Remote debugger (IDA Pro)
Last updated:Jul 22, 2026
The remote debugger pairs a debug service on the cloud phone with IDA Pro as the front end, so you can do dynamic analysis and reverse engineering on real devices for authorized research and testing. The debug channel is built to stay quiet — hard for the target app to spot.
Use it only on apps and devices you are authorized to test.
How it works
A debug service runs on the device. From your workstation, IDA Pro connects to it as a remote debugger — you attach to a process and work with familiar tooling.
- Attach to a running process on the device
- Breakpoints & single-step through the code
- Inspect memory, registers and the call stack
- Evasion by design — built to get past the target's anti-debug checks
- Real environment — the debug service runs device-side on a physical device, so there are fewer tells than a sandbox would leave
Getting started
- Request developer access and provision a cloud phone.
- Enable the debug service on the device.
- In IDA Pro, choose the remote debugger and point it at the device endpoint provided to you.
- Attach to the target process and begin your analysis.
Combine it with the Hook SDK for instrumentation, and with wp_cli to automate setup across devices.
Contact us for access and connection details.