--- title: Can’t host an X Space on Android? Why the option disappeared and how to work around it url: https://roboin.io/article/en/2026/07/20/unable-to-create-an-x-space-on-android/ description: A problem in the X app for Android prevents users from hosting a Space, although they can still listen to Spaces hosted by other users. Until X adds Space hosting to the new Android app, you will need to host Spaces through the iOS app or the web version of X. publishedDate: 2026-07-20T06:57:24.939Z modifiedDate: 2026-07-20T06:57:24.939Z thumbnail: https://roboin.io/api/og/en/2026/07/20/unable-to-create-an-x-space-on-android/ thumbnailAlt: 記事のサムネイル画像 thumbnailCaption: N/A --- # Can’t host an X Space on Android? Why the option disappeared and how to work around it A problem in the X app for Android prevents users from hosting a Space, although they can still listen to Spaces hosted by other users. X has not yet added Space hosting to the new Android app it is rolling out. The company expects to add the feature within 7 to 10 days. Until X adds Space hosting to the new Android app, you will need to host Spaces through the iOS app or the web version of X. ## Why you can no longer host Spaces on Android The X app for Android previously let you host a Space from the menu that appeared when you tapped the plus icon in the lower-right corner of the screen. A recent X update changed the interface. Tapping the plus icon now opens the post composer, which leaves Android users without a way to create a Space in the app. Some online articles claim that a bug removed access to the button for creating a Space. That claim is incorrect. X is rolling out a rebuilt Android app, and the company has not yet added Space hosting to it. A missing feature in the new app, rather than a bug, prevents users from hosting Spaces. ## What can you do when you cannot host a Space? Because X has not added Space hosting to its new Android app, you need to wait for the feature or host your Space elsewhere. Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, [said](https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2078353114240102542) that X has made Space hosting in the new Android app a priority and expects the work to take 7 to 10 days. He recommends using the web version of X until then. You can create a Space from the web on a PC or smartphone by following the steps below. ### On a PC Open the web version of X on your PC and follow these steps: Open the web version of X Select [Create a Space] from the sidebar :::tip Depending on your screen size, X may place the [Create a Space] button inside the [More] menu. ::: Configure the required settings and start the Space ### On a smartphone Unlike the desktop website, the mobile website does not show a button for creating a Space in its menu. Follow these steps instead: :::caution[For readers opening this article from X] If you opened this article through a link on X, you may be viewing it in X’s in-app browser. The method described here may not work in an in-app browser. Please use an external browser such as Chrome. ::: Open the following URL in your browser, not in the X app [https://x.com/i/spaces/start](https://x.com/i/spaces/start) :::tip If the URL redirects you to the X app, see the following article for instructions on opening the web version instead. [How to deal with the browser version of X \(Twitter\) redirecting to the app and not opening](https://roboin.io/article/en/2025/10/17/how-to-fix-twitter-web-links-that-automatically-open-in-the-app/) ::: When the menu for creating a Space appears, configure the settings and start the Space ## My analysis Some online articles claim that X broke Space hosting by accident when it enhanced the Spaces experience in the Android app. The available evidence does not support that claim. [X strengthens shared post display and reactions in Spaces on Android, while host-side sharing remains in development](https://roboin.io/article/en/2026/07/08/android-x-spaces-gains-shared-posts-display-and-enhanced-reactions/) X now offers three Android apps: the legacy app, New X Android, and X Lite. X rebuilt both New X Android and X Lite from scratch. Users can switch from the legacy app to New X Android through a button in the sidebar, while X distributes X Lite as a separate app. X Lite tends to offer greater stability and receives new features sooner. [XがAndroid向け新アプリ「X Lite」を公開　有料ユーザー向けにテスト公開](https://roboin.io/article/2025/05/11/x-launches-brand-new-android-app-for-testers/) I have used X Lite since X began distributing it more than a year ago. Only the legacy app has ever supported Space hosting. X has never added the feature to New X Android or X Lite. The missing hosting option comes from an unfinished feature set in the rebuilt apps, not a bug. X plans to roll out the new Android app to all users in July, and some users have begun moving from the legacy app to New X Android. A recent profile redesign drew attention online, and that design also comes from the new Android app. Users who see the new profile design have already switched to the new Android app and cannot host Spaces. Users who can still host Spaces will likely move to the new app through an update in the coming days. [Why reposts and replies do not appear on X and how to find them in the new Android and iOS profiles](https://roboin.io/article/en/2026/07/17/why-reposts-and-replies-are-not-showing-on-x/) The new Android app uses a layout and design that differ from the previous version, so users may need time to adjust. I prefer it because it runs more smoothly and uses a more modern design. Early versions of X Lite ran slowly and lacked several features from the previous app. It now runs smoothly and includes most of the features the legacy app offered. X has also added several features that already existed on iOS and the web but never reached the legacy Android app. Bier said X will be able to add new features to the Android and iOS apps at about the same time after the new Android app reaches general release. Users can expect X to add missing and new features at a faster pace. [X launches new video editor on iOS, with new Android app set to reach all users this month](https://roboin.io/article/en/2026/07/07/x-releases-new-video-editor-on-ios-and-new-android-app/) ## Verification details and sources ### Verification environment - OS: Android 17 - Device: Google Pixel 8 - Apps: X version 12.10.0-beta.1 and X Lite version 12.9.2-release.01 ### Verification details I confirmed that neither the X app for Android nor the X Lite app includes Space hosting. ### Last verification date 2026-07-20T06:45:00.000Z ### Changelog - July 20, 2026, 3:57 p.m.: First published - July 27, 2026, 1:37 a.m.: Added a note for readers opening the article from X ### Reference links - [Post by Nikita Bier](https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2078353114240102542)