LookOut

An IOS app to find near by friends

Lookout. It is an iOS app built to locate friends in real-time. The app takes in user’s current location and finds nearby friends. Chat messenger is integrated in the app to allow the user to chat with his/her friends. An SoS feature is implemented to allow user to send emergency alert to his chosen contacts. The unique feature that put lookout out of the box is User also has a privacy setting, which allows him/her to stop sharing his/her location from the app. The app was built as effort to explore IOS development and the mapkit.

Architecture

The App is built with the help of firebase Real-time Database. It integrates Firebase Authentication to let user sign into our App.

App Screens

1. Login Screen

2. Home Screen

References

1. http://www.appcoda.com/firebase-login-signup/
2. https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQMessagesViewController
3. https://github.com/LunarFlash/Chaty
4. https://www.raywenderlich.com/143128/background-modes-tutorial-getting-started
5. https://www.simplifiedios.net/firebase-realtime-database-tutorial/
6. https://averybub.com/2016/06/29/retrieving-data-from-the-firebase-database/
7. https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/firebase-ios-swift/#3
8. https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/firebase-ios-swift/#0
9. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letsmeetapp-nearby-friends-notification/id699409128?mt=8
10. https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/22/facebook-wave/
11. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/find-my-friends/id466122094?mt=8
12. https://www.glympse.com
13. https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/