Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/DrKLO/Telegram/vs/microg/GmsCore
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/DrKLO/Telegram/vs/microg/GmsCore.md
Description: Telegram and GmsCore share 8 technologies: activity-compose, core-ktx, androidx.core:core, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.biometric:biometric, androidx.credentials:credentials, and com.google.zxing:core. Both are written in Java.

# Telegram vs GmsCore

Telegram and GmsCore share 8 technologies: activity-compose, core-ktx, androidx.core:core, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.biometric:biometric, androidx.credentials:credentials, and com.google.zxing:core. Both are written in Java.

- [DrKLO/Telegram](https://seerepo.com/r/DrKLO/Telegram): Telegram for Android source
- [microg/GmsCore](https://seerepo.com/r/microg/GmsCore): Free implementation of Play Services

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: activity-compose, core-ktx, androidx.core:core, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.biometric:biometric, androidx.credentials:credentials, com.google.zxing:core
- Only in Telegram: Stripe, blitz-traits, com.google.android.gms:play-services-wearable, navigation-compose, androidx.car.app:app, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx, skrifa, anyrender, anyrender_vello_cpu, blitz-dom, blitz-paint, com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps, compose-bom, kurbo, material3, parley, play-services-location, ui, vello_cpu, androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation, androidx.interpolator:interpolator, credentials-play-services-auth, core, ext-strikethrough, peniko, pillow, androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface, android_logger, log
- Only in GmsCore: Jetpack Compose, androidx.activity:activity, datastore, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, lifecycle-service, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, preference-ktx, androidx.preference:preference, Huawei, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, Google, androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter, androidx.camera:camera-view, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-systemuicontroller, coil-compose, coil-svg

## Side by side

| | Telegram | GmsCore |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 2,112,466 lines written, 3,486 code files | 219,411 lines written, 2,272 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 613 commits, 30,239 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,543 commits, 15,237 stars |
| Tests | 300 test files. 3.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2 test files. 0.1% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, Telegram or GmsCore?

Telegram, with 2,112,466 lines written; GmsCore has 219,411.

The proof: [DrKLO/Telegram's code at commit 7be672e](https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram/tree/7be672ead283d022812d75c729d3a04dd4c2a2c6)

### Which has more GitHub stars, Telegram or GmsCore?

Telegram, with 30,239 stars; GmsCore has 15,237.

The proof: [DrKLO/Telegram on GitHub](https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram)

### Which has more tests, Telegram or GmsCore?

Telegram, with 300 test files; GmsCore has 2.

The proof: [DrKLO/Telegram's code at commit 7be672e](https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram/tree/7be672ead283d022812d75c729d3a04dd4c2a2c6)

### Which was updated more recently, Telegram or GmsCore?

Telegram: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and GmsCore's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [DrKLO/Telegram's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, Telegram or GmsCore?

Telegram: an AI signed 1.3% of its commits, with Claude Code.

## Sources

- DrKLO/Telegram: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 7be672e (https://github.com/DrKLO/Telegram/tree/7be672ead283d022812d75c729d3a04dd4c2a2c6)
- microg/GmsCore: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a03b082 (https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.