Project 3 - IgClone

Part 2

IgClone is a photo sharing app similar to Instagram but using Parse as its backend.

Time spent: 13 hours spent in total

User Stories

The following required functionality is completed:

  • User can view the last 20 posts submitted to "Instagram".
  • The user should switch between different tabs - viewing all posts (feed view), compose (capture photos form camera) and profile tabs (posts made) using fragments and a Bottom Navigation View. (2 points)
  • User can pull to refresh the last 20 posts submitted to "Instagram".

The following optional features are implemented:

  • User sees app icon in home screen and styled bottom navigation view
  • Style the feed to look like the real Instagram feed.
  • User can load more posts once he or she reaches the bottom of the feed using infinite scrolling.
  • Show the username and creation time for each post.
  • User can tap a post to view post details, including timestamp and caption.
  • User Profiles
  • Allow the logged in user to add a profile photo
  • Display the profile photo with each post
  • Tapping on a post's username or profile photo goes to that user's profile page and shows a grid view of the user's posts
  • User can comment on a post and see all comments for each post in the post details screen.
  • User can like a post and see number of likes for each post in the post details screen.

The following additional features are implemented:

  • List anything else that you can get done to improve the app functionality!

Video Walkthrough

Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:

Video Walkthrough

GIF created with XRecorder.

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

Project 3 - IgClone

IgClone is a photo sharing app similar to Instagram but using Parse as its backend.

Time spent: 10 hours spent in total

User Stories

The following required functionality is completed:

  • User can sign up to create a new account using Parse authentication.
  • User can log in and log out of his or her account.
  • The current signed in user is persisted across app restarts.
  • User can take a photo, add a caption, and post it to "Instagram".

The following optional features are implemented:

  • User sees app icon in home screen and styled bottom navigation view
  • Style the feed to look like the real Instagram feed.
  • After the user submits a new post, show an indeterminate progress bar while the post is being uploaded to Parse.

The following additional features are implemented:

  • List anything else that you can get done to improve the app functionality!

Video Walkthrough

Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:

Video Walkthrough

GIF created with XRECORDER.

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