simple-snapchat's Introduction

TBC Chat - A Snapchat Clone

This is a Snapchat clone running on iOS, powered by Firebase. A uni project developed by @Changchang Wang, @Hailun Tian, and @Boqin Hu. Just for learning and practicing.

Screenshots

Features

User authentication
Fluid navigation between all screens using swipe gestures
Camera screen – take a photo, flash option, back/front camera
Snap edit – cancel, add emoji, text, set timer, save, store as memory
Add friends via SMS/QR code/username
Chat - Live chat with friends, show friendship
Chat - Send text and photo
Chat - Viewing rules (timeout) enforced
Chat - Share location
Memories - Photos from snaps and camera roll
Memories - Share with my friends
Memories - Send to my stories
Stories - My stories and friends' stories
~~Discover - Display suggested public stories (mainly using RSS feed)~~ * Update: Not working now. The google RSS API that I was using is no longer available

Developing Environment

Xcode 8
Swift 3
iOS 9.3+
Firebase

Installation

Make an account at Firebase and perform some very basic setup. (the CocoaPods Frameworks and Libraries are already included in the repo)
Download GoogleService-Info.plist and drag it into the project

3. Go to your firebase console, authentication page, and enable email/password sign-in method. 4. Run the project on your device. Sometimes you need to press cmd + shift + k to clean the project (not sure why). *Don't run it on your simulator. It will crash since camera cannot be loaded. This problem only exit on iOS 10