Android UI Kit

Prebuilt Android Views for chat, voice, and video calling. Supports Kotlin and Java with XML and Jetpack Compose compatibility.

🚀 CometChat Android UI Kit v6 is now available! It features a completely revamped component architecture and improved theming. Try the v6 →

AI Integration Quick Reference

Field	Value
Package	com.cometchat:chat-uikit-android v5.x
Peer deps	com.cometchat:chat-sdk-android >=4.x, minSdk 24
Calling	Optional — com.cometchat:calls-sdk-android
Localization	19 languages built-in
Source	GitHub
AI Skills	npx @cometchat/skills add — GitHub

The CometChat Android UI Kit provides prebuilt, customizable Views for adding chat, voice, and video calling to any Android app. Each component handles its own data fetching, real-time listeners, and state — you just drop them into your layout.

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Integrate with AI Coding Agents

Use CometChat Skills to add chat to any Android project through your AI coding agent. The skill takes an AI-first approach — your agent has a short conversation with you to understand your project and chat requirements, then writes production-grade integration code tailored to the files you already have.

Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, Kiro, and 30+ more agents.

npx @cometchat/skills add

Use --ide <name> to target a specific IDE (e.g. --ide cursor), or --ide all to install for all supported IDEs.

Then in your IDE:

/cometchat add chat to my app

The skill detects your project structure, build system, and existing auth system. It onboards you to CometChat directly in the terminal — signup, login, and app creation all via the CLI. It reads your Activities, Fragments, and navigation before proposing a placement, shows the plan (which files it will create, modify, and leave untouched), and waits for your approval before writing code. Credentials are saved to local.properties and accessed via BuildConfig.

After the first integration, re-run /cometchat anytime to pick from the iteration menu:

• Customize look & feel — theme presets (slack / whatsapp / imessage / discord / notion) or your own brand color
• Add a feature — 40+ features including calls, reactions, polls, AI smart replies, file sharing, presence
• Customize a component — custom message bubbles, headers, composer actions, empty/loading states
• Set up production auth — replace the dev Auth Key with a server-side token endpoint
• Set up user management — server endpoints for creating/updating/deleting CometChat users
• Run diagnostics — verify, drift detection, symptom-to-cause lookup

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Try It

Google Play Demo

Try the full chat experience on your device

Sample App

Clone, add your credentials, and start building

Download the CometChat Demo App

Or scan the QR code to install directly:

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Get Started

Follow the step-by-step integration guide to add the UI Kit to your Android project:

Integration Guide

Gradle setup, initialization, and login

Key Concepts

Essential terminology and platform features

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Explore

Components

Browse all prebuilt UI components

Features

Chat, calling, AI, and extensions

Theming

Colors, fonts, dark mode, and custom styling

Guides

Threaded messages, new chat, search, and more

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Resources

Sample App

Working reference app

Source Code

Full UI Kit source on GitHub

Figma

Design resources and prototyping

Troubleshooting

Common issues and fixes

Support

Open a support ticket

Migration Guide

Upgrading from v4