- Screenshot X shows Claude Cowork’s new mobile remote UI
- OpenAI already has a Codex remote control tool in the mobile app
- Anthropic has already indicated that Dispatch is in beta; launch could be imminent
Anthropic could be testing a mobile add-on feature for Claude Cowork, giving users remote access to the autonomous agent that handles long-running tasks on their computer.
Cowork will remain a desktop tool for autonomously performing longer tasks, such as organizing and analyzing local files and generating documents, and the mobile addition will only serve as a remote control to check progress.
Importantly, users can also launch tasks remotely from their phone, giving the mobile app nearly identical functionality to the desktop app, although it doesn’t actually run those tasks locally.
Claude Cowork could soon have a mobile driver
Screenshots of the upcoming feature were shared in an X post, implying that the remote functionality can be used on both the mobile app and the web.
The company has not officially announced the rumored update, but it would make sense following OpenAI’s introduction of a Codex controller within the ChatGPT mobile app in May.
Adding remote access would strengthen Claude Cowork’s position as an always-on digital colleague, rather than simply a conversational chatbot, allowing it to perform tasks even when a human user may be busy.
Cowork’s website indicates that pairing a phone is now available in beta, but finer details are unconfirmed, such as which accounts might have access first.
A separate support article also implies that Dispatch, the remote tool, is available in beta for the Pro and Max plans, noting that an active Internet connection is required on both devices and that the desktop must also be active.
In short, the fragmented information points to an imminent launch.
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