1page.title=Brand Guidelines
2page.image=/assets/images/resource-card-default-android.jpg
3page.metaDescription=Guidelines and downloads for the Android and Google Play brands.
4page.tags="brand, bugdroid, assets"
5
6@jd:body
7
8<p>We encourage you to use the Android brand with your Android app
9promotional materials. You can use the icons and other assets on this page
10provided that you follow the guidelines.</p>
11
12<p>Use of the Android or Google Play brands must be reviewed by the Android
13Partner Marketing team.  Use the <a
14href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/contact/brand_developer">Android and Google Play Brand Permissions Inquiry form</a> to submit your
15marketing for review.</p>
16
17<p>
18  If you need Google Play badges or guidelines, please see the
19  <a href="https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/">Google Play Badge</a> page.
20</p>
21
22
23<h2 id="brand-android">Android</h2>
24
25 <p>The following are guidelines for the Android brand
26 and related assets.</p>
27
28
29  <h4 style="clear:right">Android in text</h4>
30
31  <div style="float:right;clear:right;width:200px;margin:0 0 20px 30px">
32    <img alt="" src="{@docRoot}images/brand/mediaplayer.png">
33  </div>
34    <ul>
35    <li>Android&trade; should have a trademark symbol the first time it appears in a creative.</li>
36    <li>Android should always be capitalized and is never plural or possessive.</li>
37    <li>"Android" cannot be used in names of applications or accessory products,
38    including phones, tablets, TVs, speakers, headphones, watches, and other devices. Instead use "for Android".
39      <ul>
40        <li><span style="color:red">Incorrect</span>: "Android MediaPlayer"</li>
41        <li><span style="color:green">Correct</span>: "MediaPlayer for Android"</li>
42      </ul>
43      <p>If used with your logo, "for Android" should be no larger than 90% of your logo’s size.
44      First instance of this use should be followed by a TM symbol, "for Android&trade;".</p>
45    </li>
46    <li>"Android TV", "Android Wear" and "Android Auto" may only be used to identify or market
47      products or services with prior approval.  Use "for Android" or "with Android" for all
48      other Android-based products
49      <ul>
50        <li><span style="color:red">Incorrect</span>: "Android TV Streaming Stick",
51          "Streaming Stick with Android TV"</li>
52        <li><span style="color:green">Correct</span>: "Streaming Stick with Android"</li>
53      </ul>
54      <p>If used with your logo, "for Android" or "with Android" should be no larger than 90% of
55        your logo’s size. First instance of this use should be followed by a TM symbol,
56        "for Android&trade;".</p>
57    </li>
58    <li>Android may be used as a descriptor, as long as it is followed by a
59        proper generic term. (Think of "Android" as a term used in place of
60        "the Android platform.")
61      <ul>
62        <li><span style="color:red">Incorrect</span>: "Android MediaPlayer" or "Android XYZ app"</li>
63        <li><span style="color:green">Correct</span>: "Android features" or "Android applications"</li>
64      </ul>
65    </li>
66    </ul>
67
68    <p>Any use of the Android name needs to include this
69    attribution in your communication:</p>
70    <blockquote><em>Android is a trademark of Google Inc.</em></blockquote></p>
71
72
73 <h4>Android robot</h4>
74
75  <div style="float:right;width:200px;margin-left:30px">
76    <img alt="" src="{@docRoot}images/brand/Android_Robot_100.png"
77      style="margin-left:50px">
78    <p style="text-align:center">
79       <a href="{@docRoot}images/brand/Android_Robot_100.png">100x118</a> |
80       <a href="{@docRoot}images/brand/Android_Robot_200.png">200x237</a><br>
81       <a href="{@docRoot}downloads/brand/Android_Robot_outlined.ai">Illustrator (.ai)</a></p>
82  </div>
83
84    <p>The Android robot can be used, reproduced, and modified freely in marketing
85    communications. The color value for print is PMS 376C and the online hex
86    color is <span style="color:#A4C639">#A4C639</span>.</p>
87
88    <p>When using the Android Robot or any modification of it, proper attribution is
89    required under the terms of the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative
90    Commons Attribution 3.0</a> license:</p>
91
92    <blockquote><em>The Android robot is reproduced or modified from work created and shared by Google and
93used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.</em></blockquote>
94
95    <p>You may not file trademark applications incorporating the Android robot
96    logo or derivatives thereof within your company logo or business name. We
97    want to ensure that the Android robot remains available for all to use.</p>
98
99
100<h4 style="clear:right">Android logo</h4>
101
102<div style="float:right;width:210px;margin-left:30px;margin-top:-10px">
103  <img alt="" src="{@docRoot}images/brand/android_logo_no.png">
104</div>
105
106<p>The Android logo may not be used.</p>
107
108<p>The custom typeface may not be used.</p>
109
110
111<h2 id="Marketing_Review">Marketing Reviews and Brand Inquiries</h2>
112
113<p>Use the <a
114href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/contact/brand_developer">Android
115and Google Play Brand Permissions Inquiry form</a> to submit any marketing
116reviews or brand inquires. Typical response time is at least one week.</p>
117