As of February 29th, 2016, Kantai Collection has begun to perform a lottery for the new Official Mobile Android Version of the game which will tie in directly to your Kantai Collection Web Browser account. To allow players to partake in the Android Lottery, they changed their Fleet Friend icon (which has been greyed out since the game's premiere) and made it into the Mobile Version Lottery. This icon is going to last from February 29th, 2016 till whenever the next maintenance and update will take place (estimation is roughly 2 weeks). Any more announcements regarding the android lottery will be on the Kancolle Staff Twitter.
Participating in the Mobile Version Lottery
In order to participate in the mobile version lottery, players will need to have an active game Kantai Collection Game account on DMM's website. Upon starting up the game, you will notice on the top the the second button to the right of the former "Fleet Friend" button has been changed into the "Mobile Version Lottery" and will be glowing red.
When you click the button a new menu will open up presenting to you a lever. The lever presented before you serves your gateway to participate into the Kantai Collection Mobile Version Lottery. To participate in the lottery you will need to flip the lever up to place your account in the lottery for whenever they hold it for the mobile version on a later date. Once you flip the switch your account will be placed within the lottery, you can however choose to opt out from participating in the Android Lottery pressing the lever again to opt out.
Currently it's unknown how the lottery process will be carried out, but it is thought that is you sign up for the lottery and it remains this way until next maintenance you will be automatically signed in once the next maintenance takes place.
Important Notes Regarding the Mobile Version Lottery
- The play-test will allow up to 100,000 players to participate in the Official Android Version Play-Test.
- Because of the player limit, people are advised not to enroll unless they plan to actively contribute to the testing process; signing up casually could shun another player from participating.
- Outside of this, nothing is known regarding what happens after you are accepted into the lottery; players are strongly advised you have good knowledge of Japanese for whatever may come.
- Please remember to follow the Kancolle Staff Twitter for additional information.