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Cursor Ships iOS Public Beta, Letting Users Run and Remotely Drive Cloud Agents

June 29, 2026 at 21:20 EDT

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Software Dev & Coding
Foundation Models

Anysphere's Cursor, now owned by SpaceX, began offering its AI coding tool as a public beta iOS/iPadOS app on the App Store around June 29, 2026. Users can launch always-on cloud agents from anywhere or remotely control agents already running on their desktop.

June 29, 2026 · Cursor / Anysphere

Cursor Ships Its First iPhone & iPad App — Launch AI Agents From Anywhere

"IDE for Cursor" lets users spin up always-on cloud agents, remotely control desktop agents, and review and merge pull requests entirely on mobile — the first major release since SpaceX's $60B acquisition.

$60B

All-stock acquisition by SpaceX, announced June 16

$1B+

Annual recurring revenue reached as of Nov 2025

Core modes: cloud agents + remote desktop control

Largest VC-backed startup acquisition — to scale

$1B

ARR
(Nov 2025)

$60B

Acquisition
value

The deal values Cursor at roughly 60× its annual recurring revenue — expected to close in Q3, pending regulatory approval.

Code from anywhere — the agent workflow

Launch

Spin up always-on cloud agents or dictate ideas by voice

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Track

Follow progress via Live Activities & push notifications

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Review & Merge

Inspect diffs and merge pull requests on mobile

Supports handoff between local and cloud agents — tasks can continue even with a laptop closed — plus slash commands, frontier model selection, and isolated cloud VMs.

Developer reception

A new way of working that no longer requires sitting at a desk — start an agent on the move, dictate by voice, and merge PRs from a phone.

Caveats

Public beta limited to paid plans, unavailable in the EU, and battery use and latency in real-world conditions are not yet well documented.

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