Doubao has introduced Work Tasks, a mode that lets a user authorize a desktop computer and then monitor, continue or start tasks from a phone. The product description says local documents, images, spreadsheets and code can provide task context.
A remote console, not a second desktop
The useful change is continuity. A task left running on a computer can send progress updates to a phone, where the user can add instructions or decide whether it should continue. The published description does not turn a phone into a full mirror of the desktop.
The next test is control: users need readable task status, a clear pause path and a record of the files and applications involved. Those details determine whether a multi-step agent is practical outside a desk-bound workflow.
Sources: CocoLoop editorial compilation; checked mobile task takeover, desktop-task starts, progress updates and local-file context.