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+# Contributing to Status
+
+:+1::tada: First off, thanks for taking the time to contribute! :tada::+1:
+
+The following is a set of guidelines for contributing to Status and its packages, which are hosted in the [Status Organisation](https://github.com/status-im) on GitHub.
+
+These are just guidelines, not rules. Use your best judgment, and feel free to propose changes to this document in a pull request.
+
+#### What should I know before I get started?
+
+* [Mission and Core Values](http://wiki.status.im/getting-started/mission-and-core-values/)
+* [Code of Conduct](http://wiki.status.im/getting-started/code-of-conduct/)
+* [Read our FAQ](http://wiki.status.im/getting-started/faq/)
+* [Join our Slack](http://slack.status.im/) and chat in `#dev-status`
+* [Developer Introduction](http://wiki.status.im/contributing/development/introduction/)
+* [How to Build Status](http://wiki.status.im/contributing/development/building-status/)
+* [Finding issues to work on](http://wiki.status.im/contributing/development/introduction/#finding-issues-to-work-on)
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+[comment]: # (Please replace ... with your information. Remove < and >)
+
+### User Story
+
+As a <user|developer|...>, I want to <task> so that <goal>.
+
+### Description
+
+[comment]: # (Feature or Bug? i.e Type: Bug)
+*Type*: <Bug|Feature>
+
+[comment]: # (Describe the feature you would like, or briefly summarise the bug and what you did, what you expected to happen, and what actually happens. Sections below)
+*Summary*: ...
+
+#### Expected behavior
+[comment]: # (Describe what you expected to happen.)
+
+#### Actual behavior
+[comment]: # (Describe what actually happened.)
+
+### Reproduction
+[comment]: # (Describe how we can replicate the bug step by step.)
+
+- Open Status
+- ...
+- Step 3, etc.
+
+### Solution
+[comment]: # (Please summarise the solution and provide a task list on what needs to be fixed.)
+*Summary*: 
+
+- [ ] ...
+- [ ] ...
+
+### Additional Information
+[comment]: # (Please do your best to fill this out.)
+* Status version: ...
+[comment]: # (Android or iOS.)
+* Operating System: <Android|iOS>
+
+#### Logs
+
+[comment]: # (if on Android please replicate bug whilst running adb logcat)
+```
+...
+```
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+[comment]: # (Please replace ... with your information. Remove < and >)
+[comment]: # (To auto-close issue on merge, please insert the related issue number after # i.e fixes #566)
+fixes #...
+
+### Summary:
+[comment]: # (Summarise the problem and how the pull request solves it)
+...
+
+### Steps to test:
+- Open Status
+- ...
+- Step 3, etc.
+
+[comment]: # (PRs will only be accepted if squashed into single commit.)
+status: <ready|wip>
+