This application is a pattern of social components comprising posts, likes, comments, views, and others that can be used for Android application development. It is Firebase-based and uses such Firebase features as the database, storage, and authentication. Our app has Firebase queries implemented in it, i.e. data pagination, filtering data by an author. As well, it is the example of working with Firebase transaction for counting likes, views, and comments. Our application is the great example of material design. The user-friendly animation guides a person by opening screens of details and a user profile.
The latest app version is available on Google Play
- First of all you need google-services.json. Create a Firebase project in the Firebase console, if you don't already have one. Go to your project and click ‘Add Firebase to your Android app’. Follow the setup steps. At the end, you'll download a google-services.json file which you should add to your project.
- Setup realtime database. In firebase console go to DEVELOP->Database-> Get Started -> choose tab ‘RULES’ and past this:
{
"rules": {
".read": "true",
".write": "true"
}
}
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If you haven't yet specified your app's SHA-1 fingerprint, do so from the Settings page Settings page of the Firebase console. See Authenticating Your Client for details on how to get your app's SHA-1 fingerprint.
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Enable the sign in method with google. Go to DEVELOP -> Authentication -> SIGN-IN METHODS. You will see Sign-in providers. Find Google and enable it. Here you will see Web SDK configuration. Open it and copy Web client ID and put it in the project: /app/src/main/res/values/constants.xml to “google_web_client_id” property.
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Enable facebook sign in method. Follow this documentation https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/android/facebook-login.
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Init storage. Go to Firebase console, DEVELOP->Storage. Follow instructions on this page. At the end you should see the link. It is like “gs://test-9eff4.appspot.com”. Put this link to the project /app/src/main/res/values/constants.xml to “storage_link” property.
Now you can install app, login and create a post.
Implemented elements and features:
- Hiding Toolbar when the post list is scrolling down and showing it again when it’s scrolling up.
- RecyclerView with CardViews
- Float Action Button
- Snack Bar for messages
- Refresh a screen
- Loading posts by parts (Progress bar in the bottom of the screen for loading the next portion of posts)
Implemented elements and effects:
- Facebook Sign-In
- Google Sign-In
Implemented elements and features:
- Feeling in fields with data from social network
- Text Input Layout
- Pick image or take photo
- Manage App Permissions on Android 6.0
Implemented elements and features:
- Text Input Layout
- Pick image or take photo
- Manage App Permissions on Android 6.0
Implemented elements and features:
- Clickable link in description
- Like button animation
- Add comments
- Scroll to the first comment by press on Comments Counter
- Collapse/expand text in the long comments
- Add complain for the post
- Page is updated in real time
Implemented elements and features:
- Zooming image
Implemented elements and features:
- Comments counter
- Collapse / expand text of large comment
- Date of a comment
Implemented elements and features:
- Posts and likes counters
- Refresh list of posts
- Update profile information (photo and name) in real time
- RecyclerView with CardViews
- My profile options:
- sign in
- edit profile
- create a post
Implemented elements and features:
- Counters of watches, likes and comments
- Created date
- Possibility to add like by click on “like” button
- Animation of like button
Implemented elements and features:
- Feeling in fields with personal info of current user
- Text Input Layout
- Pick image or take photo
- Manage App Permissions on Android 6.0
The Social App is a Minimum Viable Product intended for building social features for an Android application. It is free to use for other developers. Though, our team is ready to create a mobile application for you implementing any social features you need, along with GPS-navigation functions, and an offline mode. Contact us to know more.