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:
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.