material-components-android vs GmsCore
material-components-android and GmsCore share 8 technologies: Jetpack Compose, activity-compose, androidx.core:core, androidx.activity:activity, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, and androidx.preference:preference. Both are written in Java.
What they share and what sets them apart
material-components-android
[MAINTENANCE MODE] Modular and customizable Material Design UI components for Android
Java17.4kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 66b0eebWhat is material-components-android built with?Only in material-components-android
- androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout
- androidx.customview:customview
- androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation
- androidx.drawerlayout:drawerlayout
- androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable
- androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout
- androidx.window:window
- androidx.cardview:cardview
- androidx.graphics:graphics-shapes
- androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2
- material-icons-extended
- androidx.compose.material:material-icons-core
- Glide
In common
- Jetpack Compose
- activity-compose
- androidx.core:core
- androidx.activity:activity
- androidx.appcompat:appcompat
- androidx.fragment:fragment
- androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview
- androidx.preference:preference
GmsCore
Free implementation of Play Services
Java15.2kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit a03b082What is GmsCore built with?Only in GmsCore
- datastore
- core-ktx
- JetBrains
- lifecycle-livedata-ktx
- lifecycle-runtime-ktx
- lifecycle-service
- navigation-fragment-ktx
- navigation-ui-ktx
- preference-ktx
- Huawei
Google- androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter
- androidx.camera:camera-view
- com.google.accompanist:accompanist-systemuicontroller
- androidx.credentials:credentials
- androidx.biometric:biometric
- coil-compose
- coil-svg
- com.google.zxing:core
Side by side
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, material-components-android or GmsCore?
The proof: microg/GmsCore's code at commit a03b082
Which has more GitHub stars, material-components-android or GmsCore?
The proof: material-components/material-components-android on GitHub
Which has more tests, material-components-android or GmsCore?
The proof: material-components/material-components-android's code at commit 66b0eeb
Which was updated more recently, material-components-android or GmsCore?
The proof: microg/GmsCore's commits on GitHub
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