Clubhouse: social app coming to Android in May

So far, Clubhouse has remained a dedicated app for iOS users. Moreover a boon for some platforms Competitors that have started to offer Clubhouse-like features, such as Facebook, which recently launched Hotline.

There is currently no Android version of the Clubhouse app. an absence that gives bad ideas to some malicious people. Indeed, hackers took advantage of the platform’s invitation system to distribute a large-scale Trojan horse by making victims believe they could download the Android version of the app.

Clubhouse is coming to Android soon

Mopewa Ogundipe, a Clubhouse developer, recently posted a message on his Twitter account stating that the Android app of the platform will soon be available for end users. Mopewa’s profile can be seen in his tweet on both the iPhone app and the Google Pixel phone. According to Morgan Yemts, the Android version will be available at the end of May..

According to the latest statistics, updated in February 2021, Clubhouse has already surpassed 8 million downloads worldwide, despite being officially labeled as beta. The arrival of famous personalities such as Elon Musk or Bill Gates at the request probably contributed greatly to the success of the new social platform.

The Clubhouse app is currently facing a huge controversy, as over a million users have just had their personal data hacked. According to the social network, this data was already public, but this then raises questions about the company’s position on privacy.

Such a lack of privacy could hinder Clubhouse’s rapid growth, even if the app is made available on the Google Play Store. This new discussion comes at the wrong time As it comes just days after the hacking of the personal data of 20 million French people on Facebook was discovered.