The GitHub Android App has been released on Google Play, offering free access to features such as working with Issues and Gists, an integrated news feed, and a dashboard for managing created, watched, and assigned issues. Users can view and bookmark repository issue lists with filters for labels, milestones, and assignees. The app’s code is open-sourced and available for browsing, allowing developers to contribute or make feature requests. Built on notable open-source projects like ActionBarSherlock and Android-ViewPagerIndicator, the app provides a consistent user experience across different Android versions and supports functionalities like swiping between issues and syntax highlighting for Gists.