How to Use Claude Projects on Mobile
Claude Projects are accessible on the Claude mobile app. Here is how to find and use them on a phone, what syncs between devices, and how to keep a recoverable work checkpoint.
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The Claude mobile app supports Projects on both iOS and Android. You can open an existing project, start conversations within it, and have those conversations sync back to the desktop—all on the same account. A few things work differently on a phone than on a laptop, so knowing what to expect avoids unnecessary confusion.
If you use multiple AI apps on your phone, keeping a shared work checkpoint outside any single app lets you continue a task in Claude, Gemini, or whatever tool you have open. fenbs stores that checkpoint so the next session starts from the right place regardless of the device.
Find your Projects in the mobile app
Open the Claude app and look for the sidebar or the menu icon at the top left. Projects typically appear in the same navigation pane as your conversations. If you do not see a Projects section, confirm you are signed into a plan that includes Projects—the feature requires a Pro, Team, or Enterprise account. The Anthropic help center (opens in a new tab) lists the current plan requirements.
If you belong to more than one Claude organization, check which one the app is currently showing. A project created in a work workspace will not appear when the app is set to your personal account. Look for an account or workspace switcher in the app settings or at the top of the sidebar.
What syncs between desktop and mobile
Projects and their conversations sync across any signed-in device. A project you created on a laptop appears in the mobile app once sync completes, and conversations started on the phone appear on desktop. The project instructions and knowledge files are stored server-side, not on the device, so they are available whenever the app has a connection.
Sync happens automatically, but it requires an internet connection. In areas with poor signal, the app may show a cached view of your projects or delay showing recent changes. Pulling down to refresh, or navigating away and back to the Projects list, usually brings the view up to date.
Mobile limitations compared to desktop
Uploading files to a project's knowledge base is easier on desktop than on mobile. On a phone, uploading typically requires selecting files from your device's file browser, photo library, or a connected cloud service. Uploading directly from a computer folder or dragging and dropping files is not available in the mobile app. For initial project setup with many files, desktop is the better starting point.
Editing project instructions is also more comfortable on a larger screen. Long instruction text is harder to review and edit on a phone keyboard. If instructions need a significant rewrite, doing it from a desktop or a laptop is faster and less error-prone.
If you notice projects not appearing on mobile even after syncing, the guide to Claude Projects not showing on mobile walks through the specific troubleshooting steps.
Start and continue conversations on mobile
Tap a project to open it, then start a new conversation. The project instructions and knowledge files apply to every conversation in the project, just as they do on desktop. Responses work the same way: Claude draws on the uploaded files and follows the project instructions throughout the conversation.
Conversations started in a project on mobile are visible on desktop when you switch devices. If you start work on a phone and need to continue on a laptop, the conversation is there in the same project. There is no manual transfer step.
Keep a work checkpoint for the next session
One limitation of Claude Projects across any device is that the context from one conversation does not automatically carry into the next. The project instructions persist, but "where you left off" has to be rebuilt at the start of each new conversation. If you close the app, lose connection, or switch tasks, that context can get lost.
Saving a brief summary of the current task status—what was done, what changed, and the next step—gives the next session a starting point without re-reading the entire conversation. Keeping that in a tool like fenbs means the checkpoint is readable by any connected AI app, including Claude on any device. For more on managing context across sessions, Claude project memory explains what is worth saving.
Pick up mobile work from any device
fenbs stores Where we left off, tasks and Decisions and rules for the project. When you switch from your phone to a laptop, or from Claude to another assistant, the same context is there. Ask the connected assistant to read the project context at the start of each session and save progress before it ends. Free for one person, no credit card required.
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How to do this with fenbs
- Create a free account and set up your project in fenbs from the web app or the fenbs phone app.
- Add the project goal, current tasks, and key Decisions and rules. If the Claude project has instructions, copy the important rules there.
- Connect Claude to fenbs from Integrations on a desktop, then approve the access you want it to have.
- When finishing a session on mobile, ask Claude to save progress to fenbs: what it completed, what it checked, and the next step.
- When you pick up the work on any device, ask the connected assistant to read the project context from fenbs before starting.
fenbs does not import Claude conversations or sync automatically with the Claude mobile app. The connection goes through fenbs's own phone app or web app for adding tasks and context, and through the MCP connection for AI sessions.