Mesibo Messenger for iOS - Swift
Mesibo Messenger is an open-source app with real-time messaging, voice and video call features. This repo contains the source code for Mesibo Messenger App for iOS.
Other Versions
Features
- One-on-one messaging and Group chat
- High quality voice and video calling
- Rich messaging (text, picture, video, audio, other files)
- Encryption
- Location sharing
- Message status and typing indicators
- Online status (presence) and real-time profile update
- Push notifications
Latest versions are also available through Google Play Store and Apple App Store:
Downloading the Source Code
Clone the Repository (Recommended)
If you have git installed, this is a recommended approach as you can quickly sync and stay up to date with the latest version. This is also a preferred way of downloading the code if you decide to contribute to the project.
To download, open a terminal and issue following commands:
$ mkdir Messenger
$ cd Messenger
$ git lfs install
$ git clone https://github.com/mesibo/messenger-app-ios-swift.git
Download the code as a zip file
You can also download the complete iOS Messenger source code as a zip file. Although simple, the downsize of this approach is that you will have to download the complete source code everytime it is updated on the repository.
Notes of mixed code
Swift version still has some auxiliary UI code in Objective-C. However, all mesibo specific code is in Swift. Refer, AppDelegate.swift, MesiboUIManager.swift, SampleAppListeners.swift and BackendAPI.swift contain most of the mesibo specific code which you can use it for your reference.
Stay Up-to-date
Whatever approach you take to download the code, it is important to stay up-to-date with the latest changes, new features, fixes etc. Ensure to Star(*) the project on GitHub to get notified whenever the source code is updated.
Build and Run
Before we dive into building and running a fully featured Messenger for iOS, ensure that you've read the following.
- Latest Xcode Installed, at least 11.4 or later
- An iPhone Device
Building the Messenger source code is as simple as:
- Launch XCode
- Open the project from the folder where you have downloaded the code using menu
File -> Open - Build using menu
Product -> Build - It may take a while to build the project for the first time.
- Once the build is over, run on the device using menu
Product -> Run - That's it, you should see the welcome screen like below.
Login using your phone number and OTP 123456. You can even start using the app you've just built to communicate with your family and friends.
Key SDKs user in this project
These apps use following Mesibo SDKs.
- Mesibo SDK
- Mesibo Messaging UI Module
- Mesibo Call UI Module
These apps also use following third party libraries/services.
- Google Maps and Google Places SDKs for Geolocation integration