Claude Cowork Goes Mobile: Work Follows You Now

What Changed? Quick observation: Cowork now runs on web and mobile in addition to the desktop app that launched in April 2026. Sessions and files now save to your Claude account, and that means you can start work on a laptop and pick it up on a phone without moving files manually. Scheduled tasks now run even when none of your devices are online, and Claude will push decision questions to your phone when it needs your input instead of stalling. Chat and Cowork now share one home inside Claude so projects, chats, and artifacts live together and you don't hunt between apps. Rollout begins for Max plans over the next few weeks, and the desktop app remains the fullest version because it keeps local file access and direct browser integration. Cowork usage limits have been doubled through 5 August 2026 to mark the launch, and you're free to test more sessions while the promotion runs. Practical change: your work is tied to your Claude account rather than a single machine, and that shifts how you move between devices during a day.

Why does mobile and web access matter for a cowork tool you already used on desktop? You start tasks on one device and pick them up on another throughout your day and this release removes the friction of emailing files or juggling local copies. Claude saving sessions and files to your account means your context follows you and scheduled automations keep running even if your phone and laptop are off. That reduces delays when you hand off work to an assistant or when a timed task needs to finish overnight. The shared home for Chat and Cowork matters for project continuity because you won't lose chat context when you open a Cowork session. Rolling the feature to Max plans first means you may wait a few weeks if you're not on Max and the desktop app still gives the most direct access to local files and integrated browsers depending on your workflow.

Who gets the immediate upside from Cowork going mobile and web? Anyone who splits work across laptop and phone will see the clearest gains because sessions follow your account rather than a single machine (which to me was THE most annoying thing about Cowork). Remote teams that schedule tasks benefit because automations run even when no device is online and that reduces reliance on a machine staying awake. People who mix chat and task work benefit from the unified home for projects and artifacts because context stays linked and easier to find.

Should you switch parts of your workflow to web or mobile Cowork now? Yes if you move between devices during the day and want session continuity and if you run scheduled tasks that shouldn't depend on a device staying online. No if you're not on a Max plan yet because rollout begins with those plans over the next few weeks and you might not see the new options immediately. No if your workflow depends on local-only files or in-browser integrations that remain desktop-only depending on the task. Practical guidance: start by trying small tasks on web or mobile while keeping complex file-heavy work on desktop. Use the doubled usage limits through 5 August 2026 to test cross-device handoffs and scheduled tasks. If Claude asks a decision only you can make it will send a prompt to your phone so your flows don't stall.

Claude Cowork going mobile and web shifts Cowork from a machine-tied tool to an account-centered workspace. That change makes day-to-day work more flexible for people who move between laptop and phone (or who's laptop dies and you need to rebuild your Claude knowledge gah!) and it reduces friction when scheduled tasks must run without a device online. Use the doubled limits through 5 August 2026 to stress-test handoffs and automations so you learn where gaps remain in your process. If you're on a Max plan you'll see this first and should evaluate how the unified home for chat and Cowork changes your project organization. If you're not on Max you'll likely wait a few weeks, and you should plan a phased migration so nothing critical depends on features that remain desktop-only.