How many members does r/androiddev have?

r/androiddev has about 289.4K members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/androiddev?

r/androiddev gets roughly 9 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Promotion banned

Promoting on r/androiddev: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/androiddev is a community for Android app developers focused on news, articles, talks, tools, libraries, and open source related to native Android development.

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community rules

Can you promote your product in r/androiddev?

No, you cannot promote your product in r/androiddev if that means promoting an app. Rule 2 explicitly says, "No App Promotion or Recruiting Testers" and states that "Sharing applications or recruiting testers is not allowed." Posts also have to be related to native Android development and generally applicable to the community, not sales, marketing, or a personal case.

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 2: Must be Related to Native Android Development, No App Promotion or Recruiting Testers

"Sales and marketing questions should be directed to their respective communities. Sharing applications or recruiting testers is not allowed."

Rule 2: Must be Related to Native Android Development, No App Promotion or Recruiting Testers

"Must be related to native Android application development."

Rule 4: Posts Must be Generally Applicable

"Posts must be applicable to the community as a whole. Posts that focus too much on a user's specific case... are not allowed."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 7 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

App promotion or recruiting testers
Sales and marketing questions
One-off question posts
App takedowns, play store vents

Safer ways to show up

Share thoughtful, informative articles about native Android development
Post useful libraries, handy tools, or open source applications for studying
Keep posts generally applicable to the Android developer community
Use the Monday Questions, Feedback thread for questions or feedback

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.