Also available at https://codeberg.org/flypig/fosdem-2027/src/branch/main/foss-on-mobile-devro... # FOSS on Mobile devroom @ FOSDEM 2027 We are happy to announce once again that the FOSS on Mobile Devroom is taking place at FOSDEM 2027 and are calling on you for participation! ## Important dates - 2026-10-21 - Call for Proposals opened - 2026-11-22 - **Submission deadline** - 2026-12-02 - Acceptance notification - 2026-12-07 - FOSDEM Schedule published - 2027-01-31 - Devroom taking place all day Sunday All deadline times are 23:59 UTC. ## What is this devroom about? This devroom is about Free and Open Source Software running on mobile devices, which includes not just smartphones but any devices that you normally carry about with you. We are also including vehicles, which tend to run software derived from smartphones. We are looking for contributions relating to Android and AOSP related distributions, Linux based distributions like Sailfish and Ubuntu Touch, and non Linux operating systems such as OpenHarmony With the fast-growing adoption of AI models, the landscape of FOSS development on mobile has shifted with many new paradigms and challenges. How to maintain and foster the ethos of the ecosystem under the tremendous impact of these new trends has become an at stake topic. We aim at bringing together mobile app developers, OEMs, custom ROM builders, and app platform providers to combine efforts for a healthy, open, and sustainable ecosystem through research, experimental projects, and new forms of collaboration. ## Topics sought FOSS on Mobile really is a whole universe ranging from the hardware all the way to the user interface. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Booting, bootloaders including secure boot and boot time optimisation - Linux kernel developments - Mainline device support and hardware enablement - Device drivers and device driver upstreaming - Getting and building the AOSP code base - Software Distribution for mobile devices - AOSP customisation - User interfaces and user-facing code - Mobile application ecosystems and user experience - How to link to back-end services: location, push notifications and more - Mitigations and solutions for legal and ethical challenges in the Linux mobile ecosystem - Benefits and challenges of AI features and tools on mobile - Sustainability and extending the community If you are unsure whether your topic fits, feel free to reach out to us at: mobile-devroom-manager at fosdem.org ## Submission details We offer the following formats/time slots this year: - Lightning talk: 10 minutes; ideal for quickly introducing a project, giving a short status update etc - Regular slot: 25 minutes including Q&A; the default We can also exceptionally consider longer 40 minutes slots, for in-depth presentation or BoFs (please explain in your submission why you prefer a long slot). **All times given include Q&A!** Please use the following URL to submit a talk to the pretalx conference system for FOSDEM 2027: https://fosdem.org/submit You can reuse your account from last year. - Choose the "FOSS on mobile" track. - Please don't submit to multiple tracks, rather try choosing the most appropriate one and/or reach out to us. - Fill out the form: **Please note** that most information such as abstract and description will become available on the FOSDEM homepage if your submission gets accepted. - Uploading a photograph and writing a short biography is encouraged. - Please mention the expected duration of your talk, including Q&A. ## Practical information - As the event is hosted by FOSDEM the CoC applies: https://fosdem.org/2027/practical/conduct/ - If you have any other questions do not hesitate to contact the devroom managers via email: mobile-devroom-manager at fosdem.org ## Licensing This Call for Proposals work is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/