InstagramClone

Building an Instagram clone with Firebase and Kotlin while using some Jetpack libraries.

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This repository is still under development and I will continue to add more features to it.

The architecture of this application relies and complies with the following points below:

A single-activity architecture, using the Navigation Components to manage fragment operations.

Navigation Component to handle all navigations and also passing of data between destinations.
View Binding allows you to more easily write code that interacts with views. Once view binding is enabled in a module, it generates a binding class for each XML layout file present in that module.

Custom photo feed based on who you follow
Post photo posts from camera or gallery
- Like posts
  - View all likes on a post
- Comment on posts
  - View all comments on a post
Search for users
- Search screen showing all images except your own
- Search based on usernames
Profile Screen
- Follow / Unfollow Users
- Change image view from grid layout to feed layout
- Edit profile
Notification Screen
- Notifications for likes, comments, follows, etc
- Share images while chatting

## Setup

You'll need to create a Firebase instance. Follow the instructions at https://console.firebase.google.com.
Once your Firebase instance is created, you'll need to enable anonymous authentication.

Create an app within your Firebase instance for Android, with package name com.app.demo
Run the following command to get your SHA-1 key:

keytool -exportcert -list -v \
-alias androiddebugkey -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore

In the Firebase console, in the settings of your Android app, add your SHA-1 key by clicking "Add Fingerprint".
Follow instructions to download google-services.json
place google-services.json into app/.