Visitor Android
May 5, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
Visitor Android is the native Jetpack Compose implementation of the Bytedesk visitor demo. It mirrors the same three-tab experience as Visitor UniApp.
Features
- Native Android visitor demo built with Jetpack Compose Material 3.
- Home tab opens plain chat, goods chat, and order chat scenes.
- Messages tab fetches visitor threads from the online API.
- Profile tab switches between preset demo users.
- Chat content is rendered inside Android WebView.
Default Online Endpoints
- Chat page: https://cdn.weiyuai.cn
- API base: https://api.weiyuai.cn
Main Files
- app/src/main/java/com/bytedesk/visitorandroid/MainActivity.kt: app entry, tab UI, API loading, WebView chat
- app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml: network permission and web access settings
Requirements
- Android Studio with Android SDK installed
- JDK 11
- Android SDK path configured through ANDROID_HOME and ANDROID_SDK_ROOT when building from terminal
How To Run
- Open frontend/apps/visitorAndroid in Android Studio.
- Sync Gradle.
- Run the app on an emulator or device.
For command-line validation you can use:
cd frontend/apps/visitorAndroid
ANDROID_HOME=/path/to/android/sdk ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/path/to/android/sdk ./gradlew :app:compileDebugKotlin
How To Use
- Open Home and tap a scene card to enter chat directly.
- Open Messages to load visitor threads from the online API.
- Tap a thread to continue the selected conversation.
- Open Profile to switch the current demo visitor.
Notes
- The app uses online endpoints by default.
- INTERNET permission and cleartext traffic support are already configured in AndroidManifest.xml.