X ships rebuilt Android app focused on speed, not new features
Product chief Nikita Bier says X has completed a major Android rebuild, with future updates expected to bring Spaces hosting and older-device gains.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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X has rolled out a rebuilt Android app, but users hunting for a fresh bag of features may need to cool their thumbs for now.
The company is pitching the release as a major under-the-hood overhaul rather than a splashy redesign. X Head of Product Nikita Bier said on July 20 that the rebuild was finished and described the work as one of the biggest engineering projects in the company’s history.
According to Bier, the new Android app is meant to run faster, feel smoother and behave more reliably. He also said the rebuilt foundation should help X release new features more quickly in future updates.
An X spokesperson told Mashable that the company had modernized the app’s base so core functions, including scrolling, loading and notifications, work better.
A rebuild teased nearly a year ago
The Android overhaul traces back to an August 2025 post from Bier, who said he was recruiting engineers for what he called an “Android Dream Team.” In that post, Bier said the group would help rebuild X’s Android app from the ground up.
The effort followed months in which some Android users had pointed to bugs and performance problems. Mashable cited one example involving links opened from other apps, including WhatsApp, where tapping a link to a specific post could send users to the main timeline instead.
The newly released app is aimed at fixing that kind of friction by improving the platform beneath the visible interface. X has not described the launch as a feature-heavy update.
Future features are still on deck
Mashable reported that the update does not appear to add major user-facing features at launch. Instead, X is presenting the release as infrastructure work that should make later additions easier to ship.
The company spokesperson pointed to Bier’s posts about planned improvements, according to Mashable. Those future updates are expected to include support for hosting Spaces and better performance on older Android devices.
For now, the headline change is practical: X says its Android app has been rebuilt to be quicker and steadier, while the more visible changes are still waiting in the wings.
This story draws on original reporting from Mashable.