Sora 2 has had a monumental rise in popularity since its launch, exceeding a million downloads early in its release. While it was originally only available for Apple users, Android users could soon be in luck.
Artem Russakovskii, the founder of Android Police, posted on X, stating “OpenAI’s Sora Android app just popped up on the Google Play Store. It’s not available yet, but open for pre-registration in the U.S. and Canada”.
⚠⚠⚠ @OpenAI's Sora Android app just popped up on the Google Play Store @GooglePlay: https://t.co/JuRJzGh2zd.It's not available yet, but open for pre-registration in the US and Canada.October 11, 2025
While there are plenty of duplicates of apps like Sora, this one was uploaded by the official OpenAI account. It is not clear when this will be fully available to download, but its appearance in the store means it likely won’t be long.
Like a lot of AI launches, this appears to be first coming to the U.S., as well as Canada, before making its way to other regions around the world.
Currently, Sora 2 is also only available to those who have been invited or received a special code. This is likely to reduce the load on the system. AI video generation can be taxing to servers, and OpenAI has a habit of getting overwhelmed during launch periods.
This means that, even if you’re in a region where Sora 2 is available on Android, you will likely also need to get an invitation to use it. Codes can be sent by other people who are already on Sora 2, or you can wait until the app is made available to everybody.
What makes Sora 2 stand out?
Sora 2 has been in the works for a while. The original version of the model launched way back in December 2024. Since then, other more impressive AI video models have come and taken the stage.
With Sora 2, OpenAI has pulled back some of its crown, mostly due to the fact that Sora 2 allows users to generate videos of real characters and people. This has since been tightened slightly, with people having to give permission for their likeness or artwork to be used.
Like its biggest competitors, including Gemini’s Nanobanana or Kling 2.5 Pro, Sora 2 offers a noticeable improvement in quality. Videos look more realistic than ever, and offer a clearer understanding of how physics would play out in different scenarios.
The challenge for OpenAI now is to find a way to keep Sora 2 affordable. This kind of technology can be expensive, especially with the numbers OpenAI will be drawing in with this tool.
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