On February 2, Ant Group's general AI assistant Lingguang announced a comprehensive upgrade to its core feature "Flash App," officially launching two new capabilities: "Generate App from Images" and "Desktop Widgets." It also integrated nearly 20 API tools, including audio synthesis, large language model (LLM) calls, calendar services, multimodal understanding, text-to-speech, persistent storage, gyroscope, and vibration feedback. After the upgrade, users can not only efficiently create personalized tools but also enjoy real-time feedback and immersive audio-visual and tactile interaction experiences, significantly enhancing both practicality and fun.
(Lingguang Flash App now integrates nearly 20 API capabilities, as shown in the application example)
In the "Generate App from Images" feature, the system can intelligently analyze image content, replicate UI interfaces, extract key information, and identify scene styles. Combined with personalized instructions, it can instantly transform static images into dynamic interactive tools. For example, after uploading an image of a student's score sheet or product sales ranking, users can generate an online management tool for data visualization and collaboration. This "what you see is what you get" image-to-app mode can improve efficiency in office and daily life scenarios; the seamless integration of image recognition and app generation may become an important direction for lightweight app development.
(Users can upload photos, hand-drawn images, etc., to Lingguang to generate personalized applications according to their needs)
The newly integrated nearly 20 API tools support diverse scenarios such as lifestyle planning, education, and creative interaction, helping users build more complex personalized apps. For example, by using LLM calling capabilities, users can quickly create an AI interviewer (simulating roles like product managers or e-commerce operators for dialogue training) or a holiday greeting generator (providing fun interactions in the voice of specific characters). Real-time search APIs support accessing structured data like GDP, weather, and product prices, enabling tools to handle dynamic information. In the entertainment and interaction field, the addition of capabilities such as gyroscope, audio synthesis, and vibration feedback brings immersive sensory interaction to games and simulation apps. Users can trigger custom sound effects and physical feedback at game score or level completion points, combining personalized capabilities to create unique interactive experiences.
Industry experts believe that the modular design of Lingguang Flash App's API ecosystem reflects a "LEGO-style" creative logic — users can combine professional capabilities without coding, focusing on creativity itself. This upgrade also accelerates the evolution of AI apps from "information providers" to "interactive tool deliverers," driving the popularization of lightweight, scenario-based AI tools by reducing technical barriers and expanding interaction dimensions.
Lingguang Flash App, with its feature of "generating interactive tools in as fast as 30 seconds," has been widely loved by users. Data shows that by December 2025, users have created over 12 million Lingguang Flash Apps, frequently covering scenarios in life, study, and work, demonstrating strong user demand and product vitality.
As the API ecosystem continues to expand and multimodal technology deepens, the Flash App model is expected to further blur the boundaries between professional development and mass creation, promoting the AI app ecosystem from "tool supply" to "creative coexistence," providing an important reference for exploring the implementation path of inclusive AI in the industry.
