AWS Console Mobile App: Manage Your AWS Resources Anytime, Anywhere

Discover the AWS Console mobile app, your handy tool for managing AWS resources on the go. While it doesn’t offer the full desktop capabilities, it lets you efficiently handle EC2, S3, RDS, and more. Perfect for cloud professionals needing quick access and control, wherever they are!

AWS Console Mobile App: Manage AWS on the Go

The AWS Console Mobile App by Amazon Web Services lets you manage your AWS resources on the go. While it doesn't offer the full range of capabilities found in the desktop version, it allows you to view resources for selected services and perform some management functions.

Services and Tasks You Can Manage

EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)

  • Browse, filter, and search instances
  • View configuration details
  • Monitor CloudWatch metrics and alarms
  • Instance operations: Start, stop, reboot, or terminate instances
  • Manage security group rules
  • Manage Elastic IP Addresses
  • View block devices

Elastic Load Balancing

  • Browse, filter, and search load balancers
  • View attached instance details
  • Manage instances

S3 (Simple Storage Service)

  • Browse buckets
  • View object properties

Route 53

  • Browse hosted zones
  • View record set details

RDS (Relational Database Service)

  • Browse, filter, search, and reboot instances
  • View configuration, security, and network settings

Auto Scaling

  • View group details, policies, metrics, and alarms
  • Manage instance numbers

Elastic Beanstalk

  • View applications and events
  • Manage environment configurations

DynamoDB

  • View table details

CloudFormation

  • View stack details

OpsWorks

  • View stack configurations
  • Instance management

CloudWatch

  • View graphs
  • List alarms
  • Manage alarm actions

Services Dashboard

  • Service information
  • Billing information
  • Multi-account management

Features of the AWS Mobile App

To use the AWS Mobile App, you need an existing AWS account. After logging in with your credentials, you can select the region you want to manage. The app allows you to stay signed in to multiple identities simultaneously.

For security, it's advisable to secure your mobile device with a passcode and use IAM (Identity and Access Management) credentials to log in. If your device is lost, the IAM user can be deactivated to prevent unauthorized access. Note that root accounts cannot be deactivated via the mobile console. For added security, especially when using AWS Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), it's recommended to use either a hardware MFA device or a virtual MFA on a separate mobile device.

The current version of the app is 1.14. There’s also a feedback link in the app’s menu where you can share your experiences or ask questions.