X reintroduces a revamped Android application following a year-long endeavor

X reintroduces a revamped Android application following a year-long endeavor

Almost a year back, X, owned by Elon Musk, revealed plans to overhaul the Android version of its app, which had not performed as well as its iOS variant. On Monday, the company launched the revamped app, now ready for download.

The newly developed Android version of X was constructed entirely from the ground up and promises enhancements in loading speed, scrolling, notifications, and more, according to the announcement from X.

The update has been under construction for nearly a year. Last August, Nikita Bier, X’s product head, mentioned that the social media company was assembling an Android “dream team” to transform the experience. Later that fall, he also indicated that X experienced one of its best weeks ever for Android downloads in October — a key reason why the new app became a priority.

With today’s launch, Bier referred to the initiative as “one of the largest engineering projects” in the company’s history, emphasizing that the new Android app was developed from scratch instead of just receiving an update.

“It’s quicker, smoother, and more dependable. But most importantly: it will allow us to develop new features at incredible speed,” Bier shared on X. The social network owned by Elon Musk has recently been introducing a variety of new features, including X Money and X Chat, which now have their own separate applications.

The Android launch may also attract more users in global markets, where Android leads as the primary smartphone platform, encouraging them to either download or return to X, after years of platform disregard. (At one point last year, issues on Android were so severe that the X app wouldn’t load X posts when users clicked links.)

Nonetheless, Bier cautioned that there are still some rough aspects to address, including boosting performance on older Android devices and introducing support for Spaces, X’s live audio feature. Those upgrades are still in progress. Bier noted that additional features, such as the new video editor, the react-with-video feature, cashtags, and custom timelines, are also on the way for Android.

Current Android users can access the new X app by updating their existing application via the Google Play Store.

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