Amazon Quick AI Assistant Adds Mobile Activity Feed
The workplace productivity tool now syncs across desktop and mobile, with cloud-based agents that run even when devices are closed.
Amazon has brought the core functionality of its Quick AI assistant to mobile devices, expanding the workplace productivity tool beyond its desktop origins as it challenges Microsoft and Google in the enterprise AI market.
The company announced Wednesday that Quick's Activity Feed — which aggregates email, Slack messages, calendar invites, and CRM updates into a single prioritized stream — is now available on iOS and Android apps. Users can act on items directly from the feed, such as opening and responding to emails, without switching between applications.
Desktop app reaches general availability
Alongside the mobile expansion, Amazon moved Quick's desktop application from preview to general availability on Windows and macOS. The desktop app first launched in preview in April after a rapid development cycle.
A significant technical upgrade accompanies the mobile rollout: Quick's AI agents now operate in the cloud rather than locally on devices. This architecture change means the agents continue working after a laptop is closed, delivering results to the Activity Feed when users return. Desktop and mobile apps now sync seamlessly, allowing users to start a task on one device and continue on another.
Pricing and competition
Amazon offers Quick with a free tier, while paid individual plans start at $20 per user per month with annual billing. Business plans range from $20 to $40 per user per month. The company cited Southwest Airlines, LabCorp, and the PGA Tour among its business customers.
Quick enters a competitive landscape dominated by Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, OpenAI, and Anthropic. The product represents Amazon's strategy of using small, fast-moving teams to compete in the AI assistant space.
Why it matters
The mobile expansion transforms Quick from a desktop productivity tool into a cross-platform AI assistant that can follow users throughout their workday. By moving agent processing to the cloud, Amazon addresses a fundamental limitation of device-based AI tools — they stop working when hardware is offline. This architectural decision positions Quick to compete more directly with cloud-native offerings from Microsoft and Google, particularly as businesses seek AI assistants that integrate with existing workflows across multiple communication and productivity platforms.
Rapid development timeline
The Quick desktop app came together unusually fast for Amazon. Swami Sivasubramanian, AWS vice president of agentic AI, told GeekWire in June that a team of approximately six engineers started work in late January and shipped the preview by April 28. This approach reflects Amazon's broader effort to use small teams for faster product development.
These details were first reported by GeekWire.
This is an original analysis by the Omega editorial team. Source reporting: AI Watch.
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