iceka/WhatsAppClone — reverse-engineered prompt

Build me an Android WhatsApp style chat app in Java using Firebase.

I want the basic experience to feel like WhatsApp, with a welcome screen, contacts list, one to one chat rooms, and a status feature where people can create a status, view other people’s statuses, and use the camera for status posting like in the demo. It should look clean and mobile friendly, and the main flows should actually work, not just be mock screens.

Please wire it up so I can connect my own Firebase project, including the part where I drop in the google services json file under the app folder. Also set up the Firebase Cloud Functions needed for keeping the status count updated, based on the README, so the status feature works properly.

Make it easy for me to run locally in Android Studio and test on a device or emulator. If anything in Firebase setup is outdated, look up the current docs online and adjust it so the project still works today.