DroidDesk provides access to real physical Android smartphones. However, this does not guarantee compatibility with every Android app or service.
Some applications use additional security mechanisms or require the smartphone to be a permanent personal device belonging to the user.
The following services may be unsupported or may not work correctly on rented devices.
Services that may be restricted
- 💳 Google Wallet — functionality may be restricted on rented devices.
- 🏦 Revolut and certain banking apps — financial applications may require additional security checks, a permanent screen lock, PIN code, or biometric authentication.
- 🔐 Apps that require a PIN, Face ID, or other mandatory device lock — enabling a system-level screen lock may prevent further remote access to the device.
- 🎰 Betting and certain gambling apps — these services may perform additional device and user-environment checks, so their functionality on rented smartphones cannot be guaranteed.
- 🛡️ Apps with enhanced security requirements — certain financial, payment, and other security-sensitive services may restrict functionality on remotely accessed or non-personal devices.
- 📞 Phone calls, video calls and any audio — not available. Voice calls (incoming and outgoing) are currently not available on DroidDesk phones. The remote-access software also does not capture or transmit sound, so app calls and any audio in or out of the device will not work.
- 💬 SMS — works only with your own eSIM (1 Week or 1 Month plan, or 3 Hours or 1 Day with the Full Access add-on, +$10). You never receive SMS or calls on the host's SIM.
Important: DroidDesk guarantees remote access to a real physical Android device, but does not guarantee compatibility with or successful operation of any specific third-party app or service. Any such restrictions are determined by the respective service providers and their security policies.
Full Access (included in the 1 Week plan, or a +$10 add-on on 3 Hours and 1 Day) does not remove these limits. It is not root access. The physical camera stays blocked, and some security settings, such as the screen lock, stay locked.
If you require a specific application, we recommend checking its requirements and compatibility before purchasing a long-term rental.