The flagship European Android developer conference, hosted in Berlin at CityCube since 2017. Part of the global droidCon franchise operated by Mobile Seasons GmbH, co-located with five other mobile developer tracks (flutterCon, reactCon, swiftCon, agentic codeCon, masCon) under the next.app devcon banner, October 7–9, 2026.
droidCon Berlin is an annual developer conference dedicated to the Android platform, organised by Mobile Seasons GmbH under the global droidCon brand. It focuses on Android development practices, the Kotlin programming language, Jetpack Compose, AI integration into mobile applications, mobile architecture, and the wider Android developer community. In 2026, it runs as part of the next.app devcon multi-event platform, sharing dates and venue with five other co-located developer conferences.
The droidCon franchise is one of the longest-running Android developer conference brands globally, with editions in multiple countries (the website lists events beyond Berlin). The Berlin edition has been held at CityCube Berlin since 2017, according to the organiser, and uses the event hashtag #DCBLN.
The 2026 edition runs at CityCube Berlin, Messedamm 26, from Wednesday 7 October to Friday 9 October, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day. It is co-located with droidCon's sibling events: flutterCon, reactCon, swiftCon, agentic codeCon (formerly ai devCon), masCon (mobile application security), and an XR and mobile games developer track: which together form the next.app devcon 2026 platform.
According to figures self-reported by the organiser, the combined next.app devcon event brings together 6,000 mobile developers, 350 world-class speakers, 400 sessions and workshops, and uses 21 stages across all co-located conferences.
The agenda for droidCon Berlin 2026 was listed as "coming soon" at the time of verification. A call for speakers was open via Sessionize (sessionize.com/nextapp26).
Past editions (including the 2024 edition, referred to as #DCBLN24 on the organiser's site) featured content on Android architecture, Kotlin coroutines, Jetpack Compose, performance optimisation, and AI on Android. Speakers at past editions have included engineers from Google, Square, JetBrains, SoundCloud, LinkedIn, Delivery Hero, and Snapp Mobile.
droidCon Berlin is one of the principal annual gathering points for the European Android developer community. It occupies a different position from Google I/O (Google's own developer conference, held in May) and Android Summit: droidCon is community-and-practitioner oriented, driven by a programme committee drawn from the developer community, with content selected for technical depth and practical applicability.
Within the October conference season, it shares the developer audience with KubeCon NA (usually October or November), but its Android-specific focus creates a distinct audience segment. The co-location with five other mobile framework tracks at next.app devcon 2026 makes the combined event one of the largest mobile developer gatherings in Europe by scale.
droidCon Berlin draws: Android engineers at all experience levels (junior to staff); mobile platform engineers and architects; engineering managers and team leads responsible for Android teams; developer advocates working in the Android space; and freelance and independent Android developers.
Speakers confirmed at the time of verification include Sebastian Aigner (JetBrains), Don Turner (Google Android Developer Relations), Pierre-Yves Ricau (Square), Eeva-Jonna Panula (accessibility specialist), Sinan Kozak (Delivery Hero), Marc Reichelt (Snapp Mobile), Márton Braun (JetBrains), Nicole Terc (HubSpot), and Marcin Moskała (Kt. Academy). The programme committee includes engineers from LinkedIn, SoundCloud, and independent developers active in the Android community.
The three-day programme includes:
The programme committee, drawn from practising community members, reviews and selects session submissions to maintain technical quality.
Core topics at droidCon Berlin span the Android development stack:
The 2026 edition's programme had not been published at the time of verification. Based on organiser descriptions and prior editions, AI on mobile and agentic development patterns are expected to form a significant portion of content, reflecting the broader rebrand of the platform's AI track to "agentic codeCon."
droidCon Berlin is specifically focused on the Android platform. Attendees from other mobile ecosystems (iOS, Flutter, React Native) are also present due to the co-location with other tracks, but the droidCon programme itself is Android-centric. Attendees interested in cross-platform content can attend the co-located flutterCon or reactCon tracks.
The event is not designed for:
droidCon is a global franchise with editions in multiple countries and cities. Mobile Seasons GmbH operates the brand and organises the Berlin edition. Each city edition is independently programmed but shares branding, code of conduct, and organisational infrastructure.
CityCube Berlin is a convention and congress centre at Messedamm 26 in Berlin's Charlottenburg district, part of the Messe Berlin exhibition grounds complex. The organiser states it has been home to the droidCon Berlin community event since 2017. The building accommodates large multi-track events; across all co-located next.app devcon conferences, 21 stages are used for workshops, talks, panels, and roundtables.
Nearby accommodation recommended by the organiser: Motel One Berlin-Tiergarten, located near the Tiergarten park. Detailed travel planning is available at nextappcon.com/plan-your-travel.
Mobile Seasons GmbH is a Berlin-based events company registered at Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, Germany. It owns and operates the droidCon brand globally and has expanded its Berlin event cluster into the next.app devcon multi-framework platform. The company is led by Greg Fawson (CEO, next.app devCon). It runs the programme committee model for content curation, drawing volunteers from the developer community.
droidCon Berlin is the flagship edition of the global droidCon franchise and one of the most established Android-focused developer conferences in Europe, running continuously since the early 2010s at the same Berlin venue. The 2026 co-location with five other mobile tracks at next.app devcon significantly increases the event's scale while keeping the Android programme community-curated.
Tickets are sold through the organiser's ticket shop at https://www.nextappcon.com/ticket-shop. Pricing had not been fully disclosed on the public-facing pages at the time of verification. Individual event tickets and, likely, combined multi-event passes are available. Volunteer passes are available in exchange for approximately 8 hours of work; applications go to volunteer@droidcon.com or via the Typeform link on the site.
Sessions are conducted in English.
The full ticket options were not disclosed at the time of verification. Combined or cross-event passes may be available given the co-location. Check the ticket shop at nextappcon.com/ticket-shop.
Yes. The Code of Conduct is published at https://www.nextappcon.com/code-of-conduct.
| Official website | https://www.nextappcon.com/droidcon |
| Former direct URL (redirects to above) | https://berlin.droidcon.com/ |
| next.app devcon platform | https://www.nextappcon.com |
| Register / Ticket shop | https://www.nextappcon.com/ticket-shop |
| Programme | Not published at time of verification |
| Call for Speakers | https://sessionize.com/nextapp26 |