integration of Social Network and Cloud Storage services in an Android application

Abstract

This internship is inserted in the Rich Communication Services (RCS) initiative by GSMA – the Groupe Speciale Mobile Association. The RCS initiative is an ambitious project for the mobile operators to fight back the Over the Top (OTT) applications, currently proliferating in the telecommunications market. WIT Software develops an RCS product for numerous mobile operators, and the objective of this internship is to connect its product with social networks and cloud storage services. The outcome of this internship introduces the integration of social networks and cloud storage services in the Android version of WIT’s RCS Apps. Sharing and saving files from/to cloud storage services, enriching the application contacts with pictures and information from social networks and also display their latest status updates are some of the features under this internship’s scope. Alerting the users of their friends’ birthdays and to allow the backup and restore of the application conversations are other features to be implemented. Additionally, during the internship two other features were embraced: sharing current location in real time with other users in two different modes – walking and driving – and the ability to share and view ephemeral multimedia messages, which vanish without leaving a trail after displayed.