📚 Study Buddy – College Study Companion App

Study Buddy is a collaborative Android application designed for college students to find study partners, share resources, track goals, join discussions, and schedule sessions effectively.
Built with Java, Firebase, and Android Studio, it helps learners stay productive and connected.

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🚀 Features

• 🔐 Authentication
  Register/Login using Email (Google & Facebook coming soon!)

• 👥 Study Partner Matching
  Connect with students by course/stream (BCA, BBA, MCA, etc.)

• 🗂️ Resource Sharing
  Upload/download study materials securely via Firebase Storage

• 🎯 Study Goals & Progress Tracker
  Set academic goals and visually track your progress

• 💬 In-App Chat
  Real-time chat using Firebase Realtime Database

• 🧑‍💻 Discussion Forums
  Participate in course-specific forums with peers

• 📅 Schedule Study Sessions
  Pick topics, set dates/times, and view upcoming sessions

• 🔔 Push Notifications (Coming Soon)
  Alerts for chats, sessions, deadlines

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Technology	Purpose
Java	Application logic
XML	UI Layouts
Firebase Auth	User Login/Register
Firebase Database	Real-time data
Firebase Storage	File uploads
Gradle	Dependency management
Android Studio Meerkat	Development IDE

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🔧 Installation & Setup

📥 Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/study-buddy-app.git
cd study-buddy-app

⚙ Open in Android Studio

1. Launch Android Studio
2. Select Open an existing project
3. Choose this project folder

🔗 Connect Firebase

1. Add your google-services.json file to /app
2. In Firebase Console, enable:
   • Firebase Authentication (Email/Password)
   • Firebase Realtime Database
   • Firebase Storage

🔐 Set Firebase Rules

{
  "rules": {
    "Users": {
      ".read": "auth != null",
      "$uid": {
        ".write": "auth != null && auth.uid == $uid"
      }
    },
    "StudyGoals": {
      "$uid": {
        ".read": "auth != null && auth.uid == $uid",
        ".write": "auth != null && auth.uid == $uid"
      }
    },
    "inappchat": {
      ".read": "true",
      ".write": "true"
    },
    "study_partners": {
      ".read": "auth != null",
      "$uid": {
        ".write": "auth != null && auth.uid == $uid"
      }
    },
    "resources": {
      ".read": "auth != null",
      ".write": "auth != null"
    },
    "sessions": {
      "$uid": {
        ".read": "auth != null && auth.uid == $uid",
        ".write": "auth != null && auth.uid == $uid"
      }
    }
  }
}

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📂 Project Structure

📦 study-buddy-app/
├── java/
│   └── com/example/studyapp/
│       ├── Activities/
│       │   ├── HomeActivity.java
│       │   ├── InAppChatActivity.java
│       │   ├── ScheduleActivity.java
│       │   ├── ForumChatActivity.java
│       └── ...
├── adapters/
├── models/
├── res/
│   ├── layout/
│   ├── drawable/
│   └── values/
├── utils/
└── google-services.json  ← (Add yours here)

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👤 Author

Ashith Fernandes
📧 ashithfernandes319@gmail.com

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📲 Download APK

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📱 How to Install

1. Download the APK file from the button above.
2. Transfer it to your Android phone (if downloaded on a computer).
3. Open the APK file and allow installation from unknown sources.
4. Enjoy using Study Buddy! 🎓

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🌟 Show Your Support

If you like this project:

• ⭐ Star it on GitHub
• 🍴 Fork and build on top of it
• 🐛 Report bugs or suggest features

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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This project is open source. Feel free to contribute, enhance it, and push your improvements to this GitHub repo!