devliusir / firebasechat

This is a full native iPhone app to create realtime, text based group or private chat with Firebase.

OVERVIEW

This is a full native iPhone app to create realtime, text based group or private chat with Firebase.

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FEATURES

• Live chat between multiple devices
• Group chat functionality
• Private chat functionality
• Single or Multiple recipients
• Full realtime actions - latency less than 100 ms
• No backend programming needed
• Native and easy to customize user interface
• Login with Email
• Login with Facebook
• Sending text messages
• Sending pictures
• Sending videos
• Sending audio messages
• Sending current location
• Sending stickers
• Sending large emojis
• MD5 checksum for media messages
• Media message reload option
• Media file local cache
• AES-256 encryption
• Dynamic password generation
• Cache cleanup (automatic, manual)
• Media donwload settings
• Auto save media possibility
• Load earlier messages
• Typing indicator
• Message delivery receipt
• Message read receipt
• Save picture messages to device
• Save video messages to device
• Save audio messages to device
• Delete read and unread messages
• Realtime recent view for ongoing chats
• Map view for shared locations
• Picture view for pictures
• Basic Settings view included
• Basic Profile view for users
• Group settings view for groups
• Privacy Policy view
• Terms of Service view
• Facebook profile picture grabbed automatically
• Picture, video and audio upload progress indicator
• Video length limit possibility
• Copy and paste text messages
• Send button is enabled/disabled automatically
• Arbitrary message sizes
• Data detectors - phone numbers, links, dates
• Timestamps possibilities
• Hide keyboard with swipe down
• Smooth animations
• Send/Receive sound effects
• Deployment target: iOS 8+
• Supported devices: iPhone 4S/5/5C/5S/6/6 Plus/6S/6S Plus

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REQUIREMENTS

• Xcode 7+
• iOS 8+
• ARC

INSTALLATION

1., Please run pod install first (the CocoaPods Frameworks and Libraries are not included in the repo). If you haven't used CocoaPods before, you can get started here.

2., Please make an account at Firebase and perform some very basic setup.

3., Please download and replace the existing GoogleService-Info.plist file from Firebase.

4., Please replace the FIREBASE_STORAGE define value in AppConstant.h.

5., In case of using Facebook login, please register your app at Facebook.

6., Then please replace the existing Facebook account details in Info.plist.

CONTACT

Do you have any questions or idea? My email is: [email protected] or you can find some more info at relatedcode.com

LICENSE

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.