Anthropic's Claude Cowork Hits Mobile and Web
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- Anthropic launched Claude Cowork on mobile and web for the first time, with Max subscribers getting access starting Tuesday and users on other plans following "in the coming weeks."
- Claude Cowork was previously limited to the Claude desktop app for macOS and Windows; the new release covers iOS and Android, though Anthropic says the "full experience" — including local file access — stays on desktop.
- Cowork sessions now run in the cloud by default, letting users continue work across devices or run tasks in the background even with the laptop closed, while desktop users can still toggle to local processing.
- Scheduled tasks will now execute even when no user device is online, and Claude can push notifications to users' phones when it has something ready to review or approve.
- Anthropic is extending its doubled Cowork usage limits through August 5th to coincide with the broader rollout.
Why it matters: Max subscribers get first crack at mobile-and-cloud Cowork on Tuesday, with other tiers following in weeks. The bigger shift is architectural: cloud-default sessions decouple Cowork from any single device, and the August 5th limit extension signals Anthropic wants users stress-testing the new experience without throttling concerns during the transition window.
