How iTell works

Two apps, one QR code, about five minutes. After that it just runs.

Install both apps

iTell on the Android phone that holds the SIM, and iTell on your iPhone. Sign in to both with the same account.

Pair once with a QR code

The Android phone shows a code, your iPhone scans it. The two phones exchange keys right there, and only those two can talk to each other from now on.

Put the phone in your bag

Calls ring on your iPhone, texts arrive there, contacts and history show up. The Android phone stays quiet.

Linked, and quiet

Paired once, the two phones keep an encrypted link on their own.

Under the hood, in plain words

Bluetooth LE

The two phones keep a low-energy Bluetooth link open, the same kind your watch uses. No Wi-Fi network, no hotspot, no server.

Calls

When a call comes in, the Android phone tells the iPhone, which shows it on the system call screen. Voice travels both ways in small encrypted packets.

Texts and contacts

Texts, contacts and call history are synced in the background and stored only inside iTell on your iPhone.

What you need

An Android phone with Android 13 or later, holding the SIM you want to use.
An iPhone with iOS 17 or later.
Both phones within Bluetooth range: a bag, a pocket, the same room.
An iTell account with a license (one Android phone + one iPhone).

If something's off

The iPhone says the other phone is out of reach

Check that Bluetooth is on for both phones and that the Android phone isn't in battery saver that stops apps. It reconnects by itself.

Calls ring but I can't hear the caller

Open iTell on the Android phone → Settings → Call audio and run the check. It tries every method and keeps the one that works on your phone.

I got a new phone

Free the old phone's seat in your account, sign in on the new one and pair again with the QR code.

Leave the second phone in your bag.

Create an account, install both apps, pair them once. That's the whole setup.

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