Flix

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

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Flix Part 1

User Stories

REQUIRED (10pts)

• (10pts) User can view a list of movies (title, poster image, and overview) currently playing in theaters from the Movie Database API.

BONUS

• (2pts) Views should be responsive for both landscape/portrait mode.

  • (1pt) In portrait mode, the poster image, title, and movie overview is shown.
  • (1pt) 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.

• (2pts) Display a nice default placeholder graphic for each image during loading

• (2pts) Improved the user interface by experimenting with styling and coloring.

App Walkthough GIF

Notes

Changing to fit the landscape is not easy. And it is my first time to use API.

Open-source libraries used

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