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🏆 Telegram Android Contest 2024, Round 2 Prize fund: $50,000 Deadline: 23:59 on December 21st (Dubai time) Who can participate: Everyone, even if you didn't join Round 1 Results: December 2024 Telegram is hosting a contest for Android developers to enhance and upgrade the in-chat camera. THE TASK Adapt the existing in-chat camera with the camera for Stories, including all its features: – Collages; – Dual Camera Mode; – Front Camera Flash; – Widgets (for interactive widgets, i.e., reactions or links, your app may just apply a non-interactive entity over the canvas)... Your implementation must remove any story-related restrictions or controls. Specifically, your app must not impose a limit on video length and should exclude interface controls that are only relevant for stories. Your app must retain the existing in-chat camera interface and flow before user opens the camera (i.e., the preview within the attachment menu). Contest Requirements: General – Your app must provide a consistent and smooth recording experience that aligns with the device's native camera app. – 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). ❗️Your app must precisely follow the provided design mockups. Note: Submissions that introduce improvements to video recording are likely to receive higher scores in this contest. Evaluation: During the evaluation stage, we will review your code and test the submission on a wide range of Android devices. Winners may be offered a chance to join the 🛫Telegram Team. 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.