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I am building a mobile app to allow for real time messaging, befriending users, creating groups to both chat and share images with, as well as creating events that users can invite one another to.
In researching I came across Firebase, and while there are major benefits, it perhaps may be overkill for my application and it appears it is for real-time collaboration, ie. pair programming, real-time massively multi-player gaming and related.
For the app I defined is Firebase overkill?
I think that seems like a perfect example of an app that would use firebase. I don't think it's overkill at all. If you want to build a simple app that has real-time functionality, firebase is the perfect solution.
That said, images can be tricky in firebase right now (since you'll probably want to use some other cloud storage, here is the stack overflow that discusses this: How to store and view images on firebase?), but I still think it's the right option for what you have described.
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I am going to develop Chat applications for android. There are two methods FCM(Firebase Cloud Messaging) and WebSockets. Which one is easy to develop and which will be higher in performance in realtime?. I want to implement images, Videos, Audios sharing features too. So Please suggest me good method to develop.
Here is a complete chat project
You should fill it with your firebase credentials to get it working, the source code is simple to understand and you can easily update the features. This project already has some features built with it.
Firebase provided you to realtime database and simple data in real time database. I think you should be better using FCM.
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I am working at a "startup" and I am developing an Android application. I was wondering if using the Google Cloud Messaging Platform for push notification is an MVP feature.
My thinking is this: In the early stages of a Startup, everything is an assumption. Your idea, your product etc, EVERYTHING. So, is it worth to invest time implementing this feature ( push notification with GCM ) ?
I think the question is going back to whether I really need this feature and if it's a main one. Having push notifications, makes your engagement better etc. The short answer is No, someone could use my app without push notification, but it would be better if it had.
PS: As funny as it sounds, being able to select the few feature that you are going to launch with, it's harder than I was expecting.
Mvp is Minimum viable product
Definition - What does Minimum Viable Product (MVP) mean?
A minimum viable product (MVP) is a development technique in which a new
product or website is developed with sufficient features to satisfy early adopters.
The final, complete set of features is only designed and developed after considering feedback
from the product's initial users.
so what you want to add is totally depend on your requirement which you want to provide to initial user.
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I know how to design and develop android application which works offline.But now i want to move towards dynamic android app,which works totally online like facebook,quora,newshunt.Where should i start please give me a way.
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I personally am completely self-taught when it comes to android, and, well, its been a journey.
For me, a big turning point was
"http://www.androidhive.info/2012/05/how-to-connect-android-with-php-mysql/"
It really gives you a good idea of what it takes to create an app that is connected to the internet, and it isn't hard to implement yourself. Mind you, before, you were working with just android, but once you integrate network connectivity and a server backend, the levels of complexity multiply.
If you're a solo-developer, just getting started, the Google App Engine does a pretty good job of making everything very easy to use, so I might recommend that. It has a free trial of all their cloud services which is $300 for 2 months.
https://cloud.google.com/appengine
Amazon AWS also is attempting to create a similar system, but they are seemingly geared to more enterprise-level operations.
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I'm a beginner in mobile app development. Am planning to develop an app related to social networking. Curious to understand the best possible resources to start with. I see some websites like apparchitect.com which help to create a mobile app easily. But I'm not able to figure out how the backend works. Can anyone guide me on how I can proceed with UI and the backend? Are there any tools or platforms available in cloud which will help me to quicken my mobile app development especially social networking apps?
This is a very broad question but i can understand it is difficult for beginners to approach as you don't know where to start, you can design user interface using google's IDE or eclipse, stick to that at least for the start before you move to advanced or custom UI design
for back-end there are many choices including but not limited to sql, sql lite, many other sql based products this list can get quite long, however i'd suggest parse.com it is easy to implement and reliable cloud based service or you could look at similar services usually they don't charge until your app gets to a certain request/traffic limit
if you can afford below sites offer good training content
https://teamtreehouse.com/home
http://www.pluralsight.com/
http://www.raywenderlich.com/category/android (paid plus free content)
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That's a broad question. You can look at Android tutorials on teamtreehouse.com and look into using Parse.com for the backend. At least one of the teamtreehouse Android tutorials focuses on Parse.com, and another tutorial focuses on UI layout.
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I'm planning on making an app that can access posts from a WordPress blog and display them. I would start with iOS but I could use cross-platform frameworks too. I'm looking for something more programming-oriented instead of a drag and drop interface so that I can have extensive options for further development. What is the best code-based way to display blog posts from a WordPress site? I'm aiming towards something similar to the CNET app. Does anyone know how they made theirs?
I would just install a theme that is responsive, so that it's mobile friendly. By the way you asked the question, this sounds pretty ambitious. However, if you want to get your feet wet, consider looking into PhoneGap / Cordova perhaps.