I have been trying to figure out the best way to implement dynamic photos and voice notes into my Unity3d app, and am looking for guidance about the correct backend/database to use. There would be two apps, one that a user would login to and upload content: I am working with someone that can build an Android app that allows for a user to login with Google, Facebook, etc and upload content (images, messages, etc) to their profile using Firebase. The other half would be the Windows Oculus Rift app.
I am building a Unity VR experience for Oculus Rift that needs to use this user content dynamically during runtime, but I am not sure the best way to connect Unity with Firebase. I am aware of the recent Firebase SDK for Unity, but the examples show use cases for Android and IOS builds from Unity, whereas I would need to build to Windows for use with the Oculus Rift. Will the Unity Firebase SDK work for Windows and if not, are there any suggestions about the best way to accomplish my goal?
Thank you,
Jacob
The current version of the Firebase Unity SDK only works on Android and iOS. There is nothing on the road map to implement desktop apps in Unity at present.
Note that you can still interact with the Firebase Database using the REST API.
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"Gameroom(windows)"
I'm trying to integrate our game with Facebook Gameroom. The first step is Login integration.
Seems, the official SDK does not support "Gameroom(windows)" Login.
Where can I find the unity SDK that supported "Gameroom(windows)" Login?
Has anyone integrated with Gameroom before?
Thanks.
I had the same question up until yesterday. I would direct you to this link: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/games/gameroom
You want to use at least Unity 5.6.2 and use the Facebook Gameroom (Windows Native) build included in Unity. Use the 7.10 SDK (choose it from the dropdown it'll say 'Facebook SDK 7.10.1') on the Build Settings screen.
The link that I gave is needed as once you have the build set up there's a lot of things that you need to do to make it work, and the link will help you through that. (On the page in the documentation, there's a link that will take you to the build and testing page - it's the second set of instructions).
I'm currently in the process of porting over a Mobile game to FB Gameroom, so I am going through it myself. Oh! and you'll want to have the 7.10.0 Facebook SDK (available from Facebook) as a .unitypackage file.
The reason for the unity package version is that you will seriously want the examples directory and scripts so that you can implement facebook's api. Do NOT install the entire package as that will blow everything up, just need the scripts and the scenes.
That should get you started. Also, a tech-tip... if you are using UNITY IAP, it will log into facebook on its own (to set up the codeless IAP stuff). I found that out AFTER I modified the examples to handle the login and initialization of the Facebook API.
Good Luck!!!
I am struggling a little bit while trying to implement firebase in unity, firebase do not yet provide a unity sdk and I was considering these options:
1) create native plugins for iOS and Android that wraps the firebase sdk and methods that I need
2) use IKVM to create a dll from the firebase .jar, I know someone has done it but I have not read yet about a 100% working method
3) build everything from scratch on top of the firebase REST api
what do you advice? have you got some experience with the topic, someone out there has made firebase work with unity?? :D
thanks
Firebase has officially Unity supported now.
https://firebase.google.com/docs/unity/setup
Import FirebaseAnalytics.unitypackage(Download From Firebase Website Or direct link https://dl.google.com/firebase/sdk/unity/firebase_unity_sdk_1.0.0.zip)
You can look this beta tool, with this u can build for Android and IOS from Unity.
Each Plugin have firebase fun.
https://github.com/unity-plugins/Firebase-Admob-Unity
Google Firebase Unity Admob Plugin
Google Firebase Unity Admob Plugin provides a way to integrate firebase admob ads in Unity3D Game and u3d app. You can use it for Unity iOS and Android App with the same c# or js code.It support all native firebase admob features such as Native Express Ad
Google Firebase Unity Admob Plugin Features
Platforms supported in one plugin :
Android, Based Admob SDK v9.0 (part of Google Firebase service)
iOS, via SDK v7.8.0
Support all native events
AdRequest targeting methods,such as children target,test mode
Not need change Android package name
Very simple API
Based on FireBase SDK Version
Ad Types:
Banner(All Banner Type and Custom banner sizes)
Interstitial (text, picture, video)
Rewarded Video
Native Express Ad
https://github.com/unity-plugins/google-service-unity
Google Service Unity Plugin
Google Service Unity Plugin is a Unity Plugin For Google Service.Include Google Admob Unity,Firebase Analytic Unity,Google Game API Unity. Login,Achievement,Leaderboard,Event,Quest,Snapshot,RealTimePlayGame,TurnbasedPlayGame API are supported and easy to use with c# or js.
