Optional Week 2: Chat application

Overview

This week we will be building a simple chat application.

Objectives

• Understand how to use Firebase to store and retrieve data
• Understand how to use Firebase to authenticate users
• Understand how to use Firebase to send and receive messages
• Understand how to use Firebase to send and receive images

Resources

• How to make a simple chat app

Project Overview: Simple Chat Application

In this week we will be building a simple chat application. The app will have a login screen, a chat screen, a settings screen, and a profile screen. The app will use Firebase to store and retrieve data, authenticate users, and send and receive messages.

Requirements

• The app should remember users who have signed up
• The app should have dark and light mode
• The app should use firebase for authentication and data storage
• The app should have a chat screen
• The app should have a settings screen
• The app should have a profile screen

Bonus

• The app should allow for sending and receiving images
• The app should allow for sending and receiving voice messages
• The app should have an onboarding screen

Design inspiration

Full Design