Angry Birds for Android (Lite) officially confirmed for Friday release

Update: It's out. We've got a competition. Having problems with Angry Birds lite? Let us know

At first we said it'd be towards the end of August, but we heard yesterday that it'd be Sept 3rd. Just to make sure this wasn't some rumor, we contacted Rovio and this is the exact reply we received:

Dear Sirs,

Angry Birds Begin Hatching On Android

This week, we were planning to run a closed beta test of Angry Birds Lite for Android. Due to the massive response and demand from the Android community, we have decided to make Angry Birds Lite Beta available for everybody through the Android Market this Friday.

Please note that this will be the beta version of the application which is still undergoing final testing before official release. Angry Birds Lite Beta is presented on an “as is” basis, and we cannot guarantee its functionality on every Android device.

Angry Birds Lite Beta will run on second generation Android devices and upwards.

We have tested the game on a number of Android devices, and we would love to hear your feedback on how the game is performing on your personal device. Should you have any problems running Angry Birds Lite Beta, you can simply click the report a bug button in the main menu of the game to provide us with direct feedback.

We want to ensure that we will publish the best game ever released on Android, and we hope that this beta version will prove to our Android fans that Angry Birds has been worth the wait!

More information on Friday when we have the game available on Android Market.

For instant notification of the beta release sign up to android.angrybirds.com

Kind Regards,

Rovio

So there you have it kiddies, straight from the horses mouth that one of the most popular i*hone games will be “hatching” on Android this Friday and I can't wait :)