Chatty | iOS Universal Public Chat App Template (Swift)

25 Apr 2020
• Updated app with new featureȘ “Apple Sign in”.
• Updated the code to support iOS 13+ and Xcode 11+ versions 
• Fixed a crashing issues on user listing on home page.
• Updated the code to support Apple’s dark mode feature

22 Aug 2019
• Updated the design of the home screen list view by adding table-view and background views and background color with contrast to foreground.
• Improved the design of profile, Login and sign up screens by adding views with shades and background color contrast.
• Improved the design of stickers and wallpapers screen with views and shades.
• Improved the design of chats list screen with simple views and table views and background color contrast.
• Adjusted all screens design with the latest iPhones (X, XS Max, etc.)
• Fixed the issue of Facebook login with parse API and also fix the crash while fetching data.

25 May 2018
• Accordingly to the new EU GDPR terms, I've updated the 'tou.html' file and Documentation.
IMPORTANT: This means that if a User asks for his/her Account deletion, you must do it within 24 hours, as the GDPR's "Right to be forgotten" Article states (LINK: https://gdpr-info.eu/art-17-gdpr/)

3 April 2018
• Updated the 'imageVideoButt()' method in Favorites.swift, in order to use the AVPLayer instead of the MediaPlayer
• Removed the 'dismissMoviePlayer()' method in Favorites.swift, as well as the NotificationCenter line of code into 'viewDidLoad()'
• Updated to recommended settings with Xcode 9.3
• Updated the 3 Facebook SDKs (because of Swift 4.1 release):
FBSDKCoreKit.framework
FBSDKLoginKit.framework
FBSDKShareKit.framework

21 February 2018
• Added some code into InboxVC.swift in order to convert videos to .mp4 format
• Added AVKit and the AVPLayerController code into "imageVideoButt()" and "imageVideoButt2()" in InboxVC.swift in order to play a video in full-screen mode with AVPlayer | Removed the MPMoviePlayerController code
• Edited the "prepareRecorder()" method in InboxVC.swift, in order to save an audio file in .wav format

Chatty is a Universal App Template for public chats anywhere you are.
Users can send text, audio, video, and image (including stickers) messages, favorite chat messages into the Settings screen, update their profiles and set a chat wallpaper.
You can block/unblock users by swiping a user’s cell left and tap the Block/Unblock button.

Since its backend is by Parse Server, you don’t have to buy any domain/hosting, there are NO PHP files to upload to a web server so you’ll save some money for server side.

Chatty is a native XCode project, Swift language, Storyboard, Universal, easy to customize, backend with Parse SDK hosted on https://back4app.com.

About Parse SDK and back4app

Read this article for more info about back4app and Parse SDK:

Can I host Parse Server on my own server?

Yes, although I don’t provide support for the setup process, you can read the official Guide here: https://parseplatform.org

I get a Code signing error in Xcode 8.x

That’s a bug of Xcode 8 with macOS Sierra, check this sample video to see how to fix it:

How to remove AdMob banner ads

Check this video out to see how to remove the code that shows AdMob banners: Keep in mind that you must repeat the shown steps for every .swift file that contains this line on the top:

import GoogleMobileAds

What about free support for this template?

I can offer free support for bugs encountered in the original code. Instead, if you’ve edited the code and messed something up with it, I may apply some fee to fix it either via TeamViewer or by checking your app project files directly on my computer.

Should I use the latest version of Xcode to edit this template?

Yes, I always update my apps to the latest version of the IDE.

Why do I need to have login from Apple Account in the app?

Yes, because from 30th April 2020, APPLE authorities restricted the apps using 3rd party login from FACEBOOK, GOOGLE etc should also integrate “APPLE SIGN IN” method in the app. For reference: APPLE SIGN IN GUIDELINES

Terms & Policy about Back4App

Users are bound to change the back4App keys and APP keys after purchasing the source code and all the related stuff from CUBYCODE. As CUBYCODE will reserve the rights to take some legal actions, if users continue to use company’s account of Back4App for their testing purposes.

Screenshots

• XCode 11.4+ project – Swift 4.5+ – 64bit
• Universal – Storyboard – iOS 13.5+
• AdMob banners
• Facebook login
• Works with Parse Server hosted on back4app
• Push Notifications for received messages
• NO web server needed
• Send video, audio, image , sticker or text messages
• Set chat wallpapers
• Report offensive User and Message by swiping a cell left
• PDF User Guide included
• PSD graphics included
• Easy to customize, well commented code

• Apple Mac with its latest OS version installed
• The latest version of Xcode and some knowledge about its UI interface
• Photoshop or any other image editor software
• An Apple Developer account to submit apps to the App Store
• An AdMob account to generate your own banner UNIT ID
• A free account on back4app.com

Important Disclaimer: We’ve recently found out that some developers have bought our app templates, reskinned them just a bit and put them on sale on other source code markets similar to CodeCanyon, saying that they developed and own such source codes.
That is a serious copyright infringement, developers who buy our templates are allowed to reskin and sell them as apps on the App Store (accordingly to the License type they’ve purchased a template for) but are not allowed to put our original source codes for sale on source code markets, including CodeCanyon. We will report developers who made copyright infringements to the competent authorities. Thanks.