Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/material-components/material-components-android/vs/microg/GmsCore
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/material-components/material-components-android/vs/microg/GmsCore.md
Description: 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.

# 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.

- [material-components/material-components-android](https://seerepo.com/r/material-components/material-components-android): [MAINTENANCE MODE] Modular and customizable Material Design UI components for Android
- [microg/GmsCore](https://seerepo.com/r/microg/GmsCore): Free implementation of Play Services

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Jetpack Compose, activity-compose, androidx.core:core, androidx.activity:activity, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.preference:preference
- 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
- 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

| | material-components-android | GmsCore |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 218,683 lines written, 754 code files | 219,411 lines written, 2,272 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor |
| Activity | Last push October 16, 2026, 6,448 commits, 17,444 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,543 commits, 15,237 stars |
| Tests | 206 test files. 27.3% 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, material-components-android or GmsCore?

GmsCore, with 219,411 lines written; material-components-android has 218,683.

The proof: [microg/GmsCore's code at commit a03b082](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)

### Which has more GitHub stars, material-components-android or GmsCore?

material-components-android, with 17,444 stars; GmsCore has 15,237.

The proof: [material-components/material-components-android on GitHub](https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android)

### Which has more tests, material-components-android or GmsCore?

material-components-android, with 206 test files; GmsCore has 2.

The proof: [material-components/material-components-android's code at commit 66b0eeb](https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android/tree/66b0eeb53afeb6025ffbbd37734b08e5bce197ed)

### Which was updated more recently, material-components-android or GmsCore?

GmsCore: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and material-components-android's on October 16, 2026.

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

## Sources

- material-components/material-components-android: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 66b0eeb (https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android/tree/66b0eeb53afeb6025ffbbd37734b08e5bce197ed)
- microg/GmsCore: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a03b082 (https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)

## What is your repo built with?

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