AroundMe iOS Universal Geolocated Questions App Template Swift

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iOS and Android versions can share the same database on back4app 13 Mar 2021 Added new Facebook account and login Resolved the crash on main home screen by getting the current location updated app to iOS 14 0 versions and xcode 12 0 16 Aug 2020 Added new features 1 Total number of likes by users 2 Ask for categorical questions from users when users add new questions then categories will also ask them 3 Show these categories on questions listing screen 3 May 2020 Updated documentation with new tabs of reviews publish Back4app DB on database HUB Updated code to support Apple Sign In Updated code to run app on iOS 13 and Xcode 11 versions Updated code to run on iOS dark mode Fixed crash on getting user listing including questions Updated Document including 3 new sections 27 Aug 2019 Improved the design of login intro and sign up screens by adding background color contrast with views and rounded corners with rounded buttons Improved the design of activities questions list by adding tables views with horizontal scrolling and views as a background of each item Updated the design of settings screen with newly added icons of all the text like FB twitter etc also made a view of screen rounded from upward to downward Improved the design of edit Profile screen with rounded button and view Updated the design of thank you badges by adding collection view instead of the table view and added views in the background of each item with shaded color Improved the design of a list of questions and comments created by the user with the interactive shaded view in items and table view Fixed the issues of design with iPhone X XS Max etc Fixed the Facebook login issue 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 18 April 2018 Added some code to save Activity in the QuestionDetails swift – favoriteButt method for favorite questions Added a sendPushNotification extension in Configs swift Edited the methods that send Push Notifications in QuestionsDetails swift – thanksButt favoriteButt and sendCommentButton methods Removed AdMob banners code from Home swift QuestionsList swift Account swift and OtherUserProfile swift Replaced with AdMob Interstital ads adjusted some views from the empty space that was occupied by the banner Changed the Admob Unit ID string in Configs swift 3 April 2018 Updated to reccomended settings with Xcode 9 3 Updated the 3 Facebook SDKs because of Swift 4 1 release FBSDKCoreKit framework FBSDKLoginKit framework FBSDKShareKit framework 8 February 2018 Added these 2 lines of code into viewDidLoad in QuestionDetails swift in order to prevenmt a crash while using the predictive toolbar over the keyboard commentTxt autocorrectionType no commentTxt2 delegate self 7 December 2017 Added a few lines of code in the signupButt method in SignUp swift in order to save a default avatar image in your Parse Dashboard – User class AroundMe is a Universal App Template where you can post geolocated questions by choosing the location on a map comment other users questions and award Thank you s points and badges as well as say thanks to other user s comments 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 iOS 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 XCode project Swift language Storyboard Universal super easy to customize backend with Parse SDK hosted on http back4app com I m new to Xcode UI interface any help Sure start by reading this tutorial it will surely help you get familiar with Xcode and its UI interface https hubpages com technology iOS-About-Xcode-and-its-interface 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 interstitial ads Simply use the Xcode s Find tool on the left-side panel and search for self showInterstitial Comment all the lines that ther Find tool has found and you ll be fine 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 Screenshots XCode 11 4 project Swift 4 5 64bit iOS 13 5 Universal Storyboard Backend with Parse Server hosted on back4app com AdMob Interstitial ads Post questions with image and geolocation attachments Push Notifications for Favorites Comments and Thank you s Terms of Use HTML file to be edited Works with Parse Server hosted on back4app Comment favorite and share questions Delete and Report comments users options PDF User Guide and PSD included Easy to customize Well commented code Apple Mac 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 https back4app com