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KanColle Android - Introduction
KanColle are currently available on both Browser and Android! The Browser and Android App will be synced into one same account as per your DMM account.

Release
KanColleAndroid is made available to all players since August 1st, 2016. Click the "Expand" button to view archived information.

Pre-Registration Period
During the pre-registration period, on your main menu screen, there was an option on the top in the second button where you may register for the Android Lottery.

Players who set the Lever in the Registration option as "Registered" are placed into a lottery where random players of ~100,000 will be chosen to be able to start using the KanColle Android App first. (Devs said they're working to let as much users to be early users as possible). The result of that lottery will be communicate later.

The Pre-Registration ended on the 11th maintenance.

For some users, even after being registered into the lottery, it might turn red again on the next login. If that happens, it's recommended to do it with a different connection, clear cache/cookie, and use DMM page instead of the API connection.

Success notice transliteration (via Rephira):"【android先行登録】にお申し込みいただき、厚く御礼申し上げます. 抽選の結果、先行 運用枠に【 当選】されましたので、ここにお知らせいたします.  現在準備中のandroid版艦隊運用環境の先行運用versionを、準備が整い次第お 届けするようにいたします. "

Success notice translation (via Rephira): "Thank you very much for applying for the "android pre-registration". Following the lottery, you have been chosen to participate in the beta test. We will be sending access to you as soon as the beta version of the android is ready."

According to this comment, irrespective if you have either won the pre-registration selection or not the BGM played is this sound file.

A full transliteration is also available via clicking on the [Expand] button.

Closed Beta Test

 * content=*Phase 1 - Released on June 10, 2016
 * Phase 2 - Released on June 22, 2016
 * Phase 3 - Released on July 15, 2016 (Open to all players who participated in the Closed Beta Test Lottery from April)

Public Release

 * Public release on August 1st 2016.

Recommended Hardware Spec
NOTE: Even if your phone does meet the requirements stated above, it may not still be able to support the App, depending on the phone model you are using.
 * OS : At least Android 4.4 (Note: users with Android version down to 4.0 reported that they can still use the client.)
 * CPU : At least 1 GHz
 * Memory : At least 1 GB
 * Phone/Device Storage Size : At least 100MB

Installation

 * 1) Go to Settings -> Security -> Turn on Unknown Sources.
 * 2) Download the DMM Webstore app here.
 * 3) Once installed, open the Webstore app and find KanColle Android. Install and enjoy.

No VPN required unless DMM is blocked by your ISP/government/etc.

You can also scan this QR code to go straight to the above site:



Common Messages
Screenshots of commonly seen messages. Read these carefully before you ask!



^[Notice] - BGM/Voice playback may disturb those around you. (Option 1: Start) (Option 2: Start with Audio OFF)*
 * Note that Option 2 resets in-game volumes to 0. The next time you play, you will have to manually raise the volumes even if Option 1 is chosen.



^There's a new version available. Install the update to continue.



^Communication Error - Improving network connection and setting the Time Zone to Tokyo may help.
 * If you are getting this error after switching the Time Zone, try logging into the DMM webstore app with VPN connection. Once logged in, disconnect the VPN and start KCAndroid from within the webstore.
 * Refer to the Troubleshooting section if problem persists.



^Error - Make sure your network connection is stable and set the Time Zone to Tokyo. (Refer to above)

Troubleshooting
Make sure that you log out of the PC version before going further.

First identify the error messages listed in the previous section. Take the recommended action and see if it helps.

If the problem persists, try the following from top to bottom (if one doesn't work, move the the next):
 * Try restarting your Android device.
 * Clear the cache at the start screen (bottom left icon).
 * Clear the KCAndroid App Data from your device's Settings/Apps menu.
 * Uninstall KCAndroid. Locate the Download folder of your device and delete all apk found in the folder.  Restart and re-install KCAndroid.

If all else fails, make a post below with the following info:
 * What is the error? Provide a screenshot if it's not listed above.
 * What have you tried?
 * Which country are you in and which KC server are you on? (How is this relevant?)
 * Anything else worth mentioning.

Tips and Tricks

 * How to access Akashi Arsenal on Android: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/62856634/ScreenRecord_2016-06-10-18-33-30.mp4
 * Instead of clicking the arrows at the bottom of the Equipment/Kanmusu Lists, swiping Left/Right around the page number will also bring up Previous/Next page.
 * The Equipment/Kanmusu List can also be viewed as a long vertical scrollable list by swiping the text area (in any direction).

Do I have to start playing all over from scratch if I play on the Android version?
No. As mentioned above, the Browser Version and the Android Version will be synced to your DMM account, where you will be available to continue playing on your one main account on both versions.

Is the Android App safe to use? Will I get banned if I use it overseas?
No reports of Android users getting banned so far.

What about iOS?
According to a media report, a DMM staff had claimed that it's difficult to link the browser version's data with iOS apps, so even if they release an iOS app it would only be a separate version.

However, someone else had later asked the DMM staff the day after, and they had claimed the above response is not official. Some other DMM browser games do in fact have an iOS edition with shared data.

Note that currently there are some third party solutions that exists which could allow players to play KanColle on iOS, but using these tools may incur risks like account security or abnormal traffic against the game server which may result in the game administrators giving punishment against the related accounts.

Can I play the Android game outside Japan?
Yes.

I cannot log in with my Google+ Account
Log in with your DMM email/pass instead. KanColle Android app currently does not accepts alternative log in methods.

I am a new TTK and I cannot register via Android
New registrations are currently unavailable on Android. Sign up on the browser version before attempting KCAndroid.

Compatible Devices List by DMM
In the following list, ◎ means devices that are recommended, and 〇 means devices that are compatible but some little things might work differently from expected.

All the devices listed below are devices that are confirmed to work. Devices not on the list are not tested and thus not guaranteed to work. (They might still work)

Note that since KanColle is a Japanese game, all the models listed below are Japanese model. Even if some of these models have international counterparts, they might still use different hardware and thus their compatibility could be different.

Last update time for the list: Late June, 2016.

Unofficial tested devices
Add Player-tested result to this link: KanColle Android/Device Report

Trivia
Shiratsuyu got a special CG to celebrate the release of Kancolle Android beta version.