A new era. A new look.

We didn't change the logo. We grew into it.

Seven editions in Nairobi. The global network we've been part of since 2018 is now next.app devCon, and our identity moves with it.

5-6 November 2026 | Nairobi
#droidconKE #dcke26

11 DAYS TO GO! ⏳🚀

The countdown is heating up. In 11 days, the regional and global mobile community unites at PrideInn Azure in Nairobi as we step 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀!

🎟️ Secure your ticket: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

#dcke26 #flutterconke26 #BeyondStacks

T-12 days until #dcke26 & #flutterconke26!

Do you have your ticket?

Get your tickets today: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

#BeyondStacks

Join us at droidcon & fluttercon Kenya 2026 as we go 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀! 🚀🇰🇪

Two days in Nairobi packed with deep technical dives, systems architecture, and community networking with builders across the continent.

🗓️ Nov 5–6, 2026 | PrideInn Azure, Nairobi
🎟️ Grab your passzaS2yLUM

#BeyondStacks #dcke26 #flutterconke26 #AndroidDev #FlutterDev

See you all there! 🚀

Catch our team as we break down what’s coming to #dcke26 & #flutterconke26 this November. Plus, we’re giving away some discounted conference tickets on the ground! 🎟️✨

Come say hi! 👋 #BeyondStacks

🚨 Tomorrow’s the day! 🇰🇪🚀

Join us for our October Pre-droidcon Meetup at @DaystarUni!

📅 24 October | 11 AM–3 PM
📍 DAC Building

We have discounted @droidconke × @FlutterconKE tickets up for grabs. Don't miss out

🎟️ RSVP: meetu.ps/e/QkKRP/Mncyd/i

📢 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧! 🚀

Tired of generic AI interfaces with purple gradients and rounded cards? Give your AI real design taste.

Welcoming 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁, Product Designer, to #dcke26 & #flutterconke26!

🎙️ "𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗡𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲. 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗱t John will break down:
• 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿: Enabling AI tools to inspect and read your design files directly.
• 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Generating a working screen live from a Figma frame.
• 𝗘𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀: Guaranteeing colors, fonts, spacing, and components stay intact.
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲: Where human taste must step in to prevent generic UI.

📖 Session breakdown: bit.ly/scottDcke26

Step Beyond Stacks with us this November in Nairobi! 🇰🇪

📍 Nairobi | Nov 5–6
🎟️ Lock in your ticket: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

T-13 days until #dcke26 & #flutterconke26! 🚀📱

Two conferences. One ticket. Hundreds of mobile builders under one roof in Nairobi.

Final passes are moving fast 👇

🎟️ bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

#BeyondStacks

📢 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧! 🚀

AI is evolving from autocomplete to full agentic partners—but how are engineers 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 using it day-to-day?

Welcoming 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘀 (@p3srini), User Experience Researcher @Google, to #dcke26 & #flu𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀"

Here is what Preethi will unpack:
• 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲: Direct findings from mixed-methods developer research.
• 𝗙𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀: How builders actually partner with AI in the trenches.
• 𝗔𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Real sentiments and friction points in agentic coding.
• 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀: Preparing your team for next-generation agentic IDEs.

📖 Session breakdown: bit.ly/preethiDcke26

Step Beyond Stacks with us this November in Nairobi! 🇰🇪

📍 Nairobi | Nov 5–6
🎟️ Lock in your ticket: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸?

Flutter? Kotlin? Swift? React Native? Python? Maybe a little bit of everything?

We want to know: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁?

Drop yours in the comments. And if you could spend developers working with a completely different stack, which one would you want to explore?

That's part of what we're bringing together at Droidcon Kenya × FlutterCon Kenya this November.

📍 5–6 November | PrideInn Azure Hotel, Westlands

Come meet the wider developer community.
Get your ticket: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

#WhatsYourStack #dcke26 #Flutterconke26 #droidcon #fluttercon #mobileDev

We have goodies for those who will show up at this meetup 😊.

🚨 October Meetup Alert! 🚨

Join us this Saturday for: Pre-droidcon Edition 🇰🇪

📅 24 October
⏰ 11 AM – 3 PM
📍 @DaystarUni, DAC Building

🚀 Product showcases
🎤 All things @droidconke × @FlutterconKE
🎮 Games, fun, Networking and more!

