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After investing some time in learning react-native, watching countless hours of tutorials, I managed to create this fully functional android chat-app using react native CLI. Feel free to install it and try it out. At the root of the project, you will find us-app-debug.apk which you can install on your android device (you will need to enable 3rd-party installation). Feel free to hit me up of you would like to chat, search for user "rohadtsajt" in the app. 😊

Here are a few tutorials I found extremly useful:
React-native navigation, Lottie & splash, React-native firebase signin 1, React-native firebase signin 2, React-native firebase signin 3, Theming, Asyncstorage, Gifted-chat 1, Gifted-chat 2, Push notifications 1, Push notifications 2

Packadges used:

The app built with react-native-CLI instead of Expo for the reason that I an in-app authentication wihtout a browiser redirect.
If you would like to read more about this project, install the app and head over to the about sections or access the content here.

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on a virtual or physical android device. Either install android studio and have a virtual machine and/or have a device where debugging through usb enabled.

Start with cloning this repo on your local machine via cli or github-desktop:

$ git clone https://github.com/AndrasE/usapp
$ cd PROJECTNAME

To install and set up the library, run:

$ npm i

Get SHA certificate fingerprint keys:

$ cd android && ./gradlew signingReport

Create a firebase android app with authentication and a real-time database. You may need to go to console.cloud.google.com to enable authentication. (firebase should auto-create it, but not 100% will happen):

insert SHA keys above

Add Firebase to your Android project:

Add Firebase to your Android project

look for OneSignal App ID & Rest API Key

Add your own credentials:

$ cd PROJECTNAME && touch .env
setup and insert your own API keys

Serving the app:

$ npx react-native start

For building your own version of the apk follow these steps:

React Native Generate Debug and Release APK