[UPDATE - it's out now] Tweet tweet - Rovio confirms Angry Birds Rio update for Android this Friday

iOS users have been playing the latest Angry Birds Rio update Beach Volley for a while now, but Android owners have had to be patient while waiting for it to land on the Market.

It’s been available on the Amazon Appstore for six days, but those steadfastly refusing to deal with the popular online retailer have been struggling with its absence from their usual downloadable port of call.

Thanks to Twitter user Jesper Bagger, however, we now have a concrete date for its Android arrival, and that’s tomorrow - or Friday 20th May to put it another way. “[It] will be out before end of day Friday,” confirmed Rovio in response to Bagger’s question as to the May update’s whereabouts.

[UPDATE: The Beach Volley update has now gone live, a day earlier than expected.]

If you’re an Android user and you fancy swotting up on some handy tips and tricks ahead of the update, then head on over to Mark Brown’s comprehensive Angry Birds Rio guide.

There you can find out how to defeat those pesky marmosets, nab all the golden melons, and look smug in front of all your friends when you ace all the levels on your first go.