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What is a phone cloud for agents?
A phone cloud for agents is a fleet of real phones in a data center that AI agents control through an API. The agent reads the screen and taps, types and swipes, the way a person would, in any app or in the phone's own browser.
Anything a person does on a phone, an agent can do: work LinkedIn and Reddit, browse the web, shop, book travel and answer messages.
Updated October 5, 2026.
What agents use it for
The jobs teams run on Axilio phones today, from their own accounts and at their own scale.
1.0Use cases
GTM and social
LinkedIn, Reddit and X, worked from your own accounts the way a person would.
- ✓Research prospects and accounts
- ✓Monitor for mentions and buying signals
- ✓Post, reply and engage
Web browsing
A real browser on a real phone, for the parts of a job that live on the web.
- ✓Sites and web apps
- ✓Signed in between sessions
- ✓Apps and the web in one task
Commerce and travel
All the way through checkout, not just to the cart.
- ✓Search and compare
- ✓Complete real purchases
- ✓Book, check in, rebook
Messaging
WhatsApp, Telegram and other chat apps live on the phone.
- ✓Read and reply
- ✓Follow up with contacts
- ✓Many accounts across phones
Data and monitoring
Some data only exists inside apps.
- ✓Prices, listings, availability
- ✓App-only content
- ✓Many phones in parallel
Android app testing
The flows emulators can't run.
- ✓Payments and checkouts
- ✓Real app behavior
- ✓Step-by-step replay
Why an agent needs a phone
Most of what people do online happens in apps, signed in to their accounts. An API key and a headless browser don't reach it.
2.0Why
Most apps have no public API
LinkedIn, Reddit, airline and shopping apps rarely offer an API for what you need. The app itself is the way in.
Your accounts live on the phone
A dedicated phone keeps its apps and logins between sessions, so the agent works your accounts the way you would.
Apps and the web on one device
The phone has a real browser too, so one agent can move between an app and a website in the same task.
How it works
The agent runs a simple loop on the phone: look at the screen, find what it means, act, and check the result.
3.0QuickstartRent a phone
A physical Android phone reserved for your organization. Its apps and state stay on it between sessions.
Start a session
One call reserves the phone for your agent. Release it when the work is done.
Observe and act
Read the screen, find a target by its text or a plain description, then tap, type or swipe.
Watch and replay
Follow any session live, replay its recording, and trace every step afterwards.
from axilio.platform import Clientclient = Client()# Reserve the phone; it's released when the block exits.with client.session("android", phone_id="ph_123") as driver:driver.find(query="the search icon").tap()driver.wait_for_text("Search").type_into("axilio")driver.key_press("enter")screen = driver.observe()
What to look for
The questions that separate one phone cloud from another, and how Axilio answers each.
4.0Choosing
When you don't need one
A phone is the right tool for most jobs a person does on a phone. A few are better done another way.
5.0Alternatives
The service has a public API
Call the API. It's faster and cheaper than driving a screen.
You test your own app in CI
An emulator or a device-testing cloud is cheaper for running your own test suite on every commit.
You need an iPhone
Axilio runs Android phones only.
Questions
Short answers to what people ask first.
6.0FAQ
No. An emulator is software that imitates a phone on a computer. A phone cloud runs physical phones. Real phones vs emulators →
Yes. Each phone has a real browser, so the agent can use websites and apps on the same phone, in the same task.
Yes. Sign in once on a dedicated phone; its apps and logins stay on it between sessions.
Any. Your agent decides what to do next with whatever model you choose; Axilio reads the screen and carries out each action.
$15 a day, $75 a week or $180 a month per dedicated phone, with unlimited hours. Pricing →
Yes. Watch any session live, replay its recording, and inspect each step afterwards.
No. Axilio runs Android phones only.