📱 Flutter Messenger App

A modern messenger app built using Flutter and Firebase, supporting both Android and Web platforms. This app allows users to communicate securely via a sleek, user-friendly interface.

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✨ Features

• 🔐 Firebase Authentication
  Supports email/password login, Google sign-in, and phone number authentication(not yet).

• ☁️ Cloud Firestore
  Real-time chat data is securely stored and synced using Firestore.

• 💡 Dark Mode Toggle
  Users can easily switch between light and dark themes in the settings.

• 👤 Profile Management
  Displays user information such as name and email on the profile screen.

• 🔧 Settings Page
  Allows users to toggle dark mode and log out of their accounts.

• ✅ First Launch Screen
  Introductory “Get Started” screen shown only on first app launch.

• 🌐 Cross-Platform
  Fully functional on both Android and Web platforms.

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📸 Screenshots

1. Get Started Screen

2. Login Screen

3. Sign Up Screen

4. Messenger (Home) Screen

5. Settings Screen

6. Profile Screen

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Flutter SDK (>=3.0.0)
• Firebase Project with Authentication and Firestore enabled
• Android Studio / VS Code

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/vedantvisoliya/Flutter-Messenger-App.git
   cd messenger_app

2. Install Dependencies

   flutter pub get

3. Configure Firebase

   Add google-services.json for Android and firebase_options.dart for Web (via flutterfire configure).
   Make sure Firebase Authentication and Firestore are enabled in the Firebase Console.
   Also SHA1 and SHA256
   

4. Locally Run App

   flutter run -d chrome   # for web
   flutter run -d android  # for android

🛠️ Tech Stack

Flutter
Firebase Auth
Cloud Firestore
Provider or Riverpod (state management - based on your choice, used provider in this.)
Material 3 UI

🔐 Authentication Methods Supported

Email & Password (via Firebase)
Google Sign-In (via Firebase)
Phone Number Verification (via Firebase) (in process)

🙌 Contributions

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests if you'd like to improve the app!