Clubhouse, it will be available on Android around the world by Friday![There is a postscript for the Japanese version]

In recent months, the CLUBHOUSE will finally release the Android version, as the number of downloads of iOS apps has dropped sharply.

CLUBHOUSE, an audio -based social network, announced at the Town Hall on Sunday that it will launch a service for Android users around the world by the afternoon of Friday, May 21, 2021.It will start in Japan, Brazil, and Russia on Tuesday, and will be provided in other countries during the week, and will be released in India on Friday morning.

* 2021/05/18 12:43 Postscript: In Japan, the beta version of "Clubhouse for Android" for Android users will be offered on May 19, 2021.

CLUBHOUSE, which began to develop the first wave of the Android beta in the United States last week, will eventually start services in New Zealand, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.CLUBHOUSE states that this app is still an invitation system, but can download the app on the Google Play Store and may invite a friend on the app.

In addition to the announcement of global expansion on Android, the company is working on implementing the same functions on Android and iOS.According to TechCrunch, Clubhouse's Android app still lacks some functions provided by iOS.TechnoCrunch reports that the Android version announced last week could not follow up topics, create and manage clubs, link social profiles, pay, and change profile names.

CLUBHOUSE's Android deployment is expected, and some may feel that you have lost it late, but you may be able to regain the momentum by deploying more devices.Since the iOS version was released last year, the app has gained explosive growth and has attracted billionaires, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk.

However, recently, the shine of Clubhouse has begun to look shady.According to the analysis company Sensortower, the number of downloads of Clubhouse, which had 2 million in January, increased by more than 9.5 million in February, but 2.7 million in March and 1 million in April.I'm interrupted.

The reason that Clubhouse has grown like a roller coaster in the last few months is not clear yet.Some say that this app succeeded because it was released at the beginning of the pandemic, that is, when many people were hungry for the connection with the locked person in the house.However, the situation has changed again.The people who have vaccinated the vaccine go out of the mask and go out, so chatting on a platform with only audio may not be as attractive as before.

In addition, the situation of social apps has changed as the number of users options have increased.All major companies' SNS has begun to imitate the format of Clubhouse.For example, Instagram offers users with options to turn off audio and videos when using Instagram Live, and Twitter has launched a Spaces in a virtual room that allows you to speak in real time with other people.Like Facebook, Linkedin, Spotify, Slack, we are developing a unique CLUBHOUSE version of each company.

I don't know if Clubhouse has been developed globally for Android, which does not end up in excessive trends.But you'll know the result right away.