Claude Can Now Control Your Computer and Complete Tasks From Your Phone

Anthropic on March 24 gave Claude the ability to control a user's computer, opening apps, navigating browsers, editing files, and completing workflows without manual input. The feature, called computer use, is currently available as a research preview for Claude Pro and Max subscribers on macOS. Users assign tasks through Dispatch, a mobile tool released the previous week that links a user's phone to their desktop as a single session, so Claude retains context across devices. In a demo published by Anthropic, a user running late for a meeting sends Claude a message from their phone asking it to export a pitch deck as a PDF and attach it to a calendar invite. Claude opens the app, creates the file, and completes the task without further instructions. When integrated connectors for services like Google Workspace and Slack are available, Claude routes through those APIs first. When no connector exists, it falls back to moving the cursor and typing directly on screen. Alongside computer use, Anthropic also launched auto mode for Claude Code, which adds an AI safety classifier that approves routine developer actions automatically, and Claude Code Channels, which lets developers control the coding agent through Discord and Telegram. Claude Code has surpassed $2.5 billion in annualized revenue, up from $1 billion in early January 2026. The agentic AI category has moved fast in 2026. OpenClaw, an open-source framework built by developer Peter Steinberger, went viral after its release in late 2025 and currently has over 100,000 GitHub stars. Nvidia launched an enterprise version called NemoClaw the week before Anthropic's update. Perplexity and Manus have also released desktop agent tools. Anthropic is not first in this space but is one of the most trusted names in it, and the pairing of computer use with Dispatch creates a workflow that no open-source alternative currently matches. For digital agencies and solopreneurs in Nigeria, this signals where AI is heading. The gap between "AI that answers questions" and "AI that does the work" is closing fast. Tools that complete tasks, not just generate text, will change how agencies handle repetitive client work including reporting, formatting, scheduling, and data entry. Knowing how these tools work now, before they become mainstream, gives you an advantage over clients and competitors who will still be discovering them in 2027.