  4. Choose Chat, Events, Viewers, or SheevPad.
  5. Tap Assign.
  6. Repeat for the remaining areas. Use Clear to empty a selection.
  7. Choose whether to show the chat send box.
  8. Save the view.

The grid supports up to eight rows and eight columns. A panel can fill one cell or span a larger rectangle. Create separate views for different jobs, such as full-screen SheevPad and Chat + Events.

The Viewers panel shows available live totals across connected platforms and labels recently seen chatters separately. Seen users are session activity, not a complete current viewer list. See How To Understand Viewer Totals and Seen Users.

Views are saved for that device. Existing layouts are migrated into the grid editor automatically.

Send Messages and Commands

When the view includes the send box:

  1. Choose a connected platform or All.
  2. Enter the message.
  3. Tap Send.

The command picker provides quick access to available commands. Moderator commands still require suitable account permissions.

SheevPad navigation buttons can jump to a specific group, the next or previous group, or the favorite group. Create these in the desktop SheevPad editor, save them, then include SheevPad in the mobile view.

Pinned messages appear above the mobile Chat view and can be unpinned there. New pins are created from SheevChat's main Chat panel.

When Show chat image previews is enabled in SheevChat's General display settings, safe direct images and supported Twitch GIPHY content can appear in Mobile Chat. See How To Show Image and GIF Previews in Chat.

Mobile / Tablet Light follows the global theme and readability options selected in SheevChat under Settings → General → Themes and Accessibility.

Use the always-available Fullscreen control when the browser or saved-app mode supports it. Rotating the device corrects stale browser zoom while preserving intentional pinch zoom.

If Favorite does nothing, return to the desktop editor and mark one SheevPad group as the favorite.

Save It as an App

See How To Save SheevPad as a Mobile App for browser-specific iPhone, iPad, Android, Edge, Samsung Internet, and Firefox instructions.

Common Problems

  • QR page will not load: Use Unaliased and confirm both devices share a network.
  • Pair Code rejected: Refresh the expired code.
  • Previously paired device fails: Clear that site's browser data and pair again.
  • .local cannot be found: Use the Unaliased LAN/IP option.
  • Disconnected after an IP or port change: Pair again using the updated address.
  • Panel does not fill the intended area: Clear it, select the rectangle's two corner cells, and assign it again.
  • View Settings is missing: Open the header's actions menu.
  • Layout stays zoomed after rotation: Return to normal scale once; SheevChat corrects stale rotation zoom without disabling pinch zoom.
  • SheevPad button is missing: Enable and save it in the desktop SheevPad editor.