Grok’s Android App Appears on Google Play
Just a month after the launch of Grok’s iOS app, xAI seems to be gearing as much as launch an Android model of the AI chatbot. Gadgets 360 employees members spotted the app on Google Play on Tuesday. An xAI engineer additionally confirmed the Android app in a post on X (previously generally known as Twitter).
The xAI-developed app was briefly obtainable to obtain in Australia, Canada, India, the Philippines, and Saudi Arabia. The entry was given to the primary 1,000 customers who downloaded the app. The firm stated the early entry was opened for testing functions. The remainder of the customers will see “coming quickly” written within the description of the app, with an choice to pre-register and auto-download as soon as it turns into obtainable.
Grok’s Play Store app itemizing web page mentions that the app is free to customers and customers won’t have to register to entry the options. However, these looking for a personalised expertise and like to attach the AI to their X account can register as effectively. Notably, the net model of the chatbot can’t be accessed with out being signed in.
The standalone app will arrive with options reminiscent of textual content responses, picture technology, in addition to real-time data sourced from X. It is unclear whether or not the app may even help net search-based queries. The app shall be powered by the Grok 2 AI mannequin, the identical giant language mannequin which additionally powers each the free and premium variations on the internet.
Notably, the iOS app of Grok additionally allowed customers to register by way of their Apple accounts. It is unclear whether or not the Android app will let customers join by way of their Google accounts.