Currently it's very easy to add Firebase to your Unity project as long as you follow specific prerequisites. If you're building for Android or iOS then you're good to go, but the same doesn't happen if you're building for WebGL.
According to the documentation, it can be done following the next steps
Create a Firebase project
Register your app with Firebase
Add Firebase configuration files
Add Firebase Unity SDKs
I'm setting up for the first time GameAnalytics in my Unity3D project.
I'm try to figure out if there is a way to validate in app purchases for both android and iOS from it.
In the docs I found http://www.gameanalytics.com/docs/ga-data#business-event. I understood that you need to work with native sdks to get this feature, am I right?
Could it be an option to configure from the dashboard an android and an iOS game and then changing the keys in unity with precompilator instructions? (like #if UNITY_ANDROID)?
I am an SDK developer # GameAnalytics.
Yes.
There is a way to make the GA servers validate Android and iOS IAP purchases in business events. From Unity.
Short story
You need to send the receipt in the business event after the purchase.
You can read our complete Unity tech guide in the Github Repository.
Regarding IAP validation you should read this section.
https://github.com/GameAnalytics/GA-SDK-UNITY/wiki/Business%20Event
About the keys
You should create a game for Android and iOS in our tool at go.gameanalytics.com
Inside the Unity Editor you can add platforms (Android / iOS) and then add specific keys to each.
You can read more about the in-editor settings in the wiki docs as well. Including how to login and select games directly in the editor.
Let me know if you have any issues. You could also file a support case with our friendly support staff.
When you install the Game Analytics unity package, you are essentially installing the native libraries for each platform (Android, iOS, ...) located in the Plugins folder.
If you want to target multiple platforms in your code with an API like Game Analytics, I recommend you use the preprocessor tags as you mentioned since the functions from Game Analytics are platform specific.
I've tried building apps with Xcode and it has been a struggle, i then discovered unity and an entire world opened up to me. and then i released 3 games this year on the iOS apple store made in unity.
now I'm trying to build a game and this games main feature is to upload and view videos. let me call it what it is making an app with unity. why? because i know how to use unity, this is my tool.
so i headed to Facebook and download the latest SDK for unity and boy did it take me time to figure how it works. after weeks of struggle i found out that the Facebook SDK can not upload video, well at least not yet (i hope i can ask them if they could make it that the Facebook unity SDK can do everything that all the other sdk's can do, like their iOS sdk and android sdk).
the way i found out was when i submitted a bug report and asked a Facebook team member and they told me that it is not supported. i then went to check the references of the Facebook iOS sdk and compared it to the reference of the Facebook unity SDK and to my wonder the calls are not there.
so my question is how can i use Facebook sdk in unity the way that i want it to?
is there a method of using the Facebook iOS SDK in unity and not the Facebook unity SDK?
At the end of the day i would really like to push the app out on android as well hence why i added the android tag. so I'm sure if i can achieve it with either platform i can just do it for the other one as well.
please if anyone can share assistance it would be appreciated, I'm extremely serious to get this project completed i can't wait to share my idea with the world.
seems like I've confused myself. apparently one can do exactly what i want to do. The Facebook team member responded to my question I've included his exact reply for your convenience.
I am making a augmented reality games and i used the vuforia sdk.
Here is my problem:
Can I use the augmented reality of vuforia and upload it in App Store and playstore?
The vuforia developer website has a section on publishing applications for both the app store and google play:
https://developer.vuforia.com/resources/dev-guide/publish-vuforia
You should carefully read and conform to the legal considerations and logo guidelines (see subsections). If you are still not sure about some specific elements for publishing your app, there is also an active forum where you can ask more precise questions:
https://developer.vuforia.com/forum
You can see some of example of published apps with Vuforia here:
https://developer.vuforia.com/resources/dev-guide/best-breed-examples
Yeah it is possible because with unity you can publish to Android, iOS, uwp.......If you want to publish to iOS make sure you are using Mac with XCode and in Unity->Player settings ->Other settings you will be required to add a message that user will see requesting the permission to use his device camera.