aws-amplify/amplify-android

Amplify for Android

The Amplify Android library is AWS' preferred mechanism for interacting with AWS services from an Android device.

The library provides a high-level interface to perform different categories of cloud operations. Each category may be fulfilled by a plugin, which you configure during setup.

The default plugins that we provide are designed to facilitate interaction with Amazon Web Services (AWS). But, the Amplify Framework is designed to be extensible to any other backend or service.

To familiarize yourself with Amplify, checkout our Getting Started Guide.

Categories

* Predictions utilizes a range of Amazon's Machine Learning services, including: Amazon Comprehend, Amazon Polly, Amazon Rekognition, Amazon Textract, and Amazon Translate.

All services and features not listed above are supported via the Kotlin SDK or if supported by a category can be accessed via the Escape Hatch like below:

Kotlin

val s3StoragePlugin = Amplify.Storage.getPlugin("awsS3StoragePlugin")
val s3Client = s3StoragePlugin.escapeHatch as S3Client

Java

AWSS3StoragePlugin plugin = (AWSS3StoragePlugin) Amplify.Storage.getPlugin("awsS3StoragePlugin");
S3Client s3Client = plugin.getEscapeHatch();

Platform Support

The Amplify Framework supports Android API level 24 (Android 7.0) and above.

Using Amplify from Your App

For step-by-step setup instructions, checkout our Project Setup guide.

Specifying Gradle Dependencies

To begin, include Amplify from your app module's build.gradle dependencies section:

dependencies {
    // Only specify modules that provide functionality your app will use
    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-analytics-pinpoint:2.8.5'
    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-api:2.8.5'
    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-auth-cognito:2.8.5'
    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-datastore:2.8.5'
    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-predictions:2.8.5'
    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-storage-s3:2.8.5'
    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-geo-location:2.8.5'
    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-push-notifications-pinpoint:2.8.5'
}

Java 8 Requirement

Amplify Android requires Java 8 features. Please add a compileOptions block inside your app's build.gradle, as below:

android {
    compileOptions {
        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
}

In the same file, add core library desugaring in your dependencies block:

dependencies {
    // Add this line
    coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.0.10'
}

Kotlin & Rx Support

Amplify's default interface renders results through async callbacks. We also provide optional, adapter APIs which better integrate with RxJava and Kotlin:

• Using RxJava with Amplify
• Kotlin Coroutines Support

License

This library is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

Report a Bug

We appreciate your feedback – comments, questions, and bug reports. Please submit a GitHub issue, and we'll get back to you.

Contribute to the Project

We welcome any and all contributions from the community! Make sure you read through our Contribution Guidelines before submitting any PR's. Thanks! ♥️