EB18: Zwift opens Adroid Beta program, teases new Innsbruck and New York courses

If you’ve been wanting to try Zwift but your Android devices have left you out in the cold, we have some good news. Zwift is now available for Android devices. Technically, it’s still in Beta mode which means there’s a high chance of some bugs, but at least they’re moving in the right direction.

Why has it taken so long? We’re told that when it comes to developing the program, it’s far easier to develop it to work properly on Apple’s relatively small family of devices compared to the massive amount of Android devices across the world. What works well on an android device in the U.S., might not work at all on a device in Spain. Because of that, it’s taken the team a lot longer to work out the bugs, but they’re getting closer all the time. And as of early July, the Beta version of the Android app is available to the public.

Already have an account but want more courses? You’ll still have to wait, but more are on the way. First up is the new 2018 road World Championships course in Innsbruck to Tirol Austria.

Further down the line is a new course through New York City through what looks to be Central Park. This one is a bit more hush hush, but we know it’s on the way.

Finally, it’s that time again for Zwift Academy. Enrollment is open now and will close on August 19th. Once the program starts on August 6th, you must complete 10 workouts, 4 group rides, and 2 races to graduate. That may sound easy, but in 2017 only 13.5% of men and 25.5% of women graduated. The 8 week program will allow one woman to join the Canyon//SRAM Pro team and one U23 man to join the Team Dimension Data development squad once it’s all over. 

zwift.com/academy