BooqIt Android App

A beauty salon booking app built with Capacitor 5 that loads from the live domain.

🚀 Quick Setup

git clone <your_repo_url>
cd booqit
npm install
npx cap sync android
npx cap open android

📱 App Details

• App Name: booqit
• App ID: com.x16studios.booqit
• Version: 1.0.1 (Production)
• Java Version: 17
• Capacitor Version: ^5.x
• Live Domain: https://app.booqit.in

🔧 Android SDK Requirements

• minSdkVersion: 24 (Android 7+)
• targetSdkVersion: 34
• compileSdkVersion: 34

✅ Features

• ✅ Native Push Notifications with runtime permission (Android 13+)
• ✅ Geolocation access with permission prompt
• ✅ Auto-update when live domain updates
• ✅ Firebase Cloud Messaging integration
• ✅ Google Maps API integration

🏗️ Building for Production

In Android Studio:

1. Confirm google-services.json exists at android/app/
2. Sync Gradle
3. Build Signed APK or AAB
4. Upload to Play Store as version 1.0.1

Commands:

# Sync native files
npx cap sync android

# Open in Android Studio
npx cap open android

# Copy web assets
npx cap copy android

📋 Permissions

The app requests these permissions:

• Location (Fine & Coarse)
• Push Notifications (Android 13+)
• Internet Access
• Network State

🎯 How It Works

• App loads UI from https://app.booqit.in
• Any update to the live domain = instant app update
• No Play Store update needed for frontend/backend changes
• Native features work through Capacitor plugins

📚 Documentation Links

• Capacitor Getting Started
• Capacitor Android
• Push Notifications
• Geolocation
• Firebase Android Setup
• Firebase Cloud Messaging
• Publishing to Play Store

🚀 Final Behavior

✅ App loads UI and backend from https://app.booqit.in
✅ Any update to that domain = instant update in app
✅ Push + Geolocation work natively
✅ No update triggered by GitHub changes
✅ No Play Store update needed unless native code/plugins change

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Ready for production deployment! 🚀