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I immediately thought of this...

Anyone please build this widget . If u guys have beta access

It was but a matter of time. Android should follow suit soon, and as usual, Apple will get on board sometime in H2 of 2027, with some fancy name like "Apples"

AI-generated basic personal apps is not news. You can do it now with just about any LLM - generate HTML ui and add to your homescreen as shortcut. More complex apps with multi-user support generated by non-technical users is still beyond what’s possible with current AI technology.

Feels like a bait and switch. The platform led me to believe that I could start creating the app only to be told I’ll be joining a waitlist AFTER I already gave them my prompt I’d be careful about what ideas you input on this platform.

If this works at scale, it quietly rewrites how software is made. Nothing Playground might be cooking something big 👀

This means I have to get a nothing phone 🧐

P.S: Can you launch something like this for iOS too?

Created a Font Pair Lab!

The Beginning!

in fact, if i were essential (and i'm definitely not), i'd start shipping this feature to work on every android smartphone and own that space for years-or-beyond to come

So..I need to switch to a Nothing phone asap

Interesting release but it remains to be seen whether it can actually output a full usable app with complex flows

Awesome! Beta has been great in the past few days.

cant wait to try this beta

Does it run natively ?

Now that's some tech

It's too early for this...

this is soooo sick

Incredible product idea!

Self-assembling apps collapse the distance between intent and software. UX becomes the moat when creation is democratized

paper cup apps are the new meta

@CarolMonroe 👀

this sounds soo cool

@JosoAzzua

Is it similar to what @wabi is doing?

Damnnn

@wabi early movers in the game. interesting play though - OS moving into the application ecosystem. if it works, hardware might start to get monetised more via software (and attention) in future?

I applied like last year and still don't have access to the playground.

I really like it!! Hope the ram problem gets propely optimized💯

That's huge

Perhaps Carl could ask it to submit their financial accounts to the UK Government now it's well over a month overdue?

The shift from static App Stores to dynamic AI-generated software is finally here. This isn't just a new feature; it’s a complete rethink of the mobile experience. One billion personalized OS experiences are officially on the horizon