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Get Google’s help launching your app with Start on Android
August 13, 2025
If you’re a first-time app developer, you might feel a little overwhelmed with the process of getting your product on theGoogle Play Store.
Well, Google is here to help! With theStart on Androidprogram, app developers can get help directly fromGooglefor getting their idea ready for the big leagues.
Google has a cute and informativevideoon how the Start on Android program works, which you may watch below. You can also read more about what the program offers at theAndroid Developers Blog.
The important thing to take away from this information is that not just anyone can join the Start on Android program. There’s actuallyan application processyou need to go through in order to be accepted into the program.
Once accepted, though, you’ll gain access to exclusive benefits, such as private feedback from professionals, A/B testing with trained product experts, and input on your UI/UX from the Google Play editorial team.
According to Google, the Start on Android program has already had a lot of success stories. Hundreds of developers have graduated from the program including 2017 Android app of the year,Socratic, Product Hunt’s 2017 mobile app of the year, ASTRO (an email app bought by Slack and then promptly shut down), and Google Play’s “Standout Startup” for 2018,Canva, to name just a few.
If you are interested in applying to the Start on Android program, click the button below:
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