WhimAI

WhimAI is an innovative AI-powered chat application that transforms the way users interact with technology. Designed to provide seamless, engaging, and personalized conversations, WhimAI leverages cutting-edge AI technologies and a user-centric design to deliver an unparalleled chat experience.

Features

Voice Input and Output

• Voice Commands: Interact with the app using your voice. Simply speak, and WhimAI will understand and respond accordingly.
• Voice Responses: Get responses read out loud to you in a natural-sounding voice, making interactions more human-like and engaging.

PDF Export via Email

• Export Chats: Easily export your chat histories to a PDF file.
• Email Integration: Send the exported PDF directly to your email with just one click, making it simple to save and share important conversations.

Choose a Voice

• Voice Selection: Personalize your chat experience by selecting from five distinct voices: Alex, Samantha, Victoria, Fred, and Karen.
• Demo Playback: Listen to a demo sentence in the selected voice to ensure it meets your preference.
• Waveform Animation: Enjoy a dynamic wave animation when the app is speaking, and a static linear gradient when it is not, enhancing the visual experience.

Multi-Image Support

• Image Sharing: Send and receive multiple images in a single conversation.
• Real-Time Updates: Experience smooth and real-time image sharing within your chats.

Accessibility

• Screen Reader Compatibility: Fully compatible with screen readers to assist visually impaired users.
• High Contrast Mode: Enhanced visual options for better readability.
• Voice Input: Hands-free operation through voice commands.
• Voice Output: Audio feedback for easier understanding and interaction.

Widgets

• Small Widget: Compact and simple, offering quick access to the app.
• Medium Widget: Includes the app name and three quick action buttons for starting new chats, viewing recent chats, and accessing settings.
• Large Widget: Displays recent chat histories for quick reference and easy access.

Technologies Used

• Swift & SwiftUI: For a smooth and responsive user interface.
• Combine: For managing asynchronous events and data binding.
• UIKit: For handling more complex UI elements.
• AVFoundation: For voice input and output capabilities.
• Firebase: For authentication and real-time database management.
• MailGun: For seamless email integration.
• MessageUI: For composing and sending emails from within the app.

Project Highlights

Interactive Chat

PDF Export via Email

• Chat Export: Developed a feature enabling users to export their chat histories to PDF files.
• Email Integration: Leveraged MailGun for seamless email delivery of the exported PDFs.

Voice Customization

• Implemented a voice selection feature with demo playback and dynamic waveform animations.
• Utilized AVFoundation for high-quality voice synthesis.

Multi-Image Support

• Image Sharing: Enabled users to send and receive multiple images within a single chat.
• Real-Time Updates: Ensured smooth and real-time image sharing with robust backend integration.

Accessibility Features

• Screen Reader Compatibility: Ensured the app is fully compatible with screen readers.
• High Contrast Mode: Added high contrast mode for better readability.
• Voice Input and Output: Facilitated hands-free operation through voice commands and audio feedback.

Widget Development

• Created small, medium, and large widgets to enhance user engagement and provide quick access to app features.
• Designed widgets using SwiftUI for a consistent look and feel across all iOS devices.

Chat Management

• Grouped by Date: Implemented functionality to group chat histories by date for better organization.
• Context Menus: Added context menus for chat rows to enable sharing, archiving, and deleting chats.

Generic Functions and Combine Integration

• Combine Framework: Refactored code to use Combine for managing asynchronous tasks, improving performance and readability.
• Generic Functions: Developed generic functions to handle common tasks and reduce code redundancy.

App Customization and Prompts

• Custom Prompts Management: Allowed users to add, edit, and delete custom chat prompts, stored using AppStorage for persistence.
• Interactive List: Designed an interactive list with a button to add new prompts, enhancing user experience.

Authentication and User Management

• Firebase Integration: Utilized Firebase for user authentication and real-time database management.
• Profile and Settings: Created profile and settings views to manage user information and preferences.

Real-Time Chat Enhancements

• Real-Time Updates: Ensured real-time updates for chats and notifications using Firebase.
• Image and Text Integration: Allowed seamless integration of images and text within chat messages.

Auto-Delete and Clear Chat Features

• Auto-Delete: Implemented an auto-delete feature for messages and chats after a specified period.
• Clear Chat: Added functionality to clear chat histories, improving app performance and user experience.