🎟️ RSVP now: meetu.ps/e/QkKRP/Mncyd/i

📢 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧! 🚀

What happens when open source takes on proprietary tech in emerging markets?

Welcoming 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗸𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗮 (@__ciox__), Android Developer, to #dcke26 & #flutterconke26!

🎙️ "𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀"

Through the lens of 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮—an open-source ride-hailing platform built by Kenyan engineers—Musyoka will unpack:
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: Challenging proprietary ride-hailing models.
• 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: Overcoming technical & community hurdles on the ground.
• 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Building accessible, affordable digital ecosystems.
• 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲: Opportunities for devs to write high-impact code.

📖 Session breakdown: bit.ly/muasyaDcke26

Step Beyond Stacks with us this November in Nairobi! 🇰🇪

📍 Nairobi | Nov 5–6
🎟️ Lock in your ticket: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

Exactly 14 days out! ⏳

Two weeks from today, #dcke26 and #flutterconke26 kick off at PrideInn Azure in Nairobi.

Connect with the engineers, architects, and teams building the future of mobile across Africa.

🎟️ Lock in your ticket: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

#BeyondStacks

📢 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧! 🚀

"The backend validates everything" is a dangerous assumption. Attackers manipulate client logic without ever touching the server.

Welcoming 𝗖𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝘁𝗲𝘆𝗮, Senior Officer Cyber Secure by Design @SafaricomPLC, to #dcke26 "𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗣 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗩𝗦"

Here is what Cynthia will break down:
• 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗩𝗦 𝘃𝘀. 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗚: Using mobile security standards from Day 1 in development.
• 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Insecure storage, flawed crypto, & reverse engineering.
• 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀: Implementing practical MASVS controls without rewriting your app.
• 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁-𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: Hardening client-side binaries against Frida, MobSF, & decompiler tools.

📖 Session details: bit.ly/ateyaDcke26

Step Beyond Stacks with us this November in Nairobi! 🇰🇪

📍 Nairobi | Nov 5–6
🎟️ Lock in your ticket: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

Join us at #dcke26 and #flutterconke26 where we go beyond stacks!!

Grab your tickets today: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

📢 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧! 🚀

Token streaming makes AI apps feel alive, but handling mid-stream drops and cancellations takes real coroutine discipline.

Welcoming 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘂 (@_JeremyGitau), Android Developer, to #dcke26 & #flutterconke26!

🎙️ "𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄"

Here’s what Jeremy will break down:
• 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄: Piping LLM token streams cleanly into UI state.
• 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Using structured concurrency to kill orphan API calls instantly.
• 𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Graceful recovery when network streams drop midway.
• 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Keeping the UI responsive when tokens arrive faster than render speed.

📖 Session breakdown: bit.ly/jeremyDcke26

Step Beyond Stacks with us this November in Nairobi! 🇰🇪

📍 Nairobi | Nov 5–6
🎟️ Lock in your ticket: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

Exactly 15 days out! ⏳

In two weeks, engineers from across the continent converge at PrideInn Azure, Nairobi, to explore what happens when mobile steps Beyond Stacks.
3 tracks. 2 days. Production-tested systems.

Grab your pass today: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

#dcke26 #flutterconke26

Shujaa tickets are still on sale.
Do you have your #dcke26 and #flutterconke26 ticket?

Grab your ticket now: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets

Use the code: SHUJAA26 to get your discounted ticket.

📢 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧! 🚀

Android 16 is turning apps into headless toolboxes that AI agents invoke directly.

Welcoming 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗷 (@dinoy_raj), Product Engineer @strollby, to #dcke26 & #flutterconke26!

🎙️ "𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀"

Here’s what Dinoy will break down:
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗦 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁: Moving beyond App Actions to headless OS execution.
• 𝗝𝗲𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱𝘅.𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Wiring @AppFunction & handling KSP code generation.
• 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗜𝗣𝗖: Cross-process data schemas with AppFunctionSerializable.
• 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼: Querying metadata & triggering third-party app tasks via AppFunctionManager.

📖 Session breakdown: bit.ly/rajDcke26

Step Beyond Stacks with us this November in Nairobi! 🇰🇪

📍 Nairobi | Nov 5–6
🎟️ Lock in your ticket: bit.ly/dcKE2026Tickets