OpenClaw Launches iOS and Android Companion App, Adding Direct Mobile Chat and Phone Access
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Updated · Tom's Guide · Aug 11
OpenClaw Launches iOS and Android Companion App, Adding Direct Mobile Chat and Phone Access
3 articles · Updated · Tom's Guide · Aug 11
Summary
OpenClaw’s new iOS and Android app lets users chat with their AI agent directly on mobile instead of routing conversations through Discord, Slack or Telegram.
The app adds phone-native features including voice dictation, voice notes, photo sharing, and permission-based access to contacts, calendar and location; Android also supports notification forwarding.
The mobile release does not run an OpenClaw gateway itself, so users still need a separate desktop or server instance powered on and reachable before pairing the phone.
Pairing is handled through on-screen authentication, typically by scanning a QR code from the agent, after which users can choose how much device access to grant.
The launch extends OpenClaw’s always-on assistant model to smartphones, but setup still depends on an existing computer or server-based deployment.