Redazione RHC: 5 November 2025 07:17
OpenAI Launches Sora Mobile App on Android
OpenAI has officially rolled out its Sora mobile app for Android users, as reported by CNBC. This innovative application is now accessible for download via the Google Play Store in several regions, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Korea.
Initially launched in September of the previous year, Sora made a remarkable entrance into the market, achieving over 1 million downloads within just five days and maintaining the top position in the Apple App Store for three consecutive weeks. Currently, it stands as the fifth most popular free app on Apple’s platform, trailing only behind ChatGPT and Google Gemini, which highlights the persistent appeal of AI-driven applications.
In a recent update shared on social media platform X, Bill Pebbles, the director of Sora at OpenAI, indicated that efforts are underway to expand Sora’s availability to European users.
OpenAI has characterized Sora as “the next step in multimodal generation,” merging natural language understanding with the capability to produce coherent images and animations within a visual framework. Originally introduced as a research platform, Sora has rapidly evolved into a mass phenomenon, attracting millions of users who leverage it to generate short, lifelike videos from simple text prompts.
The app’s interface mirrors that of popular social media platforms, featuring a vertical feed of user-generated videos that can be remixed, commented on, and shared. Analysts suggest that OpenAI aims to evolve Sora beyond a mere video generation tool, aspiring to create a comprehensive creative ecosystem that could rival established platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels.
With the ability to produce visual content that approaches cinematic quality without requiring extensive technical expertise or professional software, Sora has ignited both enthusiasm and apprehension. Concerns have been raised regarding the potential for creating deepfakes and disseminating misleading synthetic content. In response, OpenAI has implemented measures such as digital watermarks and C2PA metadata to help identify videos generated by Sora, alongside control systems designed to mitigate the risk of platform misuse.
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