About GSoc 2026

[itsadityaaaaa]

Is Oppia Android planning to participate in GSoc 2026?

[BenHenning]

Hi @itsadityaaaaa.

The Oppia Android team is indeed planning to participate in GSoC 2026 along with other Oppia technical teams. The official application process for GSoC hasn't started yet, but we should have our ideas page published soon (likely sometime in February).

[itsadityaaaaa]

As the application for GSoC 2026 is open now, Is there any Specific area in the project that the team is prioritize during this GSoC Cycle?

[BenHenning]

Hi @itsadityaaaaa. We now have the ideas list page published (https://github.com/oppia/oppia/wiki/Google-Summer-of-Code-2026) but the actual project list is still being finalized.

For Android we have 4 projects partially spec'd out with a high chance of offering two choices (though we aren't yet sure if we'll have two mentors, but we for sure have one currently). One project is UI-centric and requires making changes to concept cards and revision cards by introducing worked examples support and changing revision cards into study guides (both of which are launched Oppia web features that we're bringing to Android). The second project is introducing most of the pieces needed for automatic the team's releases.

We'll have more details on both projects in the next few weeks, along with broader communications about the process and timelines.

[itsadityaaaaa]

@BenHenning Thanks for the response.