Covid-19 updates is an Android app developed using Java language. Its main focus is to get the latest updates of the Corona Virus Disease through using various trusted APIs. The app was initially developed to be uploaded to Google Play store, but it was not approved by Google due to the restrictions on any unofficial app (not from a health organization) providing content related to Corona Virus Disease.
Though you can download the apk file from here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/p8rpmev7g7pgw3j/Covid19%20Updates.apk?dl=0
This app is built using great Android development features, like: Asynchronous Tasks, Support of multiple screen sizes, fetching JSON data from various internet APIs .. etc.
This is an overview video of the app:
Covid-19 Updates app video demonstration
The APIs used in this app are:
Covