OpenClaw brings AI agents to iOS and Android with new mobile apps for personal AI assistants

There's now an OpenClaw app for iOS and Android phones - Engadget

OpenClaw announced that it has released standalone apps for both iOS and Android devices. The move officially brings AI agents to the App Store and Play Store marketplaces. Users can now use their smartphones to chat with the AI assistant and to grant it access to different components of the device, including the camera, screen, location, photos, contacts, calendar and reminders. OpenClaw rather abruptly transformed from a minor to major player in AI. It's currently an open-source project being run by a foundation following founder Peter Steinberger's move to join OpenAI earlier this year. The apps are published by the OpenClaw Foundation, although the announcement of Steinberger's hiring said that OpenAI would provide some unspecified form of support for the organization. Agentic AI has been a particularly gnarly topic over at the Apple camp, where the official review process is more stringent. Apple had blocked many agentic tools due to broader fears around the security of vibe coding. iOS users had to use chat apps like Telegram or WhatsApp to communicate with their agents.

Your AI agent just got a lot more accessible with OpenClaw's new Android app

OpenClaw played a major role in making AI agents accessible to everyday users. If you have deployed OpenClaw, you could already control it using Telegram, Slack, or other connected services you have set up. Now, the open-source AI agent platform is coming to your pocket with dedicated apps for Android and iOS. You can connect the gateway app for mobile to your deployed OpenClaw agent by scanning a QR code or through a setup code. After that, you can talk to the agent from your phone using the app. There's even a Talk mode, so you can speak to the agent instead of typing the instructions out. Other functionality present in the app includes the ability to approve or reject the agent's actions, receive push notifications when the agent triggers an action or completes a task, and more. The mobile app can access your phone's camera, microphone, location, photos, calendar, and more -- all with your permission. If you have deployed an OpenClaw AI agent and heavily depend on it for your daily tasks, the mobile app should make controlling and talking to the agent easier. The app acts as a window into your AI agent To be clear, the OpenClaw mobile app won't bring an always-on AI assistant that's running on your phone. It will instead allow you to talk to the agent already running on your PC or a server in the cloud. Don't judge the OpenClaw Android app by its Play Store screenshots. They seem to be hastily done, as the app works and looks much better than the screenshots on my Pixel 8 Pro and Vivo X300 Ultra. Still, based on X posts, the app appears unfinished, with many criticizing its raw look and broken features. That's exactly the reception OpenClaw also received when it first launched and gained media attention. The open-source AI agent platform has come a long way since then, and the mobile app should also evolve similarly. If anything, the mobile app could become the primary way for users to interact with their deployed AI agents throughout the day.

OpenClaw just launched an official app for iPhone, details here

Remember Clawdbot, the effort to put AI models to work as agents? Clawdbot eventually became OpenClaw and gained OpenAI's support. Now there's an official iPhone (and Android) app for OpenClaw for the first time. The official OpenClaw mobile app arrives today as a way for users to manage the experience easily from iOS and Android. From the new app's description: OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant you run on your own devices. Pair this iOS app with your OpenClaw Gateway to use your iPhone as a secure node for chat, voice, approvals, sharing, and device-aware automation. What you can do: - Pair with your private OpenClaw Gateway by QR code or setup code - Chat with your assistant from iPhone - Use realtime and background Talk mode - Review Gateway action approvals from your iPhone - Share text, links, and media directly from iOS into OpenClaw - Enable device capabilities such as camera, screen, location, photos, contacts, calendar, and reminders when you choose - Receive push wakes and node status updates for connected workflows OpenClaw is local-first: you control your gateway, keys, configuration, and permissions. Device access is managed by iOS permissions and can be enabled only for the capabilities you want to use. You can download OpenClaw for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch for free on the App Store. Learn more about OpenClaw here.

OpenClaw app for Android puts AI agents in your pocket and... looks like that

AI agents are the latest "next big thing" for AI, but OpenClaw has been working at the idea for a while now. Today, OpenClaw is bringing a gateway app to Android (and iOS) to help bring agents on the go. It also looks... like that. Announced on Twitter/X, OpenClaw for Android and iOS is designed to let you access agents on the go, paired to the private gateway you may have already set up on other platforms. You can chat with the assistant, including real-time talk, approve actions from your phone, and more. OpenClaw explains what the app can do in the Play Store listing: Pair this Android app with your OpenClaw Gateway to use your phone as a secure node for chat, voice, approvals, and device-aware automation. What you can do: For OpenClaw users, it's sure to be a very useful tool. But it's hard to ignore that it, well, looks like that. The app's preview screenshots are more than a bit rough around the edges, with an extremely bare-bones design that literally pushes its way into the status bar, putting the OpenClaw header behind the clock and notification icons. Installing the actual app on a Galaxy Z Fold 7 looks better, but I don't have a gateway to pair it to. To be fair, OpenClaw has never put form over function. After all, it's a command-line interface for the most part on Windows and macOS. Still, one can't help but notice that the iOS app looks a bit more polished, and it sounds like even the functionality is a bit half-baked on the Android side too. Initial reviews are mostly negative, with the app getting a mere 2.2 star rating and many reports from users of the app being buggy, "unusable," unable to pair, and "the worst app I've ever used in my entire life."

