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Integrate NotifyVisitors SDK to your android app.

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1) Installation

Import the NotifyVisitors SDK in your project.

Add the following repository to your project-level ' build.gradle file,

repositories {
   google()
   mavenCentral()
}

Add the following dependency to your apps' build.gradle file, in case you have upgraded your app to AndroidX :

dependencies {
        implementation 'com.notifyvisitors.notifyvisitors:notifyvisitors:5.2.6'
        implementation 'com.android.installreferrer:installreferrer:2.1'

 //Add the following required libraries if not using currently (skip those which are already added)

        implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:17.0.0'
        implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:17.2.1'
        implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:20.0.1'
        implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0'
        implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
        implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0'
        implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.0.0'
        implementation 'androidx.cardview:cardview:1.0.0'       
}

OR

If your app isn’t using AndroidX, then add the following dependency to your app’s build.gradle file: 

dependencies {
      implementation 'com.notifyvisitors.notifyvisitors:notifyvisitors:v28-5.1.6'
      implementation 'com.android.installreferrer:installreferrer:2.1'

//Add the below required libraries if not using currently (skip those which are already added)

      implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0'
      implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:28.0.0'
      implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:28.0.0'
      implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:16.0.0'
      implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.5'
      implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:17.3.4'       
 }

Configure AndroidManifest.xml

Insert the below XML snippet inside application tag of your AndroidManifest.xml file :

<application>
     <meta-data android:name="notifyvisitors_bid" 
                android:value="11xx" />
     <meta-data android:name="notifyvisitors_bid_e" 
                android:value="F8665C849AB6xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
.......

</application>

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Insert the below XML snippet inside manifest tag of your AndroidManifest.xml file:

<manifest>
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE" />
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

2) Initialization

In case, you don’t have your own application class, then you can register our application class in your apps' manifest file.

<application android:name="com.notifyvisitors.notifyvisitors.NotifyVisitorsApplication">

OR

In case you have your own class application, then you can initialize the SDK in onCreate method of your Application class.

NotifyVisitorsApplication.register(this);

Updated about 1 month ago

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