One of the reasons I have preferred Gemini over Claude on my iPhone is its deep integration with Android apps. But all that changes today as Anthropic has just added support for 15 new app connectors to Claude, including AllTrails, Audible, Booking.com, Instacart, Intuit TurboTax, Resy, Spotify, StubHub, Taskrabbit, Thumbtack, TripAdvisor, Uber, Uber Eats, and Viator.
While the feature launched back in 2025 and supported over 100 app connections, today’s release is what makes it truly useful for regular users, as the list includes apps we use daily.
Antrhopic
The idea is simple. Instead of jumping between apps to get something done, you do it all inside one Claude conversation.
What can you actually do with these new connectors?
You can do almost anything within these apps by simply chatting with Claude. Claude gave a good example that showcases how easy it is to access all your most-used apps from inside a Claude chat.
Say you want to plan a weekend trip. You can ask Claude to find trails on AllTrails, book a hotel on Booking.com, reserve a table on Resy, and get an Uber to the airport, all without leaving the conversation.
Since Claude has memory, it works from your preferences and the context of your chat, so you are not starting from scratch every time you ask a follow-up question.
The same goes for your regular week. Need groceries? Instacart is connected. Want to figure out your taxes? TurboTax is in there, too. If more than one connected app can answer your question, Claude shows you all your options and lets you pick.
Is Claude going to start making purchases without asking?
One major concern people may have about granting Claude access to their apps is whether it could make unauthorized purchases. According to Anthropic, Claude will suggest and recommend, but before it books or buys anything on your behalf, it will check with you first.
Anthropic
On the privacy side, Claude says that connecting an app gives Claude access to it on your behalf, but your data is not used to train Anthropic’s models, and the connected app cannot see your other Claude conversations. You can also disconnect any app at any time.
The more apps you connect, the more useful Claude gets. And if these connectors can really function as well as Anthropic showed in the demo, Claude will finally graduate from being an enthusiast tool to an app that everyone uses on their iPhone and Android smartphones.
