Improvement on nearbychat by creating a means to backup chat, private chat and avatar
Repository
https://github.com/EzraLopez/nearbychat
COMPONENTS
Nearby chat is an android app for communicating between devices within short proximity. Mobiles are connected with WI-FI, Bluetooth, Near-Ultrasonic audio to communicate between devices.
The nearby is viable to reach up to 100ft which mobile device must be connected to the internet for the component to be effective.
This is a type of application to use for a temporary chat because all message sent or received while chatting will be erased when the application is closed, or user logged out.
No need to sign up, just a column to put username and users can also login anonymously.
The available feature, when logged in, is limited than clear chat history, which is meant to erase all chat that is currently on the screen and exiting the application will automatically clear all chat.
Copy and share is another feature intended to share a line of text to available channels on users mobile or copy a line of text to the clipboard.
Generally, I would love to see some improvement and implementation of new features yet particularly; I think something needs to be done on the chat history.
PROPOSALS
I will list my recommendations underneath which includes the implementation of new features and enhancement on some sections.
- Copy all to clipboard or export/share all chat
- Private chat
- Inclusion of avatar with username
Copy all to clipboard or Export chat/share all chat: These are the unique enhancement on the share and copy chat feature that is available but limited.
Copy all will work to copy all chat for each chat session to avoid losing any conversation and the copied chat will be saved on a doc sheet contingent on the field user might want to save it.
For export, It can work inform of share all chat and user will share it to any place for his/her choice to avoid loss of some history since the app can't spare much data/ Information.
Private chat: In a situation whereby in excess of two individuals are online the app work like a group chat and random message flow in indicating sender, but I figure it will be better if there is a section for a private chat in a situation that lots of people are online. I believe for this to be realized there ought to be a menu tab which will be meant for private message or group chat to abstain sending private messages to everyone online at the moment of conversing.
The inclusion of Avatar with username: This is a function that will allow the inclusion of Icon for users of the application while logging in, which will serve as the main avatar while chatting.
This could be fused with log in page, the user will add picture and log in, this picture will display when chatting with anyone and it is not necessary for saving the image permanently if it will be cumbersome to implement because of the nature of the application, permission, and size but just for the chat session.
MOCKUPS
Image showing how my first proposal might look like if implemented
Pictorial Illustration of private chat, showing online guys, a click on James pops out a page to have a private chat
How avatar might look like if implemented.
BENEFITS
Ability to export or copy all chat to clipboard will help to avoid loss of chat history on the app, since the application cannot save chat history.
Users will be able to save chat on any alternative field they feel like for reference purpose in case if there are any crucial information on chat and the implementation will eradicate the limitation for chat history.
The private chat will enable the ability to send a message privately to one another through the app, It will serve as Information Protector to convey between two parties, and it will make the UI to be more entrancing than it is currently.
The inclusion of avatar with username: Is meant to make the app to be more fun to use, and It will help for proper identification of people online when there is a multitude of people online at the same time.
It will serve as a way to also express our personality and at the same time make the UI to be more appealing.
Those are the improvement I believe will be of added value on the project for users and prospective users.
Hi @tykee, thank you for your contribution.
Your ideas could add some value to the project although I do not know if things like private messages are technically possible because I am not familiar with the Nearby Messages API.
The Inclusion of avatar with username would be a nice feature but since you do not need to sign up for anything and Usernames are optional, it will be a little annoying to choose your avatar/username in every session.
Your suggestions can definitely be implemented, but it is not likely to get noticed by the development team immediately because the app is being developed and the PO has other features planned.
Your ideas are really common in similar apps (chat/messages apps) and although the possible solution that you propose was nicely explained, the implementation is similar for all of these kind of apps.
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Hello!!!
My First proposal is very important on the application, You will understand better if use the app for sometimes.
The Inclusion of avatar with username would be a nice feature but since you do not need to sign up for anything and Usernames are optional, it will be a little annoying to choose your avatar/username in every session.Implementation of Avatar could be permanent but I proposed that because of how the application behave at the moment and your comment made me to remember that there is an app
xenderthat has similar feature.Setting avatar should be a one time function allowing users to change anytime they want which implies that messages can still delete but the profile image and name will remain constant. So the feature will not be
annoying:)))Anyways, Thanks for your review.
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