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Sarha Bragança
3,721 PointsHow to make a chat application in android?
Hello, I'm creating an app following the Ribbit app course and I was wondering if I could add a chat tab instead of just sending photos and videos for my friends. I don't know how to do that. Can someone help me? Or give me a good tutorial link?
2 Answers
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse TeacherHi Sarha,
This should be relatively simple to do if you understand the steps we took to create Ribbit. Sending text data instead of an image is much easier since you just need to add a String to ParseObject instead of a ParseFile and all that other image stuff. I would suggest starting very simply and working your way up to exactly what you want. First, maybe just add a test button that lets you send a hard-coded string to another user. You could even hardcode the users to focus on the concept of sending a text-only message. Then use those pieces to build the rest out step by step, including a new tab and UI to create a text message.
As you're going along, post specific questions where you're stuck here in the Forum and hopefully we can keep you moving.
Sarha Bragança
3,721 PointsOk! Thank you! :D
Elias Caceres
8,454 PointsElias Caceres
8,454 PointsHey, I was wondering, is Parse a good backend for chat? I have been experimenting with Quickblox, and unfortunately its pretty complicated and there is no good tutorial on how to use it... I feel a lot more comfortable with working with Parse but I feel like parse is more for storing data for a user like Planned Events, Profile Info, etc. But I might be very wrong...
Is parse an acceptable way to make a chat service?