# Enable Location Messages To show location messages Chat SDK needs to use the Google static maps API. You need to generate a new API key: [Google Static Maps API](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/static-maps/) And add it during Chat SDK configuration or when using `quickStart`. ``` ChatSDK.builder() .setGoogleMaps("Your key") ``` >**Note:** > You need to enable billing in your google cloud console or else you will not be able to view map images in your messages, For more information visit the [Google usage and billing support page](https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/usage-and-billing#important-enable-billing) You can disable location messages using the `builder().locationMessagesEnabled(false)` option.
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Overriding Activities and Fragments

You can customize the UI by subclassing UI elements and then injecting them into the framework. You should always do this just after Chat SDK activation. Checkout the example here. Override Activity For example, to override the chat activity you would subclass the PostRegistrationActivity then use: ChatSDKUI.setPostRegistrationActivity(CustomPostRegistrationActivity.class);

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Add Additional Modules to Chat SDK

Add modules to your app-level build.gradle file Android Auto Support implementation "sdk.chat:mod-auto:[latest-version]" Allow users to have multiple profile pictures implementation "sdk.chat:mod-profile-pictures:[latest-version]"

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Add Chat SDK to your project

Android X Make sure you've added the following to your gradle.properties file: android.useAndroidX=true android.enableJetifier=true Inherit from Chat SDK theme The Chat SDK uses custom attributes so you need to make sure that your app inherits from the Chat SDK theme. <style name="AppTheme" parent="ChatSDKTheme">

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Building a messaging app using Chat SDK

If you want to build a messaging app, you can use the Chat SDK project as your starting point. To do this you will need to do the folling: Add the Chat SDK libraries to your project Configure Firebase Configure the Chat SDK Enable the Chat SDK Theme Enable Location Messages Display the login screen Add additional module dependencies Enable and configure the modules

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