Django Channels #2 - Android OkHttp3 WebSocket | MVVM + Redis + ASGI + Daphne Setup
Welcome to Part 2 of our Django Channels Tutorial series!
In this video, we integrate Android's OkHttp3 WebSocket client with Django Channels, building a real-time communication system between a mobile app and Django backend using modern tools like ASGI, Redis, and Daphne/Uvicorn.
🔧 What you'll learn in this video:
Implementing WebSocket client in Android using OkHttp3
Following MVVM architecture with MutableList for data updates
Setting up Redis Channel Layer with pip install channels-redis
Installing WebSocket server dependencies: pip install daphne and pip install uvicorn
Understanding how ASGI enables real-time communication
Testing WebSocket communication between Android and Django backend
pip install channels
pip install channels-redis
pip install daphne
pip install uvicorn