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Features · October 22, 2026 · 6 min read

How Coder IDE Works: Install, Approve, Open

How Coder IDE works end to end: one install command, approve the computer from your browser, open VS Code anywhere. What runs on your machine and what updates.

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Features · October 22, 2026 · 6 min read

Claude Code Sessions From Anywhere: One List for Every Computer

Coder IDE's Sessions list shows every Claude Code session on your computers, grouped by what needs you, with alerts, full-request approvals and replies.

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Features · October 21, 2026 · 6 min read

A Tour of the Coder IDE Android App

A tour of the Coder IDE Android app: devices, a touch-ready VS Code with a key bar and S Pen support, ports, Claude sessions, and layouts from watch to TV.

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Features · October 21, 2026 · 6 min read

Ports and Previews: Open Your Dev Server From Any Device

How Coder IDE's Ports panel finds your dev servers, who can open a preview link, and how to preview, copy, close, hide or stop a port from any device.

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Features · October 20, 2026 · 5 min read

Agent View: Switch Between the Full IDE and a Focused Claude Layout

Agent view in Coder IDE switches VS Code between the full IDE and a focused Claude Code layout in one tap, in the browser and Android app. When to use which.

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Features · October 20, 2026 · 6 min read

Annotate Your App Preview and Send It Straight to Claude

Tap, pin and sketch on your running app preview in Coder IDE, then send the screenshots and notes to Claude Code in your editor. Here's a real UI-fix loop.

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Features · October 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Voice Control: Talk to Claude Code on Your Computer From Your Phone

Hold the mic in the Coder IDE Android app, tell your computer what to do and hear Claude's answer read back. What the Voice tab can do, and what it can't.

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Features · October 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Projects and Auto-Suspend: A VS Code Workspace Per Folder

Run a separate VS Code project for each folder on one computer, switch between them from the sidebar, and let idle editors suspend on a timer you choose.

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Features · October 18, 2026 · 6 min read

A Tour of the Coder IDE Desktop App

The Coder IDE desktop app lives in your system tray. See your sessions, ports and logs, choose your editor settings, manage updates, and control this computer.

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Features · October 18, 2026 · 6 min read

How Coder IDE Keeps Your Code Safe

Your code stays on your computer, every machine needs your approval, and removing a device works instantly. Here's Coder IDE's security model, limits included.

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AI agents · October 20, 2026 · 7 min read

Approve Claude Code Permission Prompts From Your Phone

Approve Claude Code permissions from your phone: compare Remote Control, DIY hooks with ntfy, and Coder IDE, and learn which requests to never approve blind.

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Comparisons · October 16, 2026 · 7 min read

Claude Code on Your Phone: Remote Control vs SSH vs Full IDE

Three ways to run Claude Code on your phone: official Remote Control, SSH with Tailscale and tmux, or a full IDE. Setup, visibility and reliability compared.

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Guides · October 12, 2026 · 7 min read

VS Code on iPad in 2026: Every Option That Actually Works

There's no VS Code app for iPad, but you can still use VS Code on iPad. Compare vscode.dev, Codespaces, code-server, Remote Tunnels and your own computer.

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Guides · October 8, 2026 · 6 min read

How to Use VS Code on Android Phones and Tablets

Want VS Code on Android? Compare Termux with code-server against using your own computer's VS Code from an Android phone, tablet, foldable or Samsung DeX.

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Comparisons · October 4, 2026 · 7 min read

VS Code Remote Tunnels Alternative for Phones and Tablets

Looking for a VS Code Remote Tunnels alternative for your phone or tablet? An honest look at tunnel limits, mobile previews, device approval and pricing.

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Comparisons · September 30, 2026 · 7 min read

GitHub Codespaces Alternative: Code on the Computer You Own

A GitHub Codespaces alternative that runs VS Code on your own computer. How Codespaces billing works, the cost math, and when the cloud is still the right call.

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AI agents · September 26, 2026 · 6 min read

Review Claude Code's Diffs on Your Phone, File by File

How to review Claude Code changes on your phone: read diffs file by file, comment on lines, send feedback to Claude in one message, and check the running app.

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Guides · September 22, 2026 · 6 min read

How to Code on a Chromebook Without Linux

Linux off or too slow? How to code on a Chromebook with only Chrome: browser editors, their limits, and using your home computer's VS Code from the browser.

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Comparisons · September 18, 2026 · 7 min read

code-server vs VS Code serve-web vs Remote Tunnels

code-server vs VS Code serve-web vs Remote Tunnels: how extensions, networking, sign-in and licensing differ, with a decision table for VS Code in a browser.

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Guides · September 14, 2026 · 6 min read

Open Your Localhost Dev Server on Your Phone (No Port Forwarding)

How to access localhost from your phone: same-Wi-Fi LAN setup for Vite and Next.js, public tunnels and their risks, and private preview links you turn on per port.

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AI agents · September 10, 2026 · 6 min read

Let Claude Use Your Windows Apps, With You Approving Risky Steps

Let Claude open apps, click and type on your Windows PC while you watch the screen live from your phone, with risky steps waiting for your approval first.

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AI agents · September 6, 2026 · 7 min read

Run Claude Code on Several Computers, Manage It From One Phone

Run multiple Claude Code sessions across your computers and track them from one list on your phone: see which needs you, reply, approve and start new ones.

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Comparisons · September 2, 2026 · 6 min read

Gitpod Classic Is Gone: Where to Code in the Browser Now

Gitpod Classic pay-as-you-go ended in October 2025. Compare Gitpod alternatives: Ona, Codespaces, or coding in the browser on a computer you already own.

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Workflow · August 29, 2026 · 6 min read

Stop Babysitting Your AI Agent: An Async Coding Workflow

An async Claude Code workflow: start a task, walk away, get notified only when it needs you, decide in seconds from your phone, and review the changes later.

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Workflow · August 25, 2026 · 6 min read

Your Computer Is the Best Cloud Dev Environment You Own

A remote development setup that uses the computer you already own: code from anywhere in a browser, keep your code at home, skip the VPN and port forwarding.