A few months ago, we introduced the new 500px on iOS: the best way to explore 500px on a mobile device… period.

There’s just one problem with that sentence: iOS. We love iOS, and a lot of us use iPhones, but what about the Android users on the 500px team? Where’s our “best way to explore 500px on a mobile device”?!

No worries Android faithful, it has finally arrived! Today, we’re proud to announce that the new 500px mobile experience has finally made its way onto Android devices.

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Say goodbye to the dark, overcomplicated 500px app you’re used to and hello to the bright, interactive, easy-to-use 500px app that iOS users have been loving since its release. With the new 500px you get:

  • An all new home feed that features photos by people you follow and recommendations based on the photos those people have liked.
  • A bright, easy-to-use design that makes 500px a much more interactive experience.
  • A streamlined search experience that lets you easily find photo or people to follow.
  • A gorgeous new personal profile layout.
  • Beautiful, full aspect ration thumbnails on both your profile and feed.
  • Galleries! Learn more about this exciting new feature here.

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With the benefit of a few months experience, Android users are actually lucking out by getting a much more developed, much improved, more usable app that iOS users first saw.

Many bugs and usability issues have already been fixed, leaving you with a more refined version of the “new mobile 500px” we were so excited to unveil a few months back!

If you’re on Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.x) or newer, head over to the Google Play store and give it a download right now.