Android overview
Use Public on Android — bottom tabs, the Menu hub, and platform tips.
The Android app is on Google Play under in.publicapp.android.
Install Public from Google Play — see Install the Android app for step-by-step.
For what each feature does, see Features. This page covers Android-specific navigation and platform behavior.
Bottom navigation
The app has 5 tabs in the bottom bar:
| Tab | What it opens |
|---|---|
| Home | Your Feed (Following / Public toggle in the top bar) |
| Explore | Explore and search — people, pages, trending |
| Pulse | Pulse — short portrait videos |
| Chats | Messages — DMs, groups, AI characters |
| Menu | A hub of everything else |
The Menu hub
Tap the Menu tab for a grid of secondary destinations, plus a More sheet for account links.
Features grid includes: Explore, Public AI, Saved posts, Videos, Images, Polls, Quizzes, Q&A, People, Online users, Todos, Todo groups, Time tools, Time groups, Passwords, Pages, Communities, XP, Invite Center.
More sheet: Settings, Subscribe (opens pricing/subscribe in the browser), Blocked Users, CSAE Policy, Refund Policy, Privacy, Terms, About, Help (docs), Log Out.
The footer of the Menu screen shows your Public App version and a link to docs.public.kim (this site).
Default middle bottom tabs are customizable (Characters / Pulse / Chats by default); items already pinned as middle tabs open there instead of stacking a new screen.
Top bar
The top bar of each screen changes with context:
- On Home — a bell icon with an unread badge for Notifications, an Add Post (+) icon for the composer, and a control to switch between Public posts and Following posts.
- On most other screens — the screen title and back button.
System theme
Public follows your Android system theme automatically. If your phone is in dark mode at the system level, Public is too. There's no in-app theme picker on Android today.
Languages
Public supports 21 app languages, controlled by your Android system language settings. Available languages: English, Hindi, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Vietnamese, Turkish, Spanish, Arabic, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, German, Korean, Italian, Dutch, Persian (Farsi), Thai, Swahili, Malay, Polish.
To change the app's language: open Settings → Language → App language inside Public.
For Arabic and Persian, the layout switches to right-to-left. See Language and RTL.
Android-specific topics
- In-app updates — how Public prompts you to update.
- Deep links — public.kim URLs open the app.
- Permissions — what Public can ask for and why.
Need help?
Swivutiso leswi tolovelekeke
- Xana ndzi nga yi kopa kwihi app ya Android?
- Nghenisa Public ku suka eka Google Play (phasela in.publicapp.android). Vona Ku Nghenisa Android ehansi ka Ku sungula.
- Hi yihi mpfumelelo lowu Public yi wu lavaka eka Android?
- Public yi tirhisa Inthanete (ya otomatiki), Switiviso eka Android 13+, na Khamera loko u khoma swihangalasamahungu. Yi tirhisa sisiteme Photo Picker naswona a yi lavi mfikelelo wo anama wa vuhlayiselo.