Meta launches AI pet diary app Waddle World
What happened
On 28 October 2026, The Verge reported that Meta quietly released Waddle World, a 16-bit pet-raising app. According to the report, the virtual pet can talk with users and generates doodles to illustrate the conversation, and the company describes it as essentially "a daily diary disguised as a pet". The app is free and available only to adult users in the Philippines. Around the same time, Meta also quietly launched Style Sketch, an AI fashion app, in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. Progress so far is limited to the launch and feature description, and the report does not mention subsequent user feedback or adjustments.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 4 h ago
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- The Verge · AIMeta quietly launched an ‘AI pet journal’ app
Meta has launched a "tamagotchi-style" pet game called Waddle World, with virtual creatures that chat with users and create doodles to illustrate conversations. According to its Apple and Play Store listings, the "16-bit pet care game" is not really a game, but "a daily journal disguised as a pet."
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