/Flixter

Flixter movie Android project

Primary LanguageJava

Flix

Flix is an app that allows users to browse movies from the The Movie Database API.

Flix Part 2

User Stories

  • Expose details of movie (ratings using RatingBar, popularity, and synopsis) in a separate activity.
  • Allow video posts to be played in full-screen using the YouTubePlayerView.
  • Views should be responsive for both landscape/portrait mode.
  • In portrait mode, the poster image, title, and movie overview is shown.
  • In landscape mode, the rotated alternate layout should use the backdrop image instead and show the title and movie overview to the right of it.
  • (User can view a list of movies (title, poster image, and overview) currently playing in theaters from the Movie Database API.

App Walkthough GIF




Notes

Describe any challenges encountered while building the app.

Open-source libraries used

  • Android Async HTTP - Simple asynchronous HTTP requests with JSON parsing
  • Glide - Image loading and caching library for Android