Gemini Android: build a Gemini chat demo for Android

Understand the project

Practical overview

Use the repository when you want to examine or adapt an Android demonstration that brings Gemini generative AI together with Stream messaging.

Before you choose

The repository is public and identifies an Apache-2.0 license. Its README displays an Android API 21+ badge.

The documented stack includes Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Hilt, AppStartup, Kotlin Coroutines, and Stream Chat Compose SDK.
The README provides Stream app and key setup steps, but the available instructions stop before documenting how to run the app.
The API 21+ detail comes from a repository badge and is not a compatibility guarantee.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Create a Stream app and add its API key to the Android project, following the repository's documented setup steps.

Sign up through the Stream login page and open the Stream dashboard.
Create a Stream app and copy its key.
Create a root-level file named secrets.properties in the Android project and add the key as STREAM_API_KEY=..
In the Stream app's Overview settings, enable Disable Auth Checks and submit the change.
In Explorer, open users, choose Create New User, and add a user.

The repository's documented Stream app, key-file, authentication-setting, and user-creation setup stages are completed.

The available setup instructions do not document later steps for configuring Gemini credentials, building, or running the app.
The README describes disabling authentication checks as part of its example setup; this is a configuration step, not a security recommendation.

Evidence and transparency

Source record details

Source availability: Active
Sources checked: 16 October 2026
Original website title: GetStream/gemini-android · Official homepage title · retained in its source language