How to Integrate AppMessaging in Unity Game Development
Huawei’s App Messaging service boosts business by encouraging app users to subscribe and send in-app messages like promotional offers to attract users to engage or experience the key functionalities like providing tips, level up game, recommend the activity of a restaurant and send promotional messages to target users and subscribe to certain products.
AG Connect supports three types of messaging, as follows:
1. Pop-up message
2. Image message
3. Banner message
Development Overview
You need to install Unity software and I assume that you have prior knowledge about the unity and C#.
Hardware Requirements
- A computer (desktop or laptop) running Windows 10.
- A Huawei phone (with the USB cable), which is used for debugging.
Software Requirements
- Java JDK 1.7 or later.
- Unity software installed.
- Visual Studio/Code installed.
- HMS Core (APK) 4.X or later.
Integration Preparations
1. Create a project in AppGallery Connect.
2. Create Unity project.
3. Huawei HMS AGC Services to project.
4. Generate a signing certificate.
5. Generate a SHA-256 certificate fingerprint.
To generating SHA-256 certificate fingerprint use below command.
6. Configure the signing certificate fingerprint.
7. Download and save the configuration file.
Add the agconnect-services.json file following directory Assests > Plugins > Android
8. Add the following plugin and dependencies in LaucherTemplate
9. Add the following dependencies in MainTemplate.
10. Add dependencies in build script repositories and all project repositories & class path in BaseProjectTemplate.
11. Enable debug mode use in cmd prompt [optional].
12. Configuring project in AGC
13. Create Empty Game object rename to GameManager.
14. Click to Build apk, choose File > Build settings > Build, to Build and Run, choose File > Build settings > Build And Run
Result
Tips and Tricks
- Add agconnect-services.json file without fail.
- Add SHA-256 fingerprint without fail.
- Make sure dependencies added in build files.
- Make sure the image URL is correct and aspect ratio is 3:2 i.e. 300x200 is maintained in ag-connect.
Conclusion
We have learnt integration of Huawei AppMessaging Service into Unity Game development.
Thank you so much for reading article, hope this article helps you.
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