# Introducing the new Replicas mobile app

We rebuilt the Replicas app for iPhone and iPad. With the new app, you can answer agents from notifications, review and merge pull requests, and manage Motherships from your phone.

- Author: Connor Loi
- Published: 2026-11-12
- Category: Announcements
- Canonical: https://replicas.dev/blog/new-replicas-mobile-app

We rebuilt the Replicas mobile app, and the new version is now on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. It replaces the first version under the same App Store listing, so you can update the app without signing in again.

<video autoplay controls loop muted playsinline preload="metadata" poster="/blog/new-replicas-mobile-app-hero.png" aria-label="Starting a task in the new Replicas app, answering an agent's question, reviewing a diff, merging with Face ID, and the same app on iPad and iPhone Duo" style="width: 100%; border: 1px solid var(--accent);">
  <source src="https://d1y8o87cun9pyo.cloudfront.net/2026-11-12/mobile-v2-launch.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
</video>

## Why we rebuilt it

The first app let you start a task and follow the agent's progress. To review or merge the pull request the agent opened, you had to go to GitHub, and the app didn't run on iPad.

Supporting pull request review and iPad would have meant reworking the first app's navigation, data layer and chat list, so we rebuilt the app from scratch. The new app keeps a cache on the phone and opens to your last chat from it. When you send a message, the app keeps a copy on the phone until the server confirms it received the message, so you don't lose it if the connection drops. The app also sizes its layout to the screen, so it runs on a phone, an iPad and a foldable.

## What's new

- When an agent asks a question or has a plan ready, you get a notification that says which one it is. You can reply to the question or approve the plan from the notification.
- The app lists the workspaces that are waiting on you first, and says why each one is waiting.
- When an agent asks a question or proposes a plan in the chat, the app shows it above the message box. You can pick one of the options, type your own answer, or stop the agent.
- If you send a message while the agent is working, the app either sends it to the agent's current turn or queues it for the next turn, depending on your settings. You can also stop the run.
- You can open a pull request from the Review inbox or from the workspace that opened it. When you tap **Start tour**, an agent writes a summary of the change and lists the files in order of importance, with a sentence on why each one changed. You can comment on any line and then merge. The app asks for Face ID before it merges, and it follows the repository's merge rules, including merge queues and auto-merge.
- In a Mothership, you can open the Ships sheet to see each ship's state and pull request, and merge a ready pull request from there.
- When you dictate, the app sends the speech model a list of names from your code, so it transcribes a name like `useBillingPeriod` correctly.
- You can follow a running agent in a Live Activity, and add a Home Screen or Lock Screen widget that lists the workspaces waiting on you.
- You can send a link, text, photos or files to an agent from any app's share sheet.
- On iPad, the app shows the workspace list, the chat and the review side by side. On an open iPhone Duo, the app puts the list and the chat on separate pages.

The app needs iOS 26 or later. You can [download Replicas on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/replicas/id6795788812), see more at [replicas.dev/mobile](https://replicas.dev/mobile), or read the [mobile app docs](https://docs.replicas.dev/features/mobile-app).