Re:Show HN: Palmier – bridge your AI agents and your phone
by caihongxu on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @08:05PM
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If you mean mobile-use, I think the main difference is the layer they work at.
mobile-use is about an agent operating your phone UI like a human — navigating apps and interacting with the screen directly.
Palmier is not about UI-driving. It’s more about letting your agents access/process/manage phone-side data and capabilities in the background, without interrupting your normal phone use in general.
It’s also a two-way bridge: not just “agent uses phone,” but also “you use phone to talk to/manage/schedule your agents.”
And unlike same-network-only setups, Palmier is meant to work when you’re away from your computer too.
If you are talking about something else, let me know.
mobile-use is about an agent operating your phone UI like a human — navigating apps and interacting with the screen directly.
Palmier is not about UI-driving. It’s more about letting your agents access/process/manage phone-side data and capabilities in the background, without interrupting your normal phone use in general.
It’s also a two-way bridge: not just “agent uses phone,” but also “you use phone to talk to/manage/schedule your agents.”
And unlike same-network-only setups, Palmier is meant to work when you’re away from your computer too.
If you are talking about something else, let me know.