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### Mobile apps
### Mobile app
Code:
[React Native mobile app](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-mobile); [Flutter
prototype app](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-flutter)
[The next-generation Zulip mobile app,
written with Flutter](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-flutter)
(now in beta)
Experts: Greg Price, Chris Bobbe
We're exploring rewriting Zulip's mobile apps, which are currently implemented
using React Native, using Flutter. See [this development community
thread][flutter-thread] for details.
- Work on the **upcoming Flutter-based Zulip client**.
We're in the midst of [rewriting Zulip's mobile app][flutter-why]
from scratch using Flutter, to replace the legacy React Native-based
app. The Flutter app [reached beta][flutter-beta] in
December 2023, we're working now toward a wider beta, and during the
GSoC 2024 period we expect to be working toward turning the beta
into a version we can roll out for all Zulip's mobile users.
If you are a Flutter expert and excited about getting involved, feel free to
introduce yourself in the [#mobile stream][mobile-stream] in the development
community. However because the project and the development process around it are
not yet established, **we expect not to accept any GSoC contributors for the Zulip
mobile apps** for GSoC 2023.
This project will involve building features for the Flutter app,
including code for UI, data structures, and interacting with the
Zulip server and the Android and/or iOS platforms.
For a sense of the features we're working on, see our
[project board][flutter-board] for the new app;
the ["Launch" milestone][flutter-milestone-launch]
corresponds roughly to what we expect to be working on during GSoC.
For some features, we [may find][flutter-upstream-summary]
ourselves [contributing changes][flutter-upstream-autocomplete]
upstream to the Flutter project itself. 175 or 350 hours; difficult.
[flutter-thread]: https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/2-general/topic/Flutter
[mobile-stream]: https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/48-mobile
**Skills required**: Ability to learn quickly, check your work
carefully, and communicate clearly and accurately. The code for
this project will be written primarily in Dart atop Flutter;
previous experience may be helpful, but you can learn both during
the contributions leading up to your application. Previous
experience with Android or iOS may also be helpful but is not
necessary.
[flutter-why]: https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/2-general/topic/Flutter/near/1582367
[flutter-beta]: https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/2-general/topic/Flutter/near/1708728
[flutter-board]: https://github.com/orgs/zulip/projects/5/views/4
[flutter-milestone-launch]: https://github.com/zulip/zulip-flutter/milestone/3
[flutter-upstream-summary]: https://chat.zulip.org/#narrow/stream/2-general/topic/Flutter/near/1524757
[flutter-upstream-autocomplete]: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/pull/129802