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:

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 account (see the preceding link), and will have to register your application through their developer console. Once you have your App Key and App Secret, begin the following steps.

How to do it...

To add Kinvey to your project, follow these steps:

1. Add the following permission to the Android Manifest:

   <uses-permission android:name=&quot...