Hey iOS Universal Short Messaging App Template Swift

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Both iOS and Android versions can share the same database on back4app 24 Apr 2020 Updated code to support Apple Sign-in method Updated code to support iOS 13 and Xcode 11 versions Improved design techniques in the code to improve user visibility Fixed the crash on getting heys messages 3 Sep 2019 Improved the design of friend list groups list and make group list screens by adding some views and added color with shades as a contrast with the background Updated the design of login and sign up screens with newly added views around text fields and buttons also added shades Added a background image just like added in the login screen added to all screens Fixed the Facebook login issue and added Hey app to Facebook developer account and Back4App account as well Fixed the design issues of all screens according to iPhone X and XS Max Updated the profile screen by adding views with around text fields and shades around buttons 25 May 2018 Accordingly to the new EU GDPR terms I ve updated the tou html file and Documentation IMPORTANT This means that if a User asks for his her Account deletion you must do it within 24 hours as the GDPR s Right to be forgotten Article states LINK https gdpr-info eu art-17-gdpr 3 April 2018 Updated to recommended settings with Xcode 9 3 Updated the 3 Facebook SDKs because of Swift 4 1 release FBSDKCoreKit framework FBSDKLoginKit framework FBSDKShareKit framework Edited editActionsForRowAt method in Friends swift the blockedUser array s instantiation and code 6 October 2017 Edited the Location Privacy Usage keys into Info plist So right-click on Info plist in Xcode Open As – Source code and replace the existing key NSLocation rows with this code key NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription key string This app needs to access your current location to send heys string key NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription key string This app needs to access your current location to send heys string key NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription key string This app needs to access your current location to send heys string key NSLocationUsageDescription key string This app needs to access your current location to send heys string In this way the Location permission alert will show up on devices with iOS versions older than iOS 11 Hey is a Universal App Template where you can send short messages like hey to all those friends who are registered in the app with just a tap It s that simple the simplest communication app ever You can search for friends by name in the Search controller add them to your Friends list and send them a hey attach a picture to it or your current location or simple text of the selected hey They will receive a Push Notification and can easily reply to your hey by sending it back Users are able to block unblock other users remove them from their list and make a group of friends to send heys all at once again with just a tap Check the video preview to see it in action Since its backend is by Parse Server you don t have to buy any domain hosting there are NO PHP files to upload to a web server so you ll save some money for server side Hey is a native XCode project Swift language Storyboard Universal super easy to customize backend with Parse SDK hosted on https back4app com About Parse SDK and back4app Read this article for more info about back4app and Parse SDK https hubpages com technology Parse-SDK-will-not-shutdown-in-thanks-to-back4app Can I host Parse Server on my own server Yes although I don t provide support for the setup process you can read the official Guide here http parseplatform org I get a Code signing error in Xcode 8 x That s a bug of Xcode 8 with macOS Sierra check this sample video to see how to fix it https youtu be z2LemT1_LqA How to remove AdMob banner ads Check this video out to see how to remove the code that shows AdMob banners https youtu be e-HQYnta2Jg Keep in mind that you must repeat the shown steps for every swift file that contains this line on the top import GoogleMobileAds What about free support for this template I can offer free support for bugs encountered in the original code Instead if you ve edited the code and messed something up with it I may apply some fee to fix it either via TeamViewer or by checking your app project files directly on my computer Should I use the latest version of Xcode to edit this template Yes I always update my apps to the latest version of the IDE Why do I need to have login from Apple Account in the app Yes because from 30th April 2020 APPLE authorities restricted the apps using 3rd party login from FACEBOOK GOOGLE etc should also integrate APPLE SIGN IN method in the app For reference APPLE SIGN IN GUIDELINES Terms Policy about Back4App Users are bound to change the back4App keys and APP keys after purchasing the source code and all the related stuff from CUBYCODE As CUBYCODE will reserve the rights to take some legal actions if users continue to use company s account of Back4App for their testing purposes Screenshots XCode 11 4 project Swift 4 5 64bit Universal Storyboard iOS 13 5 Admob banners Facebook login Backend with Parse SDK hosted on back 4 app Push Notifications for sent heys Send hey with text your location or a picture Invite friends by SMS or email Browse received heys reply block remove Friends Search for friends by name PDF User Guide and PSD included Easy to customize Well commented code Apple Mac PC with its latest OS version installed The latest version of Xcode and some knowledge about its UI interface Photoshop or any other image editor software An Apple Developer account to submit apps to the App Store An AdMob account to generate your own banner UNIT ID A free account on back4app com