These features possible with basic4android?

[Orage]

Pretty new to mobile programming and had a couple questions about basic4android. I was wondering if it is possible to use it to create a social type app?

Some things I will most likely need and was wondering if it's possible with basic4android:

• Ability to store all users profiles/photos and allow other users to see them also
• Take photos using the phone's camera to upload to their profile.
• Get users location via GPS and show other users who are close
• Receive notifications when they get a new message from another user
• Allow users to search for other users based on location, age, etc....

Also, how would user profiles and photos be handled? Do I need my own server (VPS, Amazon AWS, or...?) that the mobile app will connect to and save all the data too?

If not possible with basic4android, is there a better solution?

Thanks so much for your input!

 

[NFOBoy]

All of these look very, very do-able with B4A.

For your storage/distribution/notification system, you will definitely need a server side component for your app to query/upload/download.

There are several examples of almost all of these items done individually in B4A, and should be able to get a prototype in place within a few days of coding if you are familiar with Basic style programming, or within a couple of weeks if you aren't . (to give yourself time getting used to B4A)

The most advanced topics would definitely be the server side/service modules (at least for me), but I've looked through several examples that look pretty straight forward to implement.

Ross

 

[Orage]

Thanks NFOBoy. For allowing my app users to privately message each other and send photos to each other, would I use a BaaS provider? Or would I use something else entirely?

 

[Erel]

You will need to use a backend server for that.