Telegram Android Contest 2025, Round 1

Prize fund: $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 on July 11 (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: July 2025

Telegram is hosting a contest for Android developers to implement a redesigned profile appearance.

In addition to prize money, the winner of this contest may join the Telegram Team in Dubai and earn $1 million per year after taxes by year 3.

THE TASK

Rework the existing profile screens by implementing the new design flow in strict accordance with the mockups provided below:
– Profiles of users, businesses, groups, and channels must be covered, including groups with topics enabled.
– Support for both day and night themes is mandatory.
– All related tabs and profile instances must be supported, including those where gifts are displayed.

For this task, we recommend building the relevant screens from scratch. However, reusing existing code components is acceptable.

Contest Requirements:
– You must use Java.
– No third-party UI frameworks are allowed.
– The submission must be consistent with the existing Telegram for Android codebase.
– The app's stability and performance must not be affected with the changes you made.
– The app must be free of significant flaws (including crashes, visual glitches, noticeable element blinking, layout errors, and more).

The implementation must precisely follow the provided design mockups, including all transitions shown in the animated demos.

Evaluation:
During the evaluation stage, we will review your code and test the submission on a wide range of Android devices.

Submissions:
Contestants will be able to submit their entries to @ContestBot at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.