Google Expands AI App-Building Tool Opal to 15 New Countries After US Success
Summary
Google expands its AI-powered app-building tool Opal to 15 new countries including Canada, India, Japan, and Brazil, following success in the US where users created sophisticated mini web apps through simple text prompts, while announcing faster creation speeds and improved debugging capabilities.
Key Points
- Google expands its AI vibe-coding app Opal to 15 new countries including Canada, India, Japan, Brazil, and others after seeing sophisticated apps created by early US users
- Opal allows users to create mini web apps through text prompts using Google's AI models, with a visual editor for customization and the ability to publish and share creations
- Google announces performance improvements including faster app creation (reduced from 5+ seconds), better debugging tools, and parallel step execution for complex workflows