Anthropic's Claude Cowork Expands to Mobile and Web

Anthropic has expanded Claude Cowork, its general-knowledge-work AI agent, from desktop to mobile and web platforms, rolling out in beta to Max subscribers first. The update allows tasks to run in the cloud and continue even when the laptop is closed, with notifications on the phone for approvals.

Multi-platform expansion

Cowork is now accessible via the Claude smartphone app (iOS and Android) and web browser, though the desktop app remains the home for deep work with local file access Source: The Verge. The feature Dispatch routes tasks to the appropriate engine—Claude Code for development, Cowork for knowledge work—and returns results without exposing every step Source: The Next Web.

Usage data

Anthropic released early usage data from 1.2 million sessions across 600,000 organizations. The largest category was business process work at 33.4%, followed by content creation at 16.4%, while software development accounted for just 8.7% Source: TechCrunch. This undercuts the coding-first stereotype and shows AI's impact on everyday business tasks.

Security and limits

Security concerns remain, as a manipulated instruction or phishing link could trigger actions on a remote machine Source: The Next Web. Anthropic urges caution. Doubled usage limits for Cowork are extended through August 5th Source: The Verge.