# Android: Friends Furever

> Unruly reported 6,432,921 social shares for Android's animal-friendship ad.

- Owner: Google Android
- Kind: Campaign
- Sector: Technology
- Seed date: 2015-02-05
- Peak date: Week of Feb 11, 2015
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 42 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop, Pairing, Controversy, Challenge

## Summary

Google released the montage online and on TV. It led iSpot’s weekly engagement chart in February and regained first place in March. Unruly reported 6,432,921 shares by November; the ad later won a One Show Silver Pencil.

## Timeline

- 2015-02-05 — Android (YouTube) — Google uploaded Friends Furever with five other Android ads.
- 2015-02-05 — 9to5Google (Press) — 9to5Google embedded the six new animal ads in its launch report.
- 2015-02-06 — TIME (Press) — TIME covered the animal ad and questioned whether it would appeal to consumers.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/android-friends-furever

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Android: Friends Furever.” Case HIS-00024. Spread Score v1.2: 42/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00024