Project 2 : Google Image Search app
New Features:
User can enter a search query that will display a grid of image results from the Google Image API. User can click on "settings" which allows selection of advanced search options to filter results User can configure advanced search filters such as: Size (small, medium, large, extra-large) Color filter (black, blue, brown, gray, green, etc...) Type (faces, photo, clip art, line art) Site (espn.com) Subsequent searches have any filters applied to the search results User can tap on any image in results to see the image full-screen User can scroll down “infinitely” to continue loading more image results (up to 8 pages)
Advanced: Robust error handling, check if internet is available, handle error cases, network failures Advanced: Use the ActionBar SearchView or custom layout as the query box instead of an EditText Advanced: User can share an image to their friends or email it to themselves Advanced: Replace Filter Settings Activity with a lightweight modal overlay Advanced: Improve the user interface and experiment with image assets and/or styling and coloring Bonus: Use the StaggeredGridView to display improve the grid of image results Bonus: User can zoom or pan images displayed in full-screen detail view
Hours spent: 25 hours
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