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Promoting on r/Android: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/Android is a large community for Android news, reviews, tips, rooting tutorials, apps, and general discussion about Android devices and the Android ecosystem.

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community rules

Can you promote your product in r/Android?

You can promote your own app in r/Android only under narrow conditions in Rule 4, "No self-promotional spamming." Developers may post their own apps only if the post is a self post with a detailed description, the account is at least three months old with a reasonable posting history on r/Android, and the developer actively interacts in the thread; website, blog, and YouTube channel owners are generally not allowed to post their own content.

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 4 - No self-promotional spamming

"Developers may post their own apps, provided: 1- Their post must be a self post with a detailed description of their app."

Rule 4 - No self-promotional spamming

"2- The developer's account must be at least three months old AND have a reasonable posting history on r/Android."

Rule 4 - No self-promotional spamming

"3- The developer must interact with users in the thread. We do not allow developers to simply dump a link to their app and leave."

Rule 4 - No self-promotional spamming

"Website/blog/YouTube channel owners are generally not allowed to post their own content."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 10 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

  • Self-promotion that does not meet Rule 4 conditions
  • Posts that benefit only the individual, including self-promotion, if they violate the rules
  • Blog-spam, rehosted content, and reposts
  • Affiliate links in posts or comments

Safer ways to show up

  • If you are a developer, use a self post with a detailed description of your app
  • Post only from an account that is at least three months old and has a reasonable posting history on r/Android
  • Stay in the thread and respond to users, do not just drop a link and leave
  • Focus on discussion-promoting posts that benefit the community, such as guides, reviews, or discussions
Whatever the written rules say, the pattern that gets promo removed everywhere is the same: batches of similar comments, reused wording, and necro-posting on old threads. A promotional mention only has value if it survives, so pace matters more than volume. We measured this the expensive way: 70% of bought pool comments were removed within two weeks. See also how to find customers on Reddit without getting banned.

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