Meta quietly launched an 'AI pet journal' app
Meta quietly released Waddle World, a tamagotchi-style app described as a daily journal disguised as a pet, currently limited to adults in the Philippines.Summary
Meta has quietly launched a "tamagotchi-style" pet game called Waddle World, featuring 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," encouraging users to talk rather than type with their pets and play cozy games like stacking groceries or word games. The app, spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, is free and only available to adults in the Philippines. It arrives as Meta promotes a sweet mascot and small Charm gadgets for its Muse AI agent. Meta also quietly launched an AI fashion app called Style Sketch, said to be limited to Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand, though The Verge could not verify these location restrictions. It is unclear whether Meta plans to release either app in the US or elsewhere; The Verge reached out to Meta for more information.
(Source：The Verge)