How to Integrate Laravel Reverb with Android/iOS Apps for Real-Time WebSocket Communication?

[harshpatel147]

I am working on integrating Laravel Reverb, a new first-party package introduced by Laravel for WebSocket communication, with Android and iOS applications. While Laravel Echo works seamlessly for web clients, I am seeking guidance on how to establish and manage WebSocket connections with Laravel Reverb on mobile platforms.

Specifically, I am looking for:

1. Libraries or frameworks compatible with Laravel Reverb for Android and iOS.
2. Sample code or best practices for connecting to Laravel Reverb from Android and iOS apps.
3. Additional configuration or steps required to ensure smooth communication between Laravel Reverb and mobile clients.

Additionally, I would like to request Laravel & @taylorotwell to consider developing a client package for Android and iOS that is analogous to Laravel Echo, to simplify integration and enhance support for mobile native clients.

Any insights or examples would be greatly appreciated.

[abrahamgreyson]

Reverb is seamlessly integrated with the broadcast system, which supports multiple protocols such as Pusher channel, and Laravel provides a js client (Laravel echo) to use the Pusher protocol on the web.
I think the best way is to check out Pusher's documentation, they have SDKs and examples for iOS and Android. You can use them in the same way as echo, it shouldn't be difficult, and you can simplify it at will.

https://pusher.com/docs/channels/getting_started/ios/
https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/broadcasting#client-reverb
https://github.com/laravel/echo