Getting started with Sendbird in React Native
Blog post from LogRocket
Sendbird is a widely used messaging and chat API that facilitates real-time communication between users, and this guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough for integrating Sendbird into a React Native application to enhance user engagement. The integration involves creating a chat screen that allows users to communicate with tech support in real time, and share multimedia files such as images, videos, and documents. The process begins with setting up a React Native app and a Sendbird account, followed by incorporating the Sendbird SDK and necessary libraries, setting up navigation, and creating inner screens within the app. The guide details how to connect users to the Sendbird SDK, create unique user IDs, and configure chat channels by utilizing components like GroupChannelCreateFragment and GroupChannelFragment. The end goal is to offer a seamless chat feature that can be further expanded to include additional functionalities like user-to-user chat, thereby enriching the app's interactive experience.