Under the hood

What actually talks to what.

Tap a task to watch where the traffic goes. Then pull the internet cable and see what changes. (Spoiler: almost nothing.)

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The app and the service speak plain HTTP with a bearer token, phone to box, on your Wi-Fi. Pick a task above to see exactly what moves where.