# ClawMobile: Rethinking Smartphone-Native Agentic Systems

Source: [ClawMobile: Rethinking Smartphone-Native Agentic Systems](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/69a125102d603e6de3e3c4d7>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-04-15T05:00:04.591Z

Authors: Hongchao Du, Shangyu Wu, Qiao Li, Riwei Pan, Jinheng Li, Youcheng Sun, Chun Jason Xue

Published: 2026-02-26T12:34:57.000Z

## Abstract

Smartphones represent a uniquely challenging environment for agentic systems. Unlike cloud or desktop settings, mobile devices combine constrained execution contexts, fragmented control interfaces, and rapidly changing application states. As large language models (LLMs) evolve from conversational assistants to action-oriented agents, achieving reliable smartphone-native autonomy requires rethinking how reasoning and control are composed.   We introduce ClawMobile as a concrete exploration of this design space. ClawMobile adopts a hierarchical architecture that separates high-level language reasoning from structured, deterministic control pathways, improving execution stability and reproducibility on real devices. Using ClawMobile as a case study, we distill the design principles for mobile LLM runtimes and identify key challenges in efficiency, adaptability, and stability. We argue that building robust smartphone-native agentic systems demands principled coordination between probabilistic planning and deterministic system interfaces. The implementation is open-sourced~\\footnote{https://github.com/ClawMobile/ClawMobile} to facilitate future exploration.

## Recorded benchmark results

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- [App management and installation on Real-life Mobile Tasks Google Play](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/app-management-and-installation-on-real-life-mobile-tasks-google-play.md>): App management and installation; Real-life Mobile Tasks Google Play; Completion Ratio: 100.

- [Cross-app workflow on Real-life Mobile Tasks Multi-App](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/cross-app-workflow-on-real-life-mobile-tasks-multi-app.md>): Cross-app workflow; Real-life Mobile Tasks Multi-App; Completion Rate: 100.

- [Social media interaction on Real-life Mobile Tasks YouTube Social](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/social-media-interaction-on-real-life-mobile-tasks-youtube-social.md>): Social media interaction; Real-life Mobile Tasks YouTube Social; Completion Ratio: 100.

- [Web search and information retrieval on Real-life Mobile Tasks Chrome](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/web-search-and-information-retrieval-on-real-life-mobile-tasks-chrome.md>): Web search and information retrieval; Real-life Mobile Tasks Chrome; Completion Ratio: 100.

- [Media playback and ad control on Real-life Mobile Tasks YouTube Video](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/media-playback-and-ad-control-on-real-life-mobile-tasks-youtube-video.md>): Media playback and ad control; Real-life Mobile Tasks YouTube Video; Completion Ratio: 100.

- [System configuration on Real-life Mobile Tasks Settings](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/system-configuration-on-real-life-mobile-tasks-settings.md>): System configuration; Real-life Mobile Tasks Settings; Completion Ratio: 100.

## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.22942>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2602.22942.pdf>)