Open Source AI Agent OpenClaw Gets Native iOS App

Popular open source AI agent OpenClaw is expanding to the iPhone and iPad with a new native iOS app. OpenClaw for iOS can be used alongside an existing gateway as a secure node for chat, voice approvals, sharing, and device-aware automation. The iOS app replaces iPhone and iPad workarounds that involved using Telegram or WhatsApp for on-the-go access. OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI agent that runs on a Mac or PC. Users can connect an API key from Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, or other AI services, linking the model to content on the gateway machine. OpenClaw lets an AI model access messaging apps, files, web browsers, and more, so it can complete tasks. To make use of the new iOS app, you'll need a gateway running on a local machine. The App Store description says the iOS app can be used in multiple ways. * Pair with your private OpenClaw Gateway by QR code or setup code * Chat with your assistant from iPhone * Use realtime and background Talk mode * Review Gateway action approvals from your iPhone * Share text, links, and media directly from iOS into OpenClaw * Enable device capabilities such as camera, screen, location, photos, contacts, calendar, and reminders when you choose * Receive push wakes and node status updates for connected workflows OpenClaw is a useful tool, but it has risks. It is susceptible to prompt injection and requires broad system permissions on gateway devices. OpenClaw started out as Clawdbot, because the initial version created by Peter Steinberger used Claude. Anthropic complained about the name, prompting a rename. The app can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

OpenClaw reveals iOS and Android mobile apps at last -- but initial reviews make for tough reading

* OpenClaw has launched iOS and Android companion apps * Users can remotely control their self-hosted AI agents * Initial reviews say the apps could do with a bit of refinement OpenClaw has released its first official mobile apps, giving users an alternative to earlier reliance on messaging platforms like Telegram and WhatsApp. Importantly, the iOS and Android apps act as companions to an existing OpenClaw installation rather than standalone assistants, much like the Codex controller OpenAI has embedded into the ChatGPT app. The apps connect to a self-hosted OpenClaw Gateway running on their own hardware, rather than in OpenClaw's cloud, which has been key to the startup's success. OpenClaw now available for mobile OpenClaw described three core functionalities for the mobile apps: "native mobile apps, finally; agents in your pocket; and channels, tasks, replies on the go." Users will be able to receive and approve actions requested by the AI remotely, and get status updates for ongoing workflows. Remote action triggering and managing are also available. The AI agent gained popularity due to its local-first stance, allowing users to control their own Gateway and ultimately reduce their reliance on Big Tech and insecure cloud. But while the tool itself proved a hit, selling out Mac minis across multiple regions after users scrambled to buy cost-effective hardware to run the agent, its mobile app has been a bit more of a flop, at least to begin with. Its Android version in particular has attracted criticism over its poor interface and usability - cosmetic niggles that don't detract from its core functionality. 9to5Google reports many initial reviews are mostly negative, with the app currently on a 2.2 star rating, amid multiple reports of the app being buggy, with users calling it "unusable," unable to pair, and "the worst app I've ever used in my entire life." The apps were notably published by the OpenClaw Foundation - an open-source project that OpenAI now supports following its hiring of OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger, who stressed the project would remain "open and independent." Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.

OpenClaw lands on Android and iOS, turning your phone into a control hub for your AI agent

OpenClaw's mobile apps bring chat, voice, and approvals straight to your phone. OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent that runs entirely on your own computer, just landed native apps for Android and iOS. The app does not run the AI itself. Instead, it connects to a private gateway you set up yourself on a Mac, PC, or Linux machine, turning your phone into a secure remote for everything that gateway can do. How OpenClaw works on your phone You can pair your phone to the gateway using a QR code or setup code, a process that takes just a few minutes. Once connected, you can chat with OpenClaw directly or switch to Talk mode for real-time voice conversations. Every action the agent wants to take on your gateway requires your approval first. You can also share text, links, and media straight from your phone into OpenClaw, and selectively enable device features such as your camera, screen, location, photos, contacts, calendar, and reminders. Push notifications keep you updated on workflow status even when the app sits in the background. Recommended Videos What makes OpenClaw stand out is that it is open source, which means you can inspect how it works or even customize parts of it yourself. That makes it very different from closed AI apps like ChatGPT or Gemini, where most of the backend remains hidden. How iOS and Android versions of OpenClaw stack up against each other The iOS version needs iOS 18 or later and is completely free, whereas the Android version requires Android 12 or higher. Early reviews suggest the two apps aren't quite polished at the same level. The Android app's interface has been described as rough around the edges, whereas the iOS app looks noticeably more refined and lists itself as a Productivity app that collects no user data according to its App Store listing. OpenClaw's growing popularity hasn't gone unnoticed in the industry, and Google is reportedly building its own 24/7 personal agent to compete with it directly.

OpenClaw Brings AI Agents to Android, Turning Smartphones into Personal Automation Hubs

OpenClaw hit the internet by storm when it was officially launched in November 2025. It started off as an open-source tool that transformed an AI into a completely automated personal assistant that lived inside your computer and performed chores on your behalf. OpenClaw's AI agent is now available on smartphones for the first time thanks to the release of its separate mobile apps for iOS and Android users. Through the apps, users may converse with an AI assistant and grant it access to capabilities including the camera, screen, location, images, contacts, calendar, and reminders.