How to resume chat window with previous chats in android?

Question

I am working on a chat application using smack api in android. I am succeeded in chatting with one user. But I want to display the chat window of same user with previous chats each time like skype or whtas app so user can see his/her previous chats. How to achieve this? What should I do. . crate database or what?? I am using Openfire server. Please give me a proper solution to achieve this. Thanks in advance!!!

Answer 1

You'll have to store the data somewhere, and the most logical place is a database. For Android apps, you can use a local SQLite database as this is probably a non-relevant data to be stored in a central data base, so in a local database should be enough. Each time you reopen your window, simply query the last lines and place it once you open your window.

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