Local News Android App
Budget: ₹150,000 – ₹250,000 INR
I need a straightforward Android application that delivers concise, up-to-the-minute local news to users. The focus is purely informational: when the app opens, the latest headlines and short summaries drawn from a reliable RSS or JSON feed for my city should load instantly, with the option to tap through to the full story in a web-view. Push notifications for breaking local stories are essential so users never miss urgent updates.
A clean Material Design interface, fast load times and offline caching for recently read articles will set the experience apart. I am open to Java or Kotlin in Android Studio, as long as the code is structured and commented clearly enough for me to maintain later. Feel free to suggest libraries such as Retrofit, Room, Glide or Firebase for notifications if they speed development and keep the footprint light.
Deliverables I expect
• Signed APK ready for Play Store upload
• Full, well-organised source code in a Git repo
• Read-me explaining build steps, API keys and how to swap in a different news feed
• One short loom or screen-recorded walkthrough showing the key flows (home, article view, notification)
Acceptance criteria
• App installs on Android 8.0+ without crashes
• First load under three seconds on a standard 4G connection
• At least five recent local headlines displayed, each linking correctly to the full article
• Push notification arrives within one minute of a new headline hitting the feed
If later I decide to expand into international or sports news, I’d like the architecture flexible enough to add those categories with minimal refactor, so keep that in mind as you design the data layer.
A clean Material Design interface, fast load times and offline caching for recently read articles will set the experience apart. I am open to Java or Kotlin in Android Studio, as long as the code is structured and commented clearly enough for me to maintain later. Feel free to suggest libraries such as Retrofit, Room, Glide or Firebase for notifications if they speed development and keep the footprint light.
Deliverables I expect
• Signed APK ready for Play Store upload
• Full, well-organised source code in a Git repo
• Read-me explaining build steps, API keys and how to swap in a different news feed
• One short loom or screen-recorded walkthrough showing the key flows (home, article view, notification)
Acceptance criteria
• App installs on Android 8.0+ without crashes
• First load under three seconds on a standard 4G connection
• At least five recent local headlines displayed, each linking correctly to the full article
• Push notification arrives within one minute of a new headline hitting the feed
If later I decide to expand into international or sports news, I’d like the architecture flexible enough to add those categories with minimal refactor, so keep that in mind as you design the data layer.