🤖 iChatAI - Smart AI Chatbot (Open Source)

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Welcome to iChatAI, a sleek and powerful AI chatbot built using DeepSeek API, designed for seamless integration and intelligent conversations. iChatAI is a smart, lightweight, and fully customizable AI chatbot application powered by DeepSeek APIs. Designed with user experience in mind, iChatAI brings the power of conversational AI to mobile and web platforms in a clean and intuitive interface

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🌐 Live Site

🔗 Check out the live preview of the iChatAI App here on Huawei AppGallery

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🚀 Features

• 🔥 Chat with AI using DeepSeek APIs
• 🧠 Handles real-time conversations
• 💬 Clean UI & responsive design
• 🔧 Easy to configure and deploy
• 🌍 Built with Android Studio using Java

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📸 Screenshots

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✨ Features

• Responsive UI/UX with Java
• Project showcase with live demos and GitHub links
• Mobile-friendly layout and user-friendly
• Connected with Firebase
• Admob integrated

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Installation ⬇️

You will need to download Git, JDK & Android Studio to run this project.

Git

• Download and install Git from the official website: Git Downloads
• Verify the installation:

  git --version

JDK

• Download and install JDK from the official website: JDK
• Make sure you have the latest version of Git and JDK on your computer.
• Verify the installation:

  java -version

Android Studio

• Download and install Android Studio from the official website: Android Studio

• Make sure you have the latest version of Git on your computer.

  Getting API Key

• visit Open Router

• Create a new account

• Search DeepSeek: R1 0528 (free)

• Click on API

• Then click on Create API Key button

• Name that key

• Save that API key on a safe place

• Remember you will not get that API key again

Getting Started 🎯

Fork and Clone the Repository 🚀

1. Click the Fork button at the top-right corner of the page to create your own copy of the repository.
2. After forking, open your terminal and run the following commands to clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/muhammadsufyanzafar/iChatAI--Open-Source-AI-Chatbot-using-API.git

Navigate to the Project Directory 📂 Once the repository is cloned, change your directory to the project folder:

cd ichatai

Install Dependencies ⚙️ From the root directory of your project, install the necessary packages:

npm install

3. Open in Android Studio

• Open Android Studio.
• Click on "Open an Existing Project".
• Navigate to the folder where you cloned/extracted the project.
• Select the project root folder and open it.

4. Sync Gradle

• Once the project opens, Android Studio will automatically sync Gradle.
• If it doesn’t, click on File → Sync Project with Gradle Files.

5. Set SDK Version (if needed)

• Go to File → Project Structure → SDK Location.
• Make sure the Android SDK path is correctly set.
• Ensure the project is using the right Gradle & JDK versions.

6. Build the Project

• Click on Build → Make Project (or press Ctrl+F9 / Cmd+F9).

7. Paste your API Key

• Navigate to app/src/main/java/com/zafar/ichatai/ApiKeys.java
• Paste your API key there

7. Run the App

• Connect a physical device via USB (with USB Debugging enabled) OR
• Use an Android Emulator (create one in AVD Manager).
• Click the green ▶️ Run button in Android Studio.

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🚀 Troubleshooting

• Gradle Sync Failed → Check your internet connection, update Gradle, or delete .gradle folder and resync.
• SDK not found → Make sure Android SDK is installed via SDK Manager.
• Emulator issues → Enable virtualization in BIOS, or try a physical device.

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📌 License

This project is open-source and free to use under the MIT License.

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Designed and developed with ❤️ by Muhammad Sufyan Zafar