{"id":23213,"date":"2022-09-30T22:09:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T16:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/blog\/?p=23213"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:40:36","slug":"ios-inapp-chat-uikit-customization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/blog\/ios-inapp-chat-uikit-customization\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Customize In App Chat on iOS with MirrorFly UIKit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This article guides you through building highly interactive chat app interfaces by integrating ready-to-use UI components, layouts, and templates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The target development environment will be iOS and the coding language will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/swift-chat-sdk.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swift<\/a>. This guide will demonstrate UI implementation using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/overview\/\">MirrorFly\u2019s pre-built UI kits<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Youll_Need\"><\/span><strong>What You\u2019ll Need<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To create user interfaces in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/tutorials\/build-a-ios-chat-app-in-swift.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iOS chat app<\/a>, you\u2019ll need the following prerequisites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Xcode 13 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>iOS 12.1 or later<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swift 5.0 or later<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center underline\"><strong>Section 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_the_UI_Kits\"><\/span><strong>Download the UI Kits<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To add custom themes, fonts, and colors into your chat apps, you\u2019ll need to integrate pre-built UI kits to your apps. You can download it from your existing MirrorFly account. If you do not have a MirrorFly account, follow the upcoming steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Create an account with MirrorFly&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to MirrorFly\u2019s console page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the required details&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create an account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify your account via email<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Download UI Kit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After email validation, login to your account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download the UI kits in the Download Section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extract the files in your device<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Get Your SDK License<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the \u2018Application Section\u2019 of your Account Dashboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy the License Key<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"interested2\">\n<div class=\"interested-inn2\">\n<div class=\"flag2\">\n<div style=\"width: 47px; height: 47px; background:#ff0935; border-radius: 14px; transform: rotate(45deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"flex-box\">\n<div class=\"left-part\">Ready To Integrate Our Chat SDK Into Your App In < 20 Mins?\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"right-part\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/contact-sales.php\" class=\"btns\">Request Demo<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center underline\"><strong>Section 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_an_iOS_App_Project\"><\/span><strong>Create an iOS App Project<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Create a new Swift Project&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Xcode<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the startup window, click on \u201cCreate a new Xcode project\u201d or,&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose File &gt; New &gt; Project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/assets\/images\/CreateNewProject-054db97c95a37d949879c859792ca42f.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fill in the required fields.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Download the UI Kit and Chat SDKs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UI Kit SDKs<\/a> that contain the customization elements&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, you need to download the chat SDKs that are used to build the communication functionalities of your app.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center underline\"><strong>Section 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install_the_UI_Kit\"><\/span><strong>Install the UI Kit&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Import the dependencies&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to your Project folder&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import the frameworks (downloaded UI Kit files and SDK files) into it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Enable Embed &amp; Sign to frameworks&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Project&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Target <\/strong>and then <strong>General&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Frameworks, libraries, and Embedded Content<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Embed &amp; Sign<\/strong> for all the Chat SDK&#8217;s xcframeworks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/assets\/images\/xcframework-fb906cdd6ce0fe71eb09627e72f9e488.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: Disable the bitcodes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Project<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Build Settings&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for the term \u2018<strong>Bitcode\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the dropdown, select <strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/assets\/images\/bitcode-ff534d0b49cb5e63b7864231959839a7.