FlixRN is a movies app using the The Movie Database API.
Time spent: 16 hours spent in total
The following required functionality is completed:
- User can view a list of movies currently playing in theaters. Poster images load asynchronously.
- User can view movie details by tapping on a cell.
- User can use hardware back button on Android to navigate.
- User can change the orientation of the phone to switch from landscape and portrait customized views.
- User sees loading state while waiting for the API.
- User sees an error message when there is a network error.
- User can pull to refresh the movie list.
- Add a tab bar (view pager on Android) for Now Playing and Top Rated movies.
The following optional features are implemented:
- Customize the highlight and selection effect of the cell.
- Add a search bar.
- Customize the navigation bar.
- User sees a play icon overlay on backdrop image if movie trailer is available.
- User can tap on a button to play the movie trailer.
- Tapping on a movie poster image shows the movie poster as full screen and zoomable.
- All images fade in.
- Search bar animates with scroll.
- For the large poster, load the low-res image first, switch to high-res when complete.
Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:
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Copyright 2015 Kate Odnous
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