Features
Pairing your phone
Link your phone to your PC with a one-time QR code.
Pair
- On the PC: click the BambooKit chip → Add mobile device. A QR code appears with a countdown.
- On the phone: Devices → Scan QR code (or Pair a PC on Home).
- The PC shows a notification that the phone is connected, and the phone lists the PC.
Both devices must be signed in to the same account.
The QR code
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Content | bambookit://pair?t=<random one-time token> |
| Valid for | 2 minutes; a new code appears automatically, or press New code |
| Uses | Once. Creating a new code cancels the previous unused one |
| Contains | No password and no session token. BambooKit Cloud stores only a hash of it |
How devices prove who they are
- Each PC creates its own device key the first time it starts and keeps it encrypted by Windows. Every request from the PC is signed with that key, so nobody can impersonate your PC with a copied password or token.
- Each phone gets a random installation id. A phone can only send actions to PCs it is paired with.
Diagram
PC ── "give me a pairing code" (signed) ──► Cloud ── code (2 min, one use) ──► PC shows QR
Phone ── scans QR, sends code ──────────► Cloud checks: valid, unused, same account
Cloud ── "paired" ──► PC and phoneDisconnect, rename, revoke
| Action | Where | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Disconnect | PC: Paired phones. Phone: Devices | Removes the pairing; scan a new code to pair again |
| Rename | Phone: Devices | Changes the name shown everywhere |
| Revoke | Phone: Devices | Removes the device from your account immediately and for good |
A revoked PC shows "This desktop was revoked from your BambooKit account". See Troubleshooting to set it up again.
Pairing errors
| Message | Fix |
|---|---|
| This QR code has expired | Scan the new code |
| This QR code was already used | Press New code on the PC |
| This desktop is signed in to a different BambooKit account | Use the same account (email and Google are different accounts) |
| That is not a BambooKit pairing code | Scan the code from Add mobile device |