SocialEase is a native Android app designed to enhance social skills using Jetpack Compose. Features include Introduction Screen, Authentication, Profiles, Bookmarks, Search, and Share functionalities.

Features

• Introduction Screen: Engage users with an informative introduction.

• Authentication and Profiles: Implement secure user authentication. Allow users to create and manage profiles.

• Bookmarks Feature: Enable users to save and organize social skills notes.

• Search Feature: Facilitate efficient content discovery.

• Share Feature: Enhance user engagement by incorporating a share feature.

Technologies

• Google Identity Integration: Integrate Google Identity for seamless and secure authentication.

• Firebase:

  • Firebase Authentication: Utilize Firebase for secure user sign-up and login, supporting various authentication methods.
  • Realtime Database or Firestore: Choose between Firebase Realtime Database and Firestore for real-time data storage.

• Jetpack Compose: Implement the modern Android UI toolkit for flexible UI design.

• Coroutines: Incorporate Kotlin Coroutines for efficient asynchronous programming.

Installation

Follow these steps to run the project locally:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/SamuelWakoli/SocialEase.git

2. Open the project in Android Studio.

3. Configure Firebase:

   • Create a new Firebase project on the Firebase Console.
   • Add your Android app and download the google-services.json file.
   • Place the file in the app directory.

4. Build and run the app on an Android emulator or device.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Follow these steps to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.

2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix: git checkout -b feature/new-feature

3. Make changes and commit: git commit -m "Add new feature"

4. Push your branch to your fork: git push origin feature/new-feature

5. Create a pull request to the main branch.

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