Meta quietly launches encrypted gaming app Pocket

Meta is entering the gaming world by launching a new app called pocketwhich allows people to create small, interactive apps and games using AI prompts. The program is a dead result acquisition For the team in Gizmo tokenized gaming platform Earlier this year, it described itself as a “creative platform for making and sharing widgets,” which it calls interactive experiences. It also provides a scrollable feed where you can play with tools made by others.

Based on App screenshots in Google Play, There are many similarities to the original Gizmo app, Which is still listed. Like Pocket, Gizmo also offers a way to use written AI prompts to build small interactive experiences, and includes a discovery brief.

Alessandro Paluzzi, A reverse engineer and regular observer of new apps and features, he first noticed the app launch this morning and posted it to the Play Store Screenshot For application to X. According to data from the application information provider Application formsHowever, Pocket was first launched on June 29, 2026 on the App Store and Google Play. (Because the software is new, the company can’t tell if it hasn’t seen any downloads yet.)

Other ports, incl Business insider and Investment.comalso reported the discovery of Paluzzi. Meta has not yet responded to a request for comment.

Pocket is another example of Meta’s quest to make AI creation tools more widespread, expanding on its previous efforts, which included AI-generated images created via Its Meta AI appAnd AI videos created with His app is called Vibes. It has also added AI features across its social platforms and in its apps Video editing app for creatives, edits.

Since the Meta has not officially announced Pocket’s debut, it is likely that Pocket is still in its initial beta phase.

However, its Gizmo counterpart has racked up 635,000 lifetime installs across both iOS and Google Play, according to Appfigures, which notes it has 98% positive sentiment.