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Meta launches Pocket app for creating and sharing AI-generated games in the U.S.
Aug 20, 2026
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Meta's Pocket app, designed for creating interactive games using AI prompts, is now available to users in the U.S. This app allows users to generate games that can incorporate music, photos, and phone movements, and share them on their profiles.
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- Pocket is an experimental app from Meta that enables users to create small interactive games called 'gizmos' using AI prompts. These games can respond to touch, phone tilt, and include sound effects and music clips.
- The app was initially tested in Brazil before its rollout in the U.S. Users can share their creations on their profiles, where others can remix or repost them.
- The launch of Pocket is part of Meta's broader strategy to mainstream AI creation tools, following other AI-driven initiatives like Meta AI for images and videos.
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted the role of AI in accelerating software development, allowing Meta to quickly test and release new applications, including Instagram Instants and Forum.
- Other recent Meta projects include an AI bedtime stories experiment and a Meta AI app for Mac.
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