Updated README.md

README.md

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 - **View profiles:** Browse through all your swiped or matched profiles.
 - **Chat:** In-app messaging to communicate with potential co-founders and discuss your ideas and vision without revealing personal contact details.
 - **Profile Creation:** Create and update your profile to present yourself attractively to others.
+- **Dark Mode Support**: Toggle between a light and a dark theme for a personalized app experience.
 
 ## Screenshots
 
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 ![Matching screen: Swipe right](lib/assets/screenshots/swipe_right.png)
 ![User profile](lib/assets/screenshots/user_info.png)
 ![Chat](lib/assets/screenshots/chat.png)
+![Chat darkmode](lib/assets/screenshots/chat_dark.png)
 
 ## Getting Started
 
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     - **utils/**: Utility classes and functions.
     - **main.dart**: Entry point of the application.
 
+## Technical Information
+
+### Dependencies
+
+This project uses the following external packages:
+ - [expandable_text](https://pub.dev/packages/expandable_text): Widget that only shows the first lines of a text and adds a link to expand the full text.
+ - [flutter_svg](https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_svg): An SVG rendering and widget library for Flutter, which allows painting and displaying Scalable Vector Graphics 1.1 files.
+ - [geocoding](https://pub.dev/packages/geocoding): A Flutter Geocoding plugin which provides easy geocoding and reverse-geocoding features.
+ - [geolocator](https://pub.dev/packages/geolocator):  Flutter geolocation plugin which provides easy access to platform specific location services.
+ - [image_cropper](https://pub.dev/packages/image_cropper): A Flutter plugin for cropping images.
+ - [image_picker](https://pub.dev/packages/image_picker): Flutter plugin for selecting images from the Android and iOS image library, and taking new pictures with the camera.
+ - [osm_nominatim](https://pub.dev/packages/osm_nominatim): A library to perform OSM Nominatim searches also supporting reverse searches.
+ - [percent_indicator](https://pub.dev/packages/percent_indicator): Library that allows you to display progress widgets based on percentage, can be Circular or Linear, you can also customize it to your needs.
+ - [shared_preferences](https://pub.dev/packages/shared_preferences): Flutter plugin for reading and writing simple key-value pairs.
+ - [swipable_stack](https://pub.dev/packages/swipable_stack): A widget for stacking cards, which users can swipe horizontally and vertically with beautiful animations like Tinder.
+
+Using [**Firebase**](https://firebase.google.com/) as the backend platform, this project also uses the following plugins:
+ - [cloud_firestore](https://pub.dev/packages/cloud_firestore): Flutter plugin for Cloud Firestore, a cloud-hosted, noSQL database.
+ - [firebase_auth](https://pub.dev/packages/firebase_auth): Flutter plugin for Firebase Auth, enabling authentication.
+ - [firebase_core](https://pub.dev/packages/firebase_core): Flutter plugin for Firebase Core, enabling connecting to multiple Firebase apps.
+ - [firebase_storage](https://pub.dev/packages/firebase_storage): Flutter plugin for Firebase Cloud Storage, a simple object storage service.
+
+In addition to the above, this project also uses the following **optional** packages:
+ - [flutter_launcher_icons](https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_launcher_icons): A package which simplifies the task of updating your Flutter app's launcher icon.
+
+
 ### Supported Platforms
 
 This project was developed on Windows using Flutter version 3.22.1 and Dart version 3.4.1.
 It has been tested and is operational on both **Android** and **Web** platforms.
+Other platforms, such as iOS, have not yet been tested. It might work on iOS without any changes, but this has not been confirmed.
+
+## Using the App
+
+Due to the nature of this project, an **online connection is required**.
+
+1. Register or Login
+
+2. Fill out your profile information
+- Setting your location works best using the Current Position feature. This feature requires temporary access to the device's GPS services.
+- You can also enter a location manually by searching either by textual location or by coordinates.
+   Here are three examples of what the input text could look like:
+   ```bash
+   Heidelberg
+   Mannheim Glücksteinallee
+   76133 Karlsruhe
+   ```
+
+   The input format to search by coordinates is ```Latitude, Longitude```. Here are two examples of how to input the coordinates:
+   ```bash
+   49.46997, 8.482
+   -19.03, -65.25
+   ```
+   
+   The search results may not always be very accurate. If no results are found for your search input, please check your input or try a different search term.
+
+3. Swipe through user profiles
+- In the profile overview, you can swipe other users' profiles to the right (like), left (dislike), or up (skip, to decide later).
+
+4. Connect with your matches through chat.
+- Once you match with other users, you can chat with them to get to know each other better or exchange personal information.
+
+## Android Binary
+
+To quickly get started on Android, you can directly download the current APK file of this app from [here](https://clousi.hs-mannheim.de/index.php/s/nB9dncgybpBBroZ). 
+Since the binary is unsigned, it is highly recommended to verify its integrity by comparing the checksum before installing it on your device.
+
+### Checksums
+
+Filename : **cofounderella-v1.0.1-240619.apk**
+- MD5 : ```46f044271604b8a8a9efe2cea57098be```
+- SHA-1 : ```31038f61da955c5305157e8391b2ed327a2d8222```
+- SHA-256 : ```f9be2f14238ddc2a53f5cd8c0f76f9ad8e248395b4cc2d494a4c22b70b1404d6```
+- SHA-512 : ```bbc95ad98921905de51d5f22d65bd6d7ffb8ddd4bae2c2e263a6ee72589f0dc86b51998c26efe36996fc17d17ff1ec6924f1ef325e6b6a2a48f279733e5a58d5```
+
+
 
-Other platforms, such as iOS, have not yet been tested.
-Therefore, it might work on iOS without any changes, but this has not been confirmed.
 
 ## Contact