facebookarchive/account-kit-samples-for-android — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-08-04 · repo last pushed 2020-01-09
Build an Android app where users sign in with their phone number via SMS verification instead of creating a password.
Add a passwordless email login flow to an existing Android app using these sample snippets as a starting point.
Evaluate what integrating Account Kit involves before deciding on a login strategy for a delivery or services app.
| facebookarchive/account-kit-samples-for-android | ashutosh-rath02/atrophy | elyelysiox/recaptcha | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 122 | 122 | 122 |
| Language | — | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last pushed | 2020-01-09 | — | — |
| Maintenance | Dormant | — | — |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | easy | easy |
| Complexity | 2/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 |
| Audience | developer | developer | researcher |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Account Kit has been deprecated by Facebook, so the underlying service may no longer be operational, verify availability before investing time.
This repository contains sample code for Android developers who want to add Facebook's Account Kit to their apps. Account Kit was a tool that let people sign up for or log into an app using just their phone number or email address, without needing to create and remember yet another password. The samples here show you how to wire that login flow into an Android app. The repo is essentially a collection of working code examples. Instead of reading abstract instructions, you get actual Android app snippets that demonstrate how to integrate the Account Kit software development kit (SDK). The README points you to Facebook's developer documentation for the full explanation of how everything fits together, while the code in this repo serves as a hands-on reference you can adapt for your own project. The people who would use this are Android developers building apps that need user accounts. For example, if you were building a delivery app or a local services marketplace, you might want to let users sign in with their phone number via SMS verification rather than forcing them to create a traditional username and password. These samples would show you how to implement that flow. Project managers or founders evaluating login options could also look here to understand what the integration actually involves. One important caveat: the README doesn't go into detail about whether this project is still actively maintained. Account Kit itself was deprecated by Facebook, so anyone considering using these samples should verify whether the underlying service is still operational before investing time in the integration.
Sample Android app code showing how to integrate Facebook's Account Kit, which let users log in with just a phone number or email instead of a password. Note that Account Kit has been deprecated by Facebook.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-01-09).
No license information is provided in the repository, so default copyright restrictions may apply.
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
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