On the 22nd of November, and as the rest of crypto verse was worried about the declining value of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and other numerous cryptocurrencies, the team at TradingView released the Android version of the platform. The trading communities of both traditional markets and cryptocurrencies had been requesting the development of the Andriod version for quite sometime now for there was already an iOS version.

Requests for an Android Version Go Back 5 Years Ago

In one of the online trading forums, we find requests for an Android version that are as old as five years. A screenshot of the requests can be found below. The highlighted request shows that there was an urgency to the matter.

TradingView At Your Fingertips on Android

The calls for an Android version did not go unnoticed. The team at TradingView launched the Android version of the platform with an announcement that stated the following.

We received numerous requests to build a native app for the Android OS and simply couldn’t leave them unanswered. We thank you for your patience and it is our great pleasure to present you the official TradingView app for Android devices. Your favorite charts and real time data is now readily available at your fingertips.

Basic Features First

The announcement went to explain to the users of the charting application that the Android version will first have essential features. Additional and more advanced functions will be released with the next version of the app. The future additions include: push notifications, ideas, chats and more.

Current features include:

A Watchlist

State of the art charts

Synced account information

Reviews On Google Play

The trading community did not waste time to express their gratitude for the Android version as can be seen through their reviews on Google Play. The app has been downloaded over 50,000 times with 675 users giving the app a collective rating of 4.6 stars.

One such user who downloaded the app had this to say.

I will wait for you for so long ! If you have not come in time I may be move to the iOS! Thank you trading view!

Another user related how the app was similar to the web version:

One of the best charting applications you will find. I love how it mirrors your desktop charts on your mobile app.

What are your thoughts on TradingView launching an Android version of the charting platform? Please let us know in the comment section below.

[Image courtesy of TradingView.com]

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