Everywhere

Jev on top of your apps

Drag Jev out and he stays on your screen over whatever app you use. Tap him and he answers about what you are looking at.

FreeMacPhoneThe Jevie app on Android

Choose an example to copy it, then try it in Jevie.

Use it Set it up How it works Limits Where it's kept

Use it

Mac

drag Jev out of the palette onto the desktopHe stays where you drop him, on every Space
click him over any appThe palette opens, and this means the window in front: its document, its page, its selection
summarize thisreply to thiswhat does this error meanAsked about that window
drop files on himThe palette opens with them as these
⌘ Space or ⌘⌘He goes into the palette while it is up, and back out to his spot when it closes
point at himA small × shows; click it to hide him
right-clickDance, nap, always on the desktop, only while working, hide Jev
show jev on the desktopjev only while workinghide jevThe same in words

Android

open the bar on the home screen, then drag Jev out of it and let go anywhereHe stays at the screen's edge over every app
tap him in any appJevie opens over that screen, which it has read, so what does this mean or translate this is about it, with what it names ringed
drag him up or down the edgeHe stays where you leave him
drag him onto the × at the bottom, or tap Put away in his notificationHe goes away

Set it up

Android: the first time you drag him out, allow Jevie to display over other apps, then come back to the home screen.
Android: for a tap to read the screen, choose Jevie under Settings → Apps → Default apps → Digital assistant app (see the assistant key).

How it works

On the Mac, Jev is a small window that never takes the focus away from the app you use. There is only ever one Jev on screen: while the palette is open he is the one at its edge. Clicking him opens the palette over that app and lets go of the row the palette last highlighted, so your words are read against the app in front.

On Android, Jev is a window over other apps, kept there by a service with a quiet notification. A tap asks the phone's assistant, which is Jevie, to read the screen as holding the side key does. Jev steps aside for a moment first, so the picture shows the app and not him. He fades when you leave him alone and comes back when touched.

Limits

Android only: an iPhone does not let an app stay on screen over other apps. Use the Action Button instead (the assistant key).
Android: without Jevie as the digital assistant, a tap opens Jevie without reading the screen, and says so once.
Android: secure screens (banking, passwords) and the lock screen give no picture.
Android: after the phone restarts, drag him out again.
Mac: when the palette fills the screen, dragging Jev moves the palette instead.

Where it's kept

More: the assistant key, the launcher.

In Jevie, help floating jev answers from this page as you type.

Updated 31 October 2026 · Something wrong or missing? Tell us