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How to post in r/androiddev

What this community allows, what its most upvoted posts have in common, and what gets removed. Checked against the community's sidebar.

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Comment-firstfor self-promotion
Not bannedAI-written posts

Can I promote my app or project in r/androiddev?

Not with a post. Treat it as a comment-first community: answer questions well, and mention something you made only when a thread asks for a tool, saying plainly that you made it.

Does r/androiddev allow AI-written posts?

There's no explicit ban we could find, but readers spot generic AI writing quickly. Rewrite any draft in your own voice.

What do the top posts in r/androiddev look like?

Top posts of the year: 84% have a text body; median body 141 words, 86% first person; titles ~12 words, 12% questions, 32% with a number; top comments ~16 words.

What do readers of r/androiddev reward?

Developer experience write-ups with real technical detail.

The rules we found

Sidebar empty in our data; check the Rules tab. Top posts include 'Experience Exchange' write-ups from developers.

Draft a post for r/androiddev that follows these rules, scored before you post it.

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Rules change. Read the community's own Rules tab before posting; this page is a summary, not the rules.