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Anthropic adds in-chat usage details and Claude Code appearance controls on iOS

September 7, 2026 at 13:18 EDT

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Anthropic is adding a dedicated Usage control to Claude Code chats in Claude for iOS, along with a new Claude Code customization section for how transcripts and code appear on a phone.

Sep 7, 2026 · Anthropic

Usage, at a glance, on Claude for iOS

Claude Code chats gain a dedicated Usage sheet—context, session, and weekly bars—plus a new screen for transcript and code appearance.

From chat to meters

Open a Code session

→

Tap Usage in chat

→

Read three live bars

What the Usage sheet showed

Same unit: percent used. Column height is the share of each meter (100% scale).

Context
45.9k of 1M

Current session
Starts on send

Weekly
All models

Takeaway: context fill is a share of a 1M-token window, shown beside the five-hour session and weekly plan bars.

Token context window on supported Claude Code models

5 hr

Paid-plan session window that the Current session bar tracks

Meters in the chat Usage sheet: context, session, weekly

What helps

Usage bars sit on the chat, so you can pace a phone session without opening web Settings or a third-party meter.

What remains

Chat and Claude Code still share one pool, cost still varies by model and effort, and the iOS app remains a remote client with command gaps.

Claude Code on iOS · Appearance

A small customization panel, not a new coding engine

Transcript size

Slider

Transcript font

Anthropic Sans

Code font

SF Mono

Wrap long lines

Off by default

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