How to pitch your app or startup to Android Headlines
TL;DR
Android Headlines is a tech news site that has covered Android since 2010 and now writes about apps, games, Google, smartphones, smart home, audio and other connected tech. News tips are free and go to press@androidheadlines.com, and advertising runs through marketing@androidheadlines.com. It suits founders with an Android app, a gadget or genuine news for a mainstream tech audience.
What is Android Headlines?
Android Headlines (also written AndroidHeadlines, or AH) began as a small Android news blog and grew into a general consumer tech publication. Its About page lists the topics it covers: Android, Google, smartphones, Chromebooks, tablets, apps, games, smart home, 5G and IoT, augmented and virtual reality, audio and video, and self-driving cars. The site publishes daily news, weekly reviews of phones, smart home, auto and audio products, and deal posts.
Its advertise page says the site averages 3 to 6 million unique visitors per month, depending on the season, with close to 100,000 articles published. These are the site's own figures.
Who should pitch Android Headlines?
- Founders launching an Android app or game with a real news angle: a first-of-its-kind feature, a big partnership, or a price change that affects users.
- Hardware startups with phones, chargers, earbuds, smart home devices or car tech.
- Teams with data or an exclusive that Android owners care about.
- Brands with an ad budget that want guaranteed placement.
- Skip it with a minor app update, a B2B product, or a press release with no hook for consumers.
How much does Android Headlines cost?
Sending a news tip is free, and the tips page makes no promise of coverage. Advertising is paid: the advertise page says the team builds campaigns for budgets from smaller startups to large corporations, and asks you to email marketing@androidheadlines.com with your name, title, company, country and budget. No prices are published.
How do you pitch your startup to Android Headlines?
- Read the News Tips page. It explains how tips are handled and how to stay anonymous if you need to.
- Email your tip to press@androidheadlines.com. Put the news in the subject line and the Google Play link or product page in the first paragraph.
- Say up front whether you want named credit or anonymity. The site uses tips as sent unless you ask otherwise, and it treats a tip as permission to use the information, images and other assets you attach.
- To reach a writer who covers your area, use the staff page linked from the contact page.
- For paid campaigns, write separately to marketing@androidheadlines.com with the details the advertise page asks for.
Tips to get more out of Android Headlines
- Attach only assets you are happy to see published: the tip policy lets the team use them without asking again.
- Lead with the number or fact that makes it news, such as downloads, price or launch countries, then add three screenshots.
- Pitch the writer who already covers apps or your device category, and reference one of their recent articles.
- Offer a promo code or review unit so the team can test before publishing.
- Send the tip before the launch goes public and state the embargo time clearly.
Our verdict
Android Headlines reaches a broad tech audience and takes tips at a single, free address. It rewards real news and specific facts, so a plain launch announcement lands better on smaller app review sites. Pair a sharp tip with a writer pitch, and keep paid campaigns for when you need guaranteed reach.
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