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:

  1. Add the Chat SDK libraries to your project
  2. Configure Firebase
  3. Configure the Chat SDK
  4. Enable the Chat SDK Theme
  5. Enable Location Messages
  6. Display the login screen
  7. Add additional module dependencies
  8. Enable and configure the modules
  9. Add Proguard rules to allow minification

Add the Chat SDK to a Firebase app

If you already have a Firbase app and you want to add Chat SDK

  1. Add the Chat SDK libraries to your project
  2. Configure Firebase Steps [9, 10, 11]
  3. Configure the Chat SDK
  4. Enable Location Messages
  5. Enable the Chat SDK Theme
  6. Add additional module dependencies
  7. Enable and configure the modules
  8. Synchronize user profiles with your app
  9. Add Proguard rules to allow minification

Add the Chat SDK to a non-Firebase app

If you have a non-Firebase app and you want to add the Chat SDK

  1. Add the Chat SDK libraries to your project
  2. Configure Firebase
  3. Configure the Chat SDK
  4. Enable the Chat SDK Theme
  5. Enable Location Messages
  6. Add additional module dependencies
  7. Enable and configure the modules
  8. Enable token authentication
  9. Synchronize user profiles with your app
  10. Add Proguard rules to allow minification
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