Building the interface
To be able to place the call, you need to add three elements to the screen:
- A
TextViewto show the connection status - A
Buttonto start the call - A
Buttonto end the call
Open the app/res/layout/activity_main.xml file. Click the Code button in the top right corner:

Replace the file contents with the following:
You will control the view using code, so you have to store references to the views. Add these properties at the top of the MainActivity class:
private ConstraintLayout chatContainer;
private LinearLayout loginContainer;
private EditText messageEditText;
private TextView conversationTextView;
Now you need to assign views to previously added properties. Add below code to the onCreate method inside MainActivity class (below request permissions code):
chatContainer = findViewById(R.id.chatContainer);
loginContainer = findViewById(R.id.loginContainer);
messageEditText = findViewById(R.id.messageEditText);
conversationTextView = findViewById(R.id.conversationTextView);
Now you need to assign views to previously added properties. Add below code to the onCreate method inside MainActivity class (below request permissions code):
chatContainer = findViewById(R.id.chatContainer);
loginContainer = findViewById(R.id.loginContainer);
messageEditText = findViewById(R.id.messageEditText);
conversationTextView = findViewById(R.id.conversationTextView);
Build and Run
Run the project again (Ctrl + R).
Creating an Android chat app
Create a Android application that enables users to message each other using the Android Client SDK and Java.