Android users can now use the new Sora mobile app. OpenAI, creator of the AI social media app, announced on Tuesday that it is releasing an Android version of its popular app. Previously, Android users were stuck using Sora through the web browser.
You can download Sora now on the Google Play Store and start scrolling right away. You no longer need a Sora invite code.
This is just one of many updates OpenAI has dropped in recent weeks. In a new post, OpenAI's head of Sora Bill Peebles outlined what's coming soon for the AI-video app, including new creation tools, improved social features and much-anticipated Android support. OpenAI also said it would be working with unions like SAG-AFTRA and other celebrities and public figures to help manage the creation of potentially inappropriate or illegal videos, including deepfakes.
Here's everything that's inside the Sora app. For more, check out our guide for how to spot AI-generated videos.
Cameos and editing tools
Sora recently gained new creation tools in the form of character cameos, which are now expanding beyond people. Cameo is Sora's chief feature that lets you use other people's likenesses to create nearly any kind of AI video. Soon, you'll be able to cameo your dog, guinea pig, favorite stuffed toy or generated characters from existing Sora videos. There were a number of Halloween-themed characters added recently.
The app's generation interface will also highlight trending cameos in real time, likely building off of popular existing social media features like the For You page or Explore page on Instagram.
OpenAI is also adding basic video editing tools, starting with the ability to stitch clips together directly in the app. Peebles says more advanced editing features are on the way, hinting at a broader creative suite that aims to move Sora beyond short, one-off generations to an app that can be used by professional creators.
On the social side of things, the team is experimenting with new ways to use Sora with friends and communities, rather than just a global feed. That could mean channels for your university, workplace, hobbies or sports teams, bringing a more localized vibe to what has so far been a mostly chaotic public stream of AI videos.
These changes follow the first major Sora update earlier this month, which introduced longer video limits and a storyboarding feature. The company announced free Sora users can make videos up to 15 seconds long on the iPhone app and the web (which is the only way Android users can use Sora at the moment). Pro users also get an extra 10 seconds when they create on the web, for a total of 25 seconds. The announcement came one day after Google upgraded its popular AI video model, Veo 3, to handle longer video generations.
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