Lingochat Android Universal Language Exchange Chat App Template

Description

Please note that both iOS and Android versions can share the same database on back4app 9 July 2020 Camera crashing issue fixed Code added for Android 9 and Android 10 App Migrated to AndroidX Gradle all libraries updated 30 Apr 2020 All files uploaded FCM firebase cloud messaging implemented Code clean up Google libraries updated Documentation updated 8 Aug 2019 Fixed the back-stack issues on the entire application Updated Login Signup Screen Design Updated Friends Screen layout by using Recycler View Updated Friends Listing screen design by using Applying Card View Upgraded Friends Chat screen design Upgraded Search Country layout by using recycler View Improved design for Search Country listing screen Updated Search Friends Screen layout by replacing list view with recycler view Updated Account Screen UIs Fix Crashed issue o SignUp java 159 Unable to find explicit activity o UserList java 146 Null pointer exception o Account java 222 illegal argument exception Invalid type for value o InboxActivity java 349 Pattern syntax Exception Updated compileSdkVersion and targetSdkVersion to 28 in build gradle Applied Camel Notation in Edit Text Fields Hints 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 verison 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 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 Updated the Documentation connect your App to Firebase for FCM 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 11 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 20th 2018 Added this line in the dependencies list of build gradle Module app compile com squareup okhttp3 okhttp Nov 3rd 2017 Updated to Android Studio 3 and buildToolsVersion to 26 0 2 in build gradle Oct 7th 2017 Added some lines of code into signupButt method in SignUp java that save a default avatar in the User class Added a custom pd xml file in the layout folder and some code into Confgs java showPD and hidePD methods which are used to replace the ProgressDialog code in the java files that s because ProgressDialog is deprecated by API 26 Android O So I ve replaced all the pd dismiss pd setMessagge pd show with the new lines of code to show and hide the custom ProgressDialog which start with Configs showPD Configs hidePD Lingochat is a Universal App Template where you can search for foreign people and chat with them in order to exchange language knowledge You can search for friends by selecting languages in the Search screen send them a friend request and wait for them to approve it if they want to Users will receive a Push Notification either for sent requests or chat messages Users are also able to block unblock offensive inappropriate users 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 Lingochat is a native Android Studio project 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 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 by 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 banner ads Enter the xml files where there s an AdView and remove its code com google android gms ads AdView android id id admobBanner android layout_width wrap_content android layout_height wrap_content ads adSize BANNER ads adUnitId string ADMOB_BANNER_UNIT_ID android layout_alignParentBottom true android layout_centerHorizontal true com google android gms ads AdView Enter the java files where there s an AdRequest instance into its onCreate method and remove its code Init AdMob banner AdView mAdView AdView findViewById R id admobBanner AdRequest adRequest new AdRequest Builder build mAdView loadAd adRequest Lastly remove the play-services-ads reference in the build gradle file compile com google android gms play-services-ads Android Studio 3 x project Universal Android 5 0 AdMob banners Backend with Parse SDK hosted on back 4 app Push Notifications for sent requests and chat messages Search for people by language PDF User Guide and PSD included Easy to customize Well commented code Latest version of Android Studio and basic knowledge of its User Interface Photoshop or similar photo editor softwares Windows PC or Mac Free account on https back4app com Google Developer and Play Store account A real device with Android 5 0 or above recommended