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3: Install Pod files<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the below-mentioned pods needed by your SDKs&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>  pod 'Alamofire'\n  pod 'XMPPFramework\/Swift'\n  pod 'Toaster'\n  pod 'Firebase\/Auth'\n  pod 'Firebase\/Crashlytics'\n  pod 'Firebase\/Analytics'\n  pod 'Firebase\/Messaging'\n  pod 'SDWebImage'\n  pod \"BSImagePicker\", \"~&gt; 3.1\"\n  pod 'libPhoneNumber-iOS'\n  pod 'NicoProgress'\n  pod 'SocketRocket'\n  pod 'Socket.IO-Client-Swift', '~&gt; 15.2.0'\n  pod 'GoogleWebRTC' # WebRTC for Calls\n  pod 'RealmSwift', '10.20.1'<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the pod hook block at the end and install it&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>post_install do |installer|\n  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|\n    target.build_configurations.each do |config|\n      config.build_settings&#91;'IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '12.1'\n      config.build_settings&#91;'ENABLE_BITCODE'] = 'NO'\n      config.build_settings&#91;'APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY'] = 'No'\n      config.build_settings&#91;'BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION'] = 'YES'\n    end\n  end\nend<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 4: Enable group.mirrorfly.quickstart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to Project and select Target&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to Signing &amp; Capabilities&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the top left corner, click +&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search group.mirrorfly.quickstart and enable it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/assets\/images\/AppGroups-c9933d95df192665e1389f19ece4fd94.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center underline\"><strong>Section 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Initialize_the_UI\"><\/span><strong>Initialize the UI&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Import the UI components&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the import command and pull in the UIKit and FlyUIKit files into the project.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>import UIKit \nimport FlyUIKit\n\nclass ViewController: UIViewController ( \n    override func viewDidLoad() { \n        super.viewDidLoad()\n        self.initialize()\n    }\n\n    func initialize () {\n        \n        FlyUIKitSDK.shared.initialization (userID: userId, licenseKey: licenseKey) ((isSuccess, error) in\n        if isSuccess {\n            self.getRecentChat()\n        } else {\n            print(error)\n        }\n    }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong>&nbsp; Begin the UI instance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Through the view controller, initialize the MirrorFlyUI instance as given below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>import UIKit\nimport FlyUIKit\n\nclass ViewController: UIViewController { \n    override func viewDidLoad() {\n        super.viewDidLoad()\n        self.initialize()\n    }\n\n    func initialize () {\n\n        A FlyUIKitSDK.shared.initialization (userID: userId, licenseKey: licenseKey) ((isSuccess, error) in\n            if isSuccess{\n            self.getRecentChat()\n        } else {\n            print(error)\n        }\n    }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center underline\"><strong>Section 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Display_Recent_Chat_List\"><\/span><strong>Display Recent Chat List&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To start the UI kit, you need to use the MFUIRecentChatListViewController command.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fetch the complete list of Recent chats using the below code:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>import UIKit\nimport FlyUIKit\n\nclass ViewController: UIViewController {\n    override func viewDidLoad() {\n        super.viewDidLoad() \n        self.initialize()\n    }\n\n    func initialize () {\n        FlyUIKitSDK.shared.initialization (userID: userId, licenseKey: licenseKey) ((isSuccess, error) in\n            if isSuccess {\n                self.getRecent Chat()\n            } else {\n                print(error)\n            }\n        }\n    }\n\n    func getRecentChat() {\n        let recentChatListViewController = MFUIRecentChatListViewController()\n        recentChatListViewController.isInitialLoading = true\n        self.navigationController?.pushViewController(recentChatListViewController, animated: true)\n    }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center underline\"><strong>Section 6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Send_Your_First_Message\"><\/span><strong>Send Your First Message<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve come to this step, it means your app is ready to run on a simulator or a plugged-in device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Run the app<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select the chat type.App lands on the contacts page&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the user. Chat room gets created<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your first message and hit send&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/assets\/images\/ChatLight-3bc8158ceb639b630eca39feede8fc32.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center underline\"><strong>Section <\/strong>7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Set_Up_Customization_of_Your_Chat_App\"><\/span><strong>Set Up Customization of Your Chat App&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several other customization options available with MirrorFly\u2019s UI components. A few of the essential features are listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/ios\/basic\/themes\/#light-theme\">light<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/ios\/basic\/themes\/#dark-theme\">dark<\/a> themes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/ios\/basic\/common-style\/font-set\/#customize-fonts\">font<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/ios\/basic\/common-style\/color-set\/\">color<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/ios\/basic\/common-style\/icon-set\/\">icon<\/a> style&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/ios\/basic\/recent-chats\/#unread-message-counts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unread Message Count<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/ios\/basic\/recent-chats\/#last-update-time\">Timestamp of Last received message<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/ios\/basic\/single-chat-group-chat\/#background-color\">Background Color<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/docs\/uikit\/ios\/advanced\/custom-theme-style\/\">our advanced features<\/a> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To wrap up,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, you have learned the basic steps of integrating pre-built UI kits to your chat apps to build chat interfaces and how to use the components to create modern messaging features within your app.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this guide demonstrates only the foundation of UI integration, there&#8217;s more to it in our upcoming articles. Meanwhile, you can check out our tutorial on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/tutorials\/build-ios-video-chat-app-in-swift.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to add video calls to your iOS swift apps<\/a>. 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