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Anthropic Rolls Out Claude Dispatch, Letting Users Direct Cowork From Their Phones

Tasks execute on the paired computer in a sandbox, keeping data on‑device.

Overview

  • The research preview began reaching Max subscribers on March 17, with Pro access following shortly after.
  • A persistent cross‑device thread lets people start and monitor multi‑step work on mobile while execution continues on their computer.
  • Setup takes a quick QR code pairing between Claude Desktop and the mobile app, with the phone acting as a remote control rather than running jobs.
  • The system inherits Cowork’s abilities, including local file access, browser control, plugins for Gmail, Slack, Google Calendar and Salesforce, and sandboxed script execution.
  • Anthropic highlights security considerations: remote actions may read, move or delete files, and the computer must stay awake with Claude Desktop open.