android Users can now use the new Sora mobile app. OpenAI, a developer of AI social media apps, announced Tuesday that it will release an Android version of its popular app. Previously, Android users were no longer able to use Sora via a web browser.
Download Sora now on the Google Play Store and start scrolling right away. no longer needed Sora’s invitation code.
This is just one of many updates OpenAI has provided in recent weeks. In a new post, OpenAI’s Head of Sora Bill Peebles outlined what’s coming soon to the AI video app, including new creation tools, improved social features, and long-awaited Android support. OpenAI said it would too. Work with unions like SAG-AFTRA Other celebrities and public figures who help manage the creation of potentially inappropriate or illegal videos, including deepfakes.
Everything inside the Sora app is here. Check out our guide for more information. How to find videos generated by AI.
Cameos and editing tools
Sora recently acquired a new production tool called character cameos, and it’s now expanding beyond people. Cameo is Sora’s main feature that allows you to create almost any kind of AI video using another person’s likeness. Soon you’ll be able to make a cameo appearance with your dog, guinea pig, favorite stuffed animal, or a character generated from an existing Sora video. There were some Halloween themed characters Recently added.
The app’s generative interface will also highlight trending cameos in real-time, potentially building on popular existing social media features like Instagram’s For You and Explore pages.
OpenAI also adds basic video editing tools, including the ability to stitch together clips directly within the app. Peebles said more advanced editing features are in the works, hinting at a broader creative suite aimed at moving Sora beyond a short-lived one-off generation and into an app that professional creators can use.
On the social side, the team is experimenting with new ways to use Sora with friends and communities, rather than just a global feed. That could mean college, work, hobby, and sports team channels, bringing a more localized feel to the previously largely chaotic public stream of AI video.
These changes follow the first big Sora update earlier this month, which introduced longer video limits and storyboarding features. The company announced that free Sora users can now create videos up to 15 seconds long in the iPhone app and on the web (this is currently the only way Android users can use Sora). Pro users get an additional 10 seconds when creating on the web, for a total of 25 seconds. The announcement came a day after Google Upgrade the popular AI video modelVeo 3, handles longer video generations.
New payment options for videos
As OpenAI adds new features and allows anyone to publish apps (No invitation code required), there was also that Add payment plan. Previously, free users could generate up to 30 videos per day, while Pro users were limited to 100 videos per day. Now, if you reach your generation limit, you can pay $4 for an additional 10 video generations.
Your Sora account is linked to your ChatGPT account, so once you pay for ChatGPT Pro, you become a paid Sora user. (See all payment plans for details.)
storyboard
Available only to Pro users on the web, Storyboards allows creators to plan before creating videos on the web. Storyboarding has long been part of the professional filmmaking process, and is sometimes incorporated into more specialized software programs. For example, Google’s AI filmmaking program Flow lets you create storyboards. But this is an interesting and somewhat unexpected addition to Sora.
Sora is still young, but the tone of the app is focused on short, funny videos, reflecting OpenAI’s claim that the app is designed to help people connect with friends. Longer, better planned professional-level videos are less common, but that may change in future updates. This could be a sign that OpenAI wants to attract the professional creators it has previously shied away from. Professional creators need storyboarding, video editing, longer run times, and higher resolutions, and OpenAI seems to be working quickly on these.
(Disclosure: CNET’s parent company, Ziff Davis, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in April, alleging that it infringed on Ziff Davis’ copyrights in training and operating AI systems.)
