# OpenClaw Launches Android Companion App for Agents > Source: > Published: 2026-06-29 22:45:00+00:00 Editorial analysis: Mobile companion nodes make AI agents more accessible for real-world workflows, but they also extend the device-level surface that engineers must manage when integrating agents into end-to-end systems. Reported facts: 9to5Google notes OpenClaw released an Android (and iOS) companion app that pairs with a user-run **OpenClaw Gateway** to enable chat, realtime talk, push-to-talk, action approvals, and device-aware automation, and reproduces OpenClaw's description: "Pair this Android app with your OpenClaw Gateway to use your phone as a secure node for chat, voice, approvals, and device-aware automation." The official **OpenClaw docs** state the Android app requires a running Gateway and supports direct WebSocket connections and Tailscale-backed `wss://` endpoints. 9to5Google also reports early user feedback is largely negative, with the app showing a **2.2 star** rating and complaints of pairing failures and instability in initial reviews.