Google says users with a standard account can now build personal Android apps for free in AI Studio and will be able to share them with friends in coming months (Artie Beaty/ZDNET)

Google is removing the paid-account gate for personal Android app building in AI Studio.

Users with standard Google accounts can now make personal Android apps in AI Studio for free. Sharing those apps with friends is planned for the coming months. The note does not say this is a Play Store distribution path. Techmeme's note