This is a full native iPhone app to create realtime, text based group or private chat with Parse.
The app is using Parse as backend which is basically free. (Free plan: 20 GB File Storage, 20 GB Database Storage, 2 TB Data Transfer, 30 req/s).
- Live chat between multiple devices
- Group chat functionality
- Private chat functionality
- Single or Multiple recipients
- Full realtime actions - latency less than 100 ms - Premium only
- No backend programming needed
- Native and easy to customize user interface
- Push Notification support
- Deep linking for Push Notification (coming soon) - Premium only
- Login with Email
- Login with Facebook
- Login with Twitter
- Sending text messages
- Sending pictures
- Sending videos
- Sending audio messages - Premium only
- Sending location - Premium only
- Sending stickers (new) - Premium only
- Sending emojis
- Typing indicator - Premium only
- Message delivery receipt - Premium only
- Message read receipt - Premium only
- Delete unread messages - Premium only
- Block user functionality (new) - Premium only
- Report user functionality (new) - Premium only
- Address Book access
- Invite functionality - SMS, email
- Facebook friend list
- Recent view for ongoing chats
- Map view for shared locations - Premium only
- Picture view for pictures
- Basic Settings view included
- Profile view for users (new)
- Group settings view for groups (new)
- Blocked view for blocked users (new)
- Privacy Policy view
- Terms of Service view
- In-app push notification settings (coming soon) - Premium only
- Facebook profile picture grabbed automatically
- Twitter profile picture grabbed automatically (coming soon)
- Video length limit possibility
- Copy and paste 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
- Xcode 6
- iOS 8
- ARC
1., All source files located in Classes directory. Vendor files located in Vendor directory and external Frameworks in Framework directory. Some resource files can be found in Resources directory. Simply add Classes, Resources, Vendor and Framework directories to your project.
2., You also need the latest Parse SDK. (Already included, but you can download from here).
To add Parse.framework just unzip the downloaded file and drag the Parse.framework folder into your Xcode project under 'Frameworks'.
More info about how to install Parse SDK.
3., You also need the latest Facebook SDK. (Already included, but you can download from here).
To add FacebookSDK.framework just drag the FacebookSDK.framework folder into your Xcode project under 'Frameworks'.
More info about how to install Facebook SDK.
4., You also need several external libraries which are included. But if you need, you can download them from here:
https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking
https://github.com/ideaismobile/IDMPhotoBrowser
https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQMessagesViewController
https://github.com/jessesquires/JSQSystemSoundPlayer
https://github.com/relatedcode/ProgressHUD
https://github.com/rnystrom/RNGridMenu
To use these libraries, just add AFNetworking, IDMPhotoBrowser, JSQMessagesViewController, JSQSystemSoundPlayer, ProgressHUD and RNGridMenu directories to your project.
5., You need to register your app at Facebook. More info about how to configure Facebook.
6., You need to use your own Parse account.
7., You need to configure Push Notification.
8., Please replace the existing Parse account details in AppDelegate.m.
9., Please replace the existing Facebook account details in Info.plist.
Do you have any questions or idea? My email is: info@relatedcode.com or you can find some more info at relatedcode.com
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