Kinvey

Kinvey is one of the earliest providers to begin offering mobile backend services. Their features include:

  • User management
  • Data storage
  • File storage
  • Push notifications
  • Social network integration
  • Location services
  • Lifecycle management
  • Versioning

    Note

    Sign up for Kinvey at https://console.kinvey.com/sign-up.

Here's a screenshot of the Kinvey sign up window:

Kinvey

Getting ready

Create a new project in Android Studio and call it Kinvey. Use the default Phone & Tablet options and select Empty Activity when prompted for Activity Type.

Download and extract the Kinvey SDK from the following link: download.kinvey.com/Android/kinvey-android-2.10.5.zip

You will need a Kinvey ...

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