Android Chat Application

A modern Android chat application built with Jetpack Compose and Firebase.

Features

• User Authentication: Email/password and Google Sign-In
• Real-time Messaging: Private and group chats with real-time updates
• User Profiles: Customizable user profiles with status indicators
• Friend Management: Add/remove friends and block users
• Message Encryption: End-to-end encryption support for secure communication
• Push Notifications: Real-time notifications for new messages
• Media Sharing: Support for sharing images and other media files
• Offline Support: Access to chat history when offline

Tech Stack

• UI: Jetpack Compose with Material 3
• Architecture: MVVM with Clean Architecture principles
• Dependency Injection: Hilt
• Backend: Firebase (Authentication, Firestore, Storage)
• Networking: Resilient network handling with retry mechanisms
• Async Image Loading: Coil
• Coroutines & Flow: For asynchronous operations
• Encryption: Google Tink for E2E encryption

Screenshots

[Screenshots to be added]

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository
2. Set up Firebase project and download google-services.json
3. Place the google-services.json file in the app directory
4. Run the application on Android Studio

License

MIT License