Claude Cowork Comes to iOS, Android, and Web: The Agent Keeps Working After You Close Your Laptop

My take: Claude Cowork, the AI agent that works directly with your computer's files, just took a significant step: Anthropic announced this week its expansion to web, iOS, and Android, starting with Max plan users. The most important part is not that you can now open it on your phone, but what it means in practice: Cowork sessions continue running in the cloud even after you close your laptop, and the agent keeps working until it needs your approval to take the next step.

For anyone who creates content, manages projects, or constantly works with documents and email, this changes the kind of task you can delegate. Previously, an agent required your machine to be on and active. Now it can complete a draft, review documents, or prepare a response while you focus on something else, and ask for your permission when it reaches a decision point.

Which repetitive tasks in your week could you hand off to the agent while you focus on work that actually requires your attention?