Recipes Android Universal Social Recipes App Template

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Both iOS and Android versions can share the same Parse database on back4app com 22 Apr 2022 Upgraded to Android 12 All libraries updated Gradle updated File provider issue fixed Camera crash fixed Manifest issue fixed Firebase updated Added notification channel to support api 26 devices Admob crash fixed Apk updated 22 June 2020 Full app files updated to AndroidX Gradle updated Documentation updated 24 Apr 2020 FCM firebase cloud messaging implemented Libraries updated Documentation updated 6 Sep 2019 Fixed issue of Login with Facebook Fixed 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 6 August 2019 Fixed the crash issue on Recipes Main screen while scrolling Recipes screen layout improved by using recycler View previously list view was implemented Improved Recipes List item screen design by using recycler View Layout grid view property and Card View and alignments Upgraded by Add animations while loading of Recipes List item Fixed the bug on Recipes listing screen on the comment icon Add Shared Element Transitions in Recycler view to Activity for enhancement of better user experience Recipes details screen improved with better alignment and card View Add Recipes screen improved with Spinner and card View Updated account Edit Profile screen UI Upgraded Shopping and Comments list screen UI List screen and applied recycler view Fixed Back Stack issue on the application Applied Camel Notation in Edit Text Fields Hints 8 January 2019 Centralised string resources to strings xml file 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 Login java this line of code else currUser put Configs USER_EMAIL facebookID facebook com 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 Mar 25th 2018 Updated targetSdkVersion to 27 in build gradle Jan 20th 2018 Added this line in the dependencies list of build gradle Module app compile com squareup okhttp3 okhttp Nov 2nd 2017 Updated to Android Studio 3 and buildToolsVersion to 26 0 2 Oct 6th 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 Aug 27th 2017 Updated buildToolsVersion to 26 0 1 in build gradle Module app Added this line into repositories in build gradle Project maven url https maven google com Aug 5th 2017 ADDED COMMENTS SECTION 1 Added the following lines into Configs java public static String RECIPES_COMMENTS comments public static String COMMENTS_CLASS_NAME Comments public static String COMMENTS_RECIPE_POINTER recipePointer public static String COMMENTS_USER_POINTER userPointer public static String COMMENTS_COMMENT comment 2 Added a Comment ImageView and its TextView in the cell_recipe xml 3 Added a Comment button in recipe_details xml and RecipeDetails java and with its relative code to open the Comments Activity 4 Edited the queryRecipes method in Home java and OtherUserProfile java 4 Added method in Configs java to round large numbers into K or M 5 Added of course a Comments java file and its relative comments xml file 6 Edited the likeButt code in Home java RecipesDetails java Account java and OtherUserProfile java in order to show the abbreviated format of the number 7 Added this line in Manifest xml activity android name Comments Recipes is a Universal App template where you can post your own recipes in details attach a video from YouTube and get involved in a funny community You can also browse recipes from other users see their profiles share their and your recipes to popular social networks build a Shopping list of ingredients with a single tap useful to go to the market and check the items you ve bought filter recipes by category or text search 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 Recipes is a native Android Studio project Universal super easy to customize html Parse SDK hosted on 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 by 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 Easily post your recipes like and save ones from other users edit delete your own ones Push Notifications for liked recipes Comment on recipes Report inappropriate recipes and or offensive users PDF User Guide included PSD 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 valid Google Developer account to submit apps to the Play Store and generate Sender ID and Client Key for Push Notifications A free account on back4app com