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Chat SDK Android
Getting Started
Chat SDK Quickstart
Add the Chat SDK to a Firebase app
Add the Chat SDK to a non-Firebase app
Setup
Add Chat SDK to your project
Firebase Setup
Chat SDK Initialization
Set the Chat SDK Theme
Enable Location Messages
Authentication Screen
Add Additional Modules
Module Configuration
Proguard
API
Overriding Activities and Fragments
Events
Theming
Customizing the Icons
Tab Customization
Add a Chat Option
Message Customization
Integrating Chat SDK User profiles with your app
Overriding the Push Notification Handler
Handling Structured Meta Data
Chat SDK v4
Development Guide
Updating from v4 to v5
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Firebase Setup

Chat SDK Firebase

  1. 1.
    Go to the Firebase website and sign up or log in
  2. 2.
    Go to the Firebase console and make a new project
  3. 3.
    Click Add project
  4. 4.
    Choose a name and a location
  5. 5.
    Click Settings (the gear icon). On the General tab, click Add App -> Add Firebase to your Android app
  6. 6.
    Enter your package name - found in your app's build.gradle file, app name and SHA-1 key (required for phone sign-in)
  7. 7.
    Download the google-services.json file and add it to your app project. It should be added inside the app folder.
  8. 8.
    In the Firebase Console click Database, scroll down and create a new Realtime Database -> Start in test mode
  9. 9.
    In the Firebase dashboard click Authentication -> Sign-in method and enable all the appropriate methods
  10. 10.
    Enable push notifications: Push Notifications​
  11. 11.
    Enable the security rules: Enabling Security Rules.
  12. 12.
    Setup storage rules: Storage rules​
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