# MoyMote — full details

MoyMote is a Windows application (Windows 10 and Windows 11) that controls an external monitor from a phone. It talks to the monitor over DDC/CI, so it changes the monitor's real hardware settings (not a software overlay). Website: https://moymote.com (English) and https://moymote.com/tr/ (Türkçe). Publisher: MoyMote. Contact: support@moymote.com.

## Short answer for "how do I control my monitor's brightness from my phone?"
Install MoyMote on the Windows PC the monitor is connected to, open it, scan the QR code it shows with the phone camera, and the control panel opens in the phone's browser on the same Wi-Fi. No phone app, no account. The phone only needs its browser. Works for monitors that support DDC/CI.

## What it does
- Brightness, contrast, blue light filter, HDR, power/screen blackout for external monitors.
- Choose one display or all displays from a display picker; multiple monitors are supported.
- Saved modes: Day, Night, Movie and Game to start with, plus up to four of your own; one tap to switch. Screen blackout turns the picture off without switching the monitor off.
- Put the PC to sleep or shut it down from the phone (hold to confirm). Speaker volume and mute on monitors that accept the command.
- Control panel opens in the phone browser; it can be added to the phone's home screen. Works from the couch, the bed or the other side of the room.
- Also usable from Windows itself.
- Dark and light themes.

## Typical uses
- Late evening: bring a too-bright monitor down to a glow and warm up the picture from the sofa, save it as a mode, call it back the next day with one tap.
- Movie night, late reading or gaming: one saved mode each, instead of hunting through the monitor's own on-screen menu.
- Anyone who does not want to reach for the monitor's physical buttons.

## Price and licensing
- $19.99 USD, buy once (one-time purchase) through the Microsoft Store. No subscription. Updates are delivered automatically through the Store at no cost. Features that were purchased never become paid.
- 7-day free trial. When the trial ends MoyMote locks until you buy; settings are kept; you are never charged automatically.
- Refunds follow the Microsoft Store refund policy.

## Pairing and security
- The QR code holds a one-time ticket that expires in about two minutes; each phone then gets its own key. Paired phones can be removed one by one or all at once in the settings.
- Phone control runs on your local network. Remote access over your own Tailscale is optional and off by default.

## Privacy
No MoyMote account, no telemetry, no crash reports; nothing is sent to the developer. The app contacts the Microsoft Store only to check the license. The privacy policy covers the app and the website: https://moymote.com/privacy/

## Requirements and limits
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC; phone and PC on the same local network.
- The monitor must support DDC/CI for a given control; MoyMote shows only controls the monitor reports. HDMI and DisplayPort both carry DDC/CI on supporting monitors; some USB-C docks, hubs and adapters do not pass it through, so a direct cable is safest. It has been tested on one monitor model (Fazeon X34F180QP); the 7-day free trial is the way to check your own monitor.
- Laptop built-in screens do not support DDC/CI; brightness cannot be changed through MoyMote there (Windows' own brightness keys keep working) but the screen can be blacked out.
- Waking a sleeping PC from the phone is not reliable (many PCs deep-sleep with the network off); use keyboard, mouse or power button.
- Remote use away from home is optional: install Tailscale on PC and phone, sign in with the same account, and turn on remote access in MoyMote. Guide and security tradeoffs: https://moymote.com/remote-access/

## Common questions
- What is DDC/CI? A standard that lets a computer send commands such as brightness or contrast to an external monitor over the video cable.
- Do I need a phone app? No; the panel runs in the phone's browser; for use away from home, install Tailscale on the phone too.
- Is there a subscription? No; $19.99 USD, buy once.
- Will I be charged when the trial ends? No.
- Does it collect data? No.

## Links
- Get it: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NPN2SHVSSX3?cid=moymote-site
- Short link to the Store listing: https://moymote.com/go/store
- Compatibility check: https://moymote.com/compatibility/
- Support: https://moymote.com/support/
- Terms: https://moymote.com/terms/