Sora’s next big update brings pet cameos, basic editing, faster performance – and yes, the Android app is real (www.techradar.com)

OpenAI’s Sora short-form video app is rolling out a major update in the next few days, announced by Sora lead Bill Peebles. The upgrade adds “character cameos” so users can generate AI videos starring pets, toys or previously created characters, basic in-app video editing/stitching, faster performance, and an official Android app. Sora continues to turn text prompts into realistic vertical clips, and the cameo feature appears to allow stateful reuse of personas you’ve generated before. Peebles also flagged improvements to the app’s social layer—community channels and friend-focused feeds—aimed at making Sora feel more like a social network than a standalone generator. The changes matter because they accelerate both creative workflows and the spread of synthetic media: easier editing, faster generation and native Android access will lower barriers for creators and casual users alike, likely increasing the volume and polish of AI-made clips across social platforms. That raises practical implications for content authenticity, moderation, copyright/rights of likeness (pets and branded characters), and detection tools, while offering new opportunities for indie filmmakers, educators and storytellers to produce high-quality short films on a budget. OpenAI’s move to integrate generation, editing and social features signals a push to compete with TikTok-style feeds—and to further blur lines between real and AI-created video.