How to install and use LaiCai Android Agent

LaiCai Android Agent is the LaiCai client installed on your phone. It runs compatible Flow Profiles on-device and can route phone traffic through a network connection configured on your computer over USB.

Full video: installation, permissions, floating console, and Device Network

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What you can do after installation

LaiCai Android Agent

Run Flow on your phone

Deploy a compatible Flow Profile to Agent, start it from Agent or the floating console, and view live run logs and navigation maps on the phone.

Use Device Network

Route the phone through the computer network or a saved SOCKS5, HTTP, HTTPS, WireGuard, or OpenVPN route in LaiCai Screen Mirroring.

Install LaiCai Android Agent

Open Agent management

Open “Devices” at the top of LaiCai Screen Mirroring and choose “LaiCai Agent.” Make sure the Android phone is connected by USB and appears in the device list.

Select the phone and install

In Agent Management, select the target phone, click “Install Agent,” and confirm. On first install, LaiCai automatically downloads and verifies the official APK.

Wait for completion

Keep the phone connected until the desktop reports success. Open LaiCai Android Agent on the phone, then go to Settings → Permissions to configure what your Flow needs.

Enable only the permissions your Flow needs

You do not need to enable everything. Agent checks the selected Profile when it starts and tells you exactly which required permissions are missing.

Accessibility

Usually required

Required for taps, swipes, long presses, text input, Back/Home, reading UI elements, and macro playback.

Shizuku

When needed

Required for screen recognition, screenshots, force stop, and shell actions.

Floating Run Log

Optional

Shows the console, run log, and navigation map over other apps. The complete log remains available inside Agent without it.

Screen Recording

Recording only

Enable only when a Flow records the screen. Navigation and image recognition do not need this permission.

Photos and Media

Older Android only

Needed only on Android 9 and earlier when saving screenshots or recordings to the public gallery.

Run Flow from the floating console

Tap “Open floating console” in Agent. It stays over other apps, so you can select a Profile, start it, and watch its status without leaving the current app.

Choose a deployed Profile from “Select Flow” and start it.
Follow the latest events, open the full log, and view the live map for navigation-enabled Flow.
Use Console settings for light, dark, or system appearance, and close the console when you no longer need it.

Connect Device Network

Choose a configured route for the phone on the computer, then confirm it on the Agent Device Network page. A VPN key in the Android status bar means the phone VPN is handling traffic.

Open Device Network for the target phone in LaiCai Screen Mirroring and choose the computer network or a saved proxy/VPN route.
Click Connect and accept the Android VPN request the first time.
When finished, choose “Stop and restore phone network” to return the phone to its normal network.

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