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OpenAI Launches Sora on Android in Seven Countries

The rollout keeps generation access invite-only despite ongoing rights and moderation disputes.

Overview

  • The app is now available on Google Play in the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • Sora lets users create, share, and remix hyperreal AI videos in a TikTok-like feed, including casting themselves or friends through its Cameos feature.
  • Access to Sora’s video generation features currently requires an invite code.
  • The Android release follows a September iOS debut that surpassed 1 million downloads within five days.
  • OpenAI has tightened guardrails after deepfake and copyright backlash, shifted to an opt-in approach for rightsholders, is in a trademark dispute with Cameo over the feature name, and has previewed character cameos, basic editing tools, and feed customization.