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OpenAI’s Sora app scored another victory, taking first place in Google Play Store Top free app ratings, as monitored by CNET on Monday. It has replaced its sister app ChatGPT, which now holds second place.
OpenAI dropped a file Android– A compatible version of the Sora app was released last week, and the popularity of the AI-powered social media app seems to know no bounds. A new report from Appfigures found that the Android app was downloaded 470,000 times on the first day it became available. That’s four times the number of downloads compared to Sora’s initial iOS app launch in September, according to TechCrunchwhich originally reported the news.
Keep in mind that the iOS app is downloaded More than a million times In less than five days when it launched in September. It was also limited to North America and required an invite code. Since Sora It dropped its invitation code requirements And by opening the app to more countries, it makes sense that Android downloads would be higher than iOS downloads. But it’s still a striking statistic, even for an app that has quickly become one of the most powerful and controversial AI developments to date.
The Android app is just one of many updates that OpenAI has dropped in recent weeks. In a new post, explained Bill Peebles, Sora Lead at OpenAI What’s coming soon to AI-video, including new creation tools, enhanced social features, and long-awaited Android support. OpenAI also said it would be Working with unions like SAG-AFTRA and other celebrities and public figures to help moderate the creation of potentially inappropriate or illegal videos, including deepfake videos.
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Engraving and editing tools
Sora recently gained new creation tools in the form of portraits, which is now expanding beyond people. Cameo is Sora’s core feature that allows you to use other people’s likenesses to create almost any type of AI-powered video. Soon, you’ll be able to show off your dog, guinea pig, favorite stuffed toy, or characters created from existing Sora videos. numerous Halloween themed characters Recently added.
The app’s creation interface will also highlight trending cameos in real-time, likely based on existing popular social media features, such as the For You page or the Explore page on Instagram.
OpenAI also offers basic video editing tools, starting with the ability to stitch clips together directly within the app. More advanced editing features are on the way, Peebles says, pointing to 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, the team is experimenting with new ways to use Sora with friends and communities, rather than just a global feed. This could mean creating channels for your university, workplace, hobbies, or sports teams, bringing a more local flair to what has until now been a mostly chaotic public stream of AI videos.
These changes follow Sora’s first major update earlier this month, which introduced longer video borders and a storyboard feature. The company announced that free Sora users can create videos up to 15 seconds long on the iPhone app and web (which is the only way Android users can use Sora at the moment). Pro users also get an additional 10 seconds when creating for the web, for a total of 35 seconds. The announcement came one day after Google It has upgraded the popular AI video model,Veo 3, to handle longer video generations.
New payment options for videos
OpenAI added new features and opened its application to anyone (No invitation code needed), like that foot Payment plans. Previously, free users could create up to 30 videos per day, while pro users could create up to 100 videos per day. Now, if anyone reaches their generation limit, they can pay $4 for 10 additional video generations.
Since your Sora account is linked to your ChatGPT account, if you are paying for ChatGPT Pro, you are a paying Sora user. For more information, see all Payment plans.
Storyboard
Storyboard, available only to professional web users, allows content creators to plan web videos before creating them. Storyboarding has long been part of the professional filmmaking process and is sometimes included in more professional programs. Google Flow AI movie making softwareFor example, comics are allowed. But this is an interesting and somewhat unexpected addition for Sora.
Sora has only been around for a short time, but the vibe of the app is focused on shorter, funny videos, reflecting OpenAI’s claim that the app is designed to help people connect with their friends. Longer, better-planned professional videos aren’t very popular, but these upcoming updates will likely change that.
This could be a sign that OpenAI is trying to attract the professional creators it previously isolated. Professional creators will need storyboarding, video editing, longer runtimes, and higher resolution, and OpenAI appears to be quickly addressing these needs.
(Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that it infringed Ziff Davis’s copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)