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Runway launches iOS and Android apps for video creation

Runway launched native mobile apps for both iOS and Android. The release moves its generation workflow onto phones instead of web and desktop sessions alone, so creators can test it on mobile.

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Runway launches iOS and Android apps for video creation
Runway launches iOS and Android apps for video creation

TL;DR

  • Runway has shipped native mobile apps on both major phone platforms, with runwayml's launch post announcing iOS and Android availability on the same day.
  • The Android app is the actual expansion here, because Runway's own compatibility doc previously said the mobile app was iPhone-only and that Android users had to use the browser instead.
  • The store listings put the same core generation stack on phones, with the App Store page and Google Play listing both naming Gen-4.5, Nano Banana Pro, Chat Mode, and desktop-to-phone asset transfer.
  • Runway had already been building toward mobile, with its changelog earlier adding iOS-specific features like Act-One and a mobile generation feed, while c_valenzuelab's reaction underlined how late the Android release felt.

You can jump straight to the App Store listing, the Google Play page, and the older compatibility note that still described Android as browser-only. Runway's own changelog also shows the mobile push had been happening in pieces before this broader phone rollout.

Mobile rollout

Runway framed the release as full phone coverage, not a new feature tucked inside the web app. The announcement says the app is now live on both Android and iOS, and the linked install flow from Runway's get-started post points Android users to Google Play.

That matters mostly because Runway's mobile story was previously asymmetric. iPhone had a native app already, while Android creators were still being routed to the browser.

Pocket workflow

The store pages describe the phone app as a trimmed version of Runway's main generation workflow, not a viewer.

  • The App Store listing says the iPhone app includes Gen-4.5, Nano Banana Pro, and Chat Mode.
  • The Google Play listing uses the same feature set, which suggests Runway is shipping feature parity at launch instead of a basic Android companion.
  • Both listings say assets can move between phone and desktop accounts.
  • The iOS listing is marked iPhone-only, not iPad, which keeps the rollout focused on phones.

Android gap

Runway's own help center still has a page saying the mobile app "does not run on iPad or Android devices at this time" and that Android users should access Runway through their browser, via Runway's compatibility article. That makes this release a cleanup of a real platform gap, not just a new download link.

The Runway changelog shows how one-sided mobile had been before now. Earlier entries called out iOS-only additions like Act-One in the mobile app and a mobile generation feed, which makes the new Android app the piece that finally brings Runway's phone workflow to both sides of the market.

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