Today we are excited to share that Chat is now available on Android. Chat is a community space reimagined specifically for writers and creators—it’s like having a private social network with your favorite writer and fellow subscribers who, like you, sincerely appreciate their work.
You will see conversations in the Chat tab in your Substack app when publications you subscribe to turn it on.
Since launching Chat for iOS earlier this month, we’ve watched as readers have jumped into all manner of live conversations with the writers they love most.
To celebrate bringing Chat to Android, some beloved Substack writers plan to host their first conversations today. Subscribers can check out those conversations in the links below, and also visit their app to see new chats hosted by publications they already subscribe to.
- opens up about burnout, drawing parallels to climate change, and asks subscribers how they deal with work stress.
Join the chat. - and are rounding up wacky, delicious, holiday romantic comedies with subscribers.
Join the chat. - is hosting a live, open thread with the subscribers of to discuss how to keep loved ones safe this holiday season.
Political scientist
is inviting the subscribers of to ask him anything for the course of an hour.
Join the chat.“Salad CEO”
invites subscribers to share their favorite kitchen gadgets.
Join the chat.Astronomer, science communicator, and writer
invites paid subscribers of to introduce themselves in his first chat.
This Substack Reads publication will also be using Chat today. Stop by our first Android thread and say hi.
What writers and their subscribers are saying about Chat
If you have questions about Chat, visit our Chat FAQ, check out our getting started guide, or head to the support center.
Ooh! 😃 Yay. Cause I'm getting pretty tired of the whole android versions being left in the dust of you fancy iPhone people 🤣 #AndroidLivesMatter
This has been great! (We're having a lot of fun with it over at the Department of Salad; it's basically turned into a crowd-sourced gift list for cooks.)