KtorAndroidChat
Android app for use with Ktor Chat backend
Android app for the this Ktor backend server: https://github.com/realityexpander/Server.ktor-chat
App features:
- Chat with other users in real-time
- DOES NOT use firebase
- Deployable to any Linux server including Virtual servers like Hostinger.com
- Night mode
Technologies employed:
- Kotlin
- MVVM
- Coroutines
- Compose for UI Layer
- MongoDB Database for persistence
- KotlinX Serialization
- Navigation Component
- Custom REST API built with Ktor
- Custom Websockets using Ktor Client for real-time communication
- Responds to custom HTTP & HTTPS endpoints with JSON
- Allows users to reconnect if accidentally disconnected
- Efficiently handles network errors
- Dependency injection with Dagger-Hilt
- Deployable Ktor server accessable from anywhere
- Deployable to Ubuntu servers
Note : this repository only contains the android app part, Ktor API is in this repo: https://github.com/realityexpander/Server.ktor-chat
To install the Apk:
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Open this link on your Android device: https://github.com/realityexpander/KtorAndroidChat/blob/master/ktorchat_1.0.apk
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Tap the “skewer” menu and tap the “download”
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Allow the file to download (DO NOT click “show details”)
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After the file is downloaded, click “OK” to install
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Click “OK” to install
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Click “OK” to launch
If you have developer options turned on, you may need to turn off “USB Debugging” if the “Waiting for debugger” dialog is displayed.
