WHO IT IS FOR
A phone that listens to you.
Agent Ethan is built for people who find a touchscreen hard to use. Say it once, in your own words, and Ethan does the tapping.
Agent Ethan is a tool for operating your phone. It is not medical advice or treatment.
Tremor, arthritis and limited hand control
If your hands shake or mis-tap, small buttons are a daily fight. That includes tremor, arthritis, Parkinson’s, repetitive strain, and using a phone with one hand.
With Agent Ethan, one spoken command can replace tapping through several screens. Ethan taps, types and scrolls, and you watch it happen. You can pause or stop it from the small pill that stays on top.
Low vision and blindness
Keep your own screen reader on. Ethan works alongside TalkBack and your other accessibility settings rather than replacing them.
Ethan’s own controls are labelled for TalkBack. When you choose “Out loud” in Settings, Ethan speaks when it starts, whenever it needs you, and when the task is done, and you can answer by voice.
Older adults
Menus, search boxes and tiny buttons are not for everyone. Ethan lets a parent or grandparent simply say what they want.
A family member can set Ethan up once: install it, sign in, and switch on the Accessibility service. After that, your parent speaks and Ethan does the rest, asking before it sends or calls, and stopping before payments, bookings and permanent deletions. Our guide walks through it: how to set up Agent Ethan for a parent.
Language barriers
If the app is in English but you do not read English well, speak in your own language.
Ethan understands many languages, so you can speak English, Spanish and many other languages, whatever you speak at home. Ethan handles the English screens while you keep talking the way you do at home. Read more in use your phone in your own language.
Memory difficulty
Tasks that cross several screens are easy to lose halfway. Say the whole task once and let Ethan carry the steps.
Ethan shows a short plan first, so you can see what it is about to do. Ethan keeps a short summary of each task, so a follow-up like “now do the next one” can continue where you left off.
What this page does not promise
Ethan is an aid you control, not a replacement for care or professional advice. It uses AI to understand your request and the screen, so it can make mistakes, and it works inside other apps whose screens it does not control. By default it asks before it sends or calls, and it is designed to stop before paying, booking or permanently deleting. You can stop it at any moment.
If you are not sure whether Ethan will work for your situation, ask us before you set it up.
Guides for each audience
Agent Ethan for Older Adults and Their Families
A family member sets Agent Ethan up once, and an older parent can then say what they need in plain words. Ethan stops before payments. Here is how it works.
Voice Control for a Shaky Hand: Agent Ethan
If tremor or Parkinson's makes small phone buttons hard to hit, Agent Ethan lets you say a task and does the taps for you. Here is how it works in daily use.
Phone Help for Arthritis and Limited Grip
When joint pain or a weak grip makes tapping and holding a phone tiring, Agent Ethan lets you speak a task and does the touch work. Here is what it does.
One-Handed Phone Use: Say It, Do Not Reach
One-handed phone use means stretching to reach and tap. Agent Ethan lets you say the task instead and does the tapping. Here is how it fits.
Agent Ethan Alongside TalkBack for Low Vision
Agent Ethan is built to work alongside TalkBack, not replace it. It speaks when it starts, when it needs you and when it is done. Here is how they fit.
How to Set Up Agent Ethan on a Parent's Phone
A calm, step-by-step way to set up Agent Ethan on a parent's Android phone once, so they can say what they need and stay in control of every step.
GET STARTED
Ready when you are.
Agent Ethan is free to start, with a daily allowance of assisted tasks. It needs Android 11 or newer.