Smartphone Maker Nothing’s New AI Platform Lets Anyone Build Apps by Chatting – No Coding Needed
AI apps by prompt: At its core, Essential is a “vibe coding” tool that turns plain-English tasks into functioning applets techcrunch.com business-standard.com. The user just describes what they need (for example: “show a one-page call brief before my meetings”) and the AI builds a custom workflow in seconds hindustantimes.com androidauthority.com. Nothing CEO Carl Pei says this approach challenges the “outdated and elitist system” of traditional app development – moving “away from one-size-fits-all applications” towards hyper-personalization business-standard.com phandroid.com. Indeed, Pei calls Essential the first step toward an operating system “where devices adapt to people, not the other way around.” Playground community: Alongside Essential Apps