# Why hasn't anyone developed an open-source Android app? **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-app/400947 **Category:** General **Created:** [April 18, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-app/400947 "2026-04-18T04:44:54Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4
### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin) #### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-app/400947/4 "2026-04-18T06:37:29Z")
> [@Is it possible to convert a forum into a real app?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-convert-a-forum-into-a-real-app/378700/10): > > The easiest thing you can try is deploying a TWA based on a PWA for Android. It’s really simple; it’s essentially publishing a PWA on the Play Store with official tools. It’s a more involved process for iOS, especially because of the review process, but you can also use something like PWABuilder or a similar tool to help publish your web app there. Both are just web views which will work almost the same as an installed PWA. I think that was also discussed here a few years ago [Discourse sites in Playstore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sites-in-playstore/135040) --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-app/400947)._