Cursor Launches iOS App in Public Beta, Letting Developers Control AI Coding Agents From Their Phones
Summary
Cursor launches a native iOS app in public beta, enabling developers to start, monitor, and control AI coding agents remotely from their phones, complete with push notifications, Live Activities, diff reviews, and pull request merging — with cloud agents running in isolated VMs and a 75% discount on Composer 2.5 runs available through July 5, 2026.
Key Points
- Cursor launches a native iOS app in public beta, allowing developers to start, monitor, and control AI coding agents from anywhere using their phones.
- Users receive real-time updates via push notifications and Live Activities, and can review diffs, leave follow-up instructions, or merge pull requests directly from the app.
- Cloud agents run in isolated virtual machines for longer, asynchronous tasks, with seamless handoff between local machines and the cloud, and a 75% discount on Composer 2.5 runs is available through July 5, 2026.