Cellular sharing
An on-phone proxy opens internet connections instead of ordinary hotspot forwarding. Mac discovers your USB-connected iPhone; Windows and routers can use a manual proxy setup.
iPhone cellular sharing
Your phone’s data plan.
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Connect your iPhone to your computer over USB and use its cellular connection through CellGlide. The phone app opens the connections instead of ordinary hotspot forwarding. Check speed and usage on your phone as you go.
Whether traffic counts toward a hotspot allowance depends on your carrier’s classification and plan. Check your actual bill.
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What is in the app
The iPhone app also tracks usage and helps you check the connection.
Traffic statistics
See live upload and download speeds and a chart. Explore traffic by session, day or month, with protocol categories such as HTTPS and QUIC.
Choose your DNS
Use Cloudflare, Google or a custom encrypted DNS endpoint. Turn off CellGlide DNS whenever you prefer system resolution.
Check your connection
Test cellular internet, DNS and the local proxy. View exit IP information and measure cellular speed with Cloudflare.
Your first connection
Install CellGlide on both your iPhone and Mac.
Connect your devices
Connect iPhone and Mac over USB. Unlock the phone and trust the computer.
Start sharing
Open CellGlide on iPhone and start sharing. Foreground mode requires the app to stay on screen.
Connect on your Mac
Open the Mac client, authorize its background service and enable TUN to route computer traffic through the phone.
Common questions
Will this use my hotspot allowance?
CellGlide passes requests to the iPhone app, which opens connections over cellular rather than using ordinary Personal Hotspot forwarding. This describes how sharing works, but does not guarantee that your carrier counts it as phone data instead of hotspot data. Your plan and actual bill determine accounting.
Is connecting USB enough?
Start sharing on iPhone, then enable TUN on the Mac or configure a proxy on another device. A cable alone does not route your traffic.
Can I lock my iPhone or switch apps?
Foreground mode needs CellGlide to stay on screen. The current developer-installed build offers optional VPN background sharing. Enable it manually and use a client that supports USB port forwarding.
Does usage match my carrier bill?
The statistics cover traffic forwarded by CellGlide, not all iPhone cellular usage. Direct speed tests and some diagnostics are outside proxy statistics. Your carrier’s actual records determine billing.
Where can I download it?
Download the Mac client here for Apple silicon and macOS 13 or later. The iPhone app still requires developer installation and is not available on the App Store yet.
Need the full instructions?
The guide covers phone settings, the Mac client and proxy setup on other devices.