AroundMe Android Universal Geolocation Questions App Template

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iOS and Android versions can share the same database on back4app 9 Feb 2022 Android 12 support added Manifest updated to support android 12 Fixed imageview property error Fixed text alignment issue Updated all libraries Apk updated 5 Nov 2021 Android 12 support added Admob crash fixed Gradle updated Fixed proguard issue Fixed gradle java compatibility Updated all libraries 30 Mar 2021 Updated Facebook login data Resolved crash while loading google from current location Maps updated Crash fixed Libraries updated 1 Sep 2020 Google maps enhancements Google maps key updated 10 July 2020 Edit Profile empty image on cover bug fixed APK file updated Migrated to AndroidX App version updated to 28 Gradle files updated 4 Sep 2019 Fixed an issue on the Google Play Services side 4 Sep 2019 Fixed the issue of Login with Facebook Fixed an issue Compatibility Issue with Facebook SDK 4 38 0 so we have downgrade Facebook SDK to 4 37 0 still using the old constructor so using that version fixes this particular issue Fixed Back Stack issue from the entire application Fixed the issue of play store API SDK Updated Login Signup and Intro UIs design and enhance the user experience Updated QuestionList Java class by using recycler View previously List view was implemented Improved the Question list screen design by using Card View Updated Map Activities and Setting UIs designs and enhance the user experience Improved the layout and alignments of the Account screen Updated found Ask Question other user profile and Thankew Badges UIs designs Applied Camel Notation in Edit Text Fields Hints Updated compileSdkVersion and targetSdkVersion to 28 in build gradle 1 Sep 2018 – Fixed pins not showing on map if the location is disabled 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 8 May 2018 Changed Parse version in build gradle into 1 16 0 due to some issue on the latest Parse SDK and FCM implementation com parse parse-android 1 16 0 Edited getUserDetailsFromFB method in Intro java this line of code else currUser put Configs USER_EMAIL facebookID facebook com 18 April 2018 Added a showInterstitial method in Configs java Replaced the AdMob banner code in QuestionsList java Home java ActivityScreen java and Account java with a call to show interstitial ads Adjusted views in their relative xml files Added a ADMOB_INTERSTITIAL_UNIT_ID string in strings xml Added some code to save Activity in the QuestionDetails java – favoriteButt method for favorite questions 17 April 2018 Added new Firebase dependencies in build gradle Module app Removed the com google android gms play-services implementation and updated all dependencies to the required ones only Added the google-services classpath in the dependencies list in build gradle Project classpath com google gms google-services 3 2 1 Added this Permission into Manifest xml uses-permission android name android permission RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Fixed Build issue in line 224 in the settings_screen xml file Fixed Build issue in line 19 in the splash_screen xml file Updated the Documentation connect your App to Firebase for GCM and Ads 15 April 2018 Updated to Android Studio 3 1 1 Removed all dependencies of play-services left only this one in build gradle implementation com google android gms play-services 10 April 2018 Updated to Android Studio 3 1 Updated compileSdkVersion and targetSdkVersion to 27 in build gradle Replaced compile with implementation in build gradle Module app Updated classpath com android tools build gradle 3 1 1 in build gradle Project Jan 21th 2018 Added this line in the dependencies list of build gradle Module app compile com squareup okhttp3 okhttp AroundMe is a Universal App Template where you can post and share geolocated questions on a Map and comment the questions sent by other users This app is useful for all those ones who need to find help nearby lost something looking for places around their area or just socialize and find new friends while you re on vacation in a certain place Users can comment favorite and share questions as well as report inappropriate offensive comments posts AroundMe includes a Settings screen where you can edit your own Profile rate the app on the App Store and follow your social networks pages as well as read the terms of Use and contact the Admin of the app There s also a nice set of Badges that will be shown on the top of the Profile screens based on the Thank You s you ve received for your own comments This app includes a Report inappropriate content feature embedded Google Map and Terms of User HTML file Since its backend is by Parse 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 AroundMe is a native Android Studio project Java XML language Universal Parse SDK hosted on http back4app com super easy to customize 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 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 How do I rename the app s package name Read this tutorial to learn how to rename a package name https hubpages com technology Android-How-to-rename-an-app-package Should I use the latest version of Android Studio to edit this template Yes I always update my apps to the latest version of the IDE and you also should make sure you ve updated the Android Tools to their latest version of the Android SDK manager The demo APK crashes on startup Make sure that the minimum Android version of your device is the one listed in the FEATURES section below If the problem persists please contact me through my profile s contact form and send me the Logcat message of you get when the app crashes along with the steps you made to reproduce the crash Please note that not all real devices print an error Logcat message in this case just run the APK into the Android Studio s emulator and you ll surely get the red messages about your issue How do I remove AdMob Interstitial ads Use the Find in Path tool of Android Studio and search for showInterstitial Comment all the lines found by the Find in path tool Android Studio 3 x project Java XML Universal Android 5 0 AdMob Interstitial ads Works with Parse Server hosted on back4app Push Notifications for Comments and Thank you s Settings screen Terms Of use HTML file to be edited Report inappropriate offensive users content Thank you reward badges Documentation included PSD icon graphics included Easy to customize well commented code Apple Mac or Windows PC with their latest OS version installed The latest version of Android Studio and some knowledge about its UI interface Photoshop or any other image editor software A Google Developer account to submit apps to the Play Store An AdMob account to generate your own banner UNIT ID A free account on back4app com