Utah County Ready vs Tether

Utah County Ready is an individual / family planning tool that helps people be prepared in the event of an emergency. Utah County Ready has the ability to input personal information related to family information, emergency contacts, insurance information, home inventory, evacuation meeting points, and more. The App provides valuable reference material that can be used to help plan for stressful situations that may come up. This information can be an off-line single point of reference when needed. A feature also allows citizens to document emergency situations and send photos to Emergency Management personnel if they choose. Utilizing this emergency preparedness tool can provide guidance for people who wish to be proactive in their preparedness efforts. All information entered into the App is stored on the user’s local device. Utah County does not receive any information contained in the app. This is a planning tool for individual / family use. This tool is provided by Emergency Management professionals in Utah County for Utah County residents.

Tether is an app designed for Linux users running custom desktop environments (Wayland). It provides essential ecosystem integration between your mobile device and your workstation, operating entirely over your local Wi-Fi. There are no cloud servers, third-party services, or accounts required. All data is routed strictly on your local network and secured with end-to-end mTLS encryption. Features: • Shared Clipboard: Sync clipboard text bi-directionally between your iPhone and your Linux machine. • File Transfers: Send documents, photos, and archives directly to your desktop, or receive files from it. • Local Discovery: Uses mDNS/Bonjour to automatically find your desktop - no static IP configuration needed. • Encrypted Connections: Device pairing and all network traffic are secured via mutual TLS certificates. Note: Tether is the iOS client app. To use it, simply run the free, open-source Tether desktop application (available as a CLI or GTK app) on your Linux machine. Visit the project's repository to download it and get started.