Build an Asteroid Radar App
RecyclerView
| Criteria | Meet Specification |
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Create and reuse views in an Android app using |
The app displays a list of asteroids in the Main Screen by using a |
Network
| Criteria | Meet Specification |
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Build an application that connects to an internet server to retrieve and display live data |
The asteroids displayed in the screens are downloaded from the NASA API |
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Use networking and image best practices to fetch data and images |
The NASA image of the day is displayed in the Main Screen |
Database and Caching
| Criteria | Meet Specification |
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Create a database to store and access user data over time |
The app can save the downloaded asteroids in the database and then display them also from the database. The app filters asteroids from the past |
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Implement offline caching to allow users to interact with online content offline |
The app downloads the next 7 days asteroids and saves them in the database once a day using workManager with requirements of internet connection and device plugged in. The app can display saved asteroids from the database even if internet connection is not available |
Accessibility
| Criteria | Meet Specification |
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Add talkback and push-button navigation to make an Android app accessible |
The app works correctly in talk back mode, it provides descriptions for all the texts and images: Asteroid images in details screen and image of the day. It also provides description for the details screen help button |
Tips to make your project standout:
- Modify the app to support multiple languages, device sizes and orientations.
- Make the app delete asteroids before today once a day from the same workManager that downloads the asteroids.
- Provide styles for the details screen subtitles and values to make it consistent, and make it look like in the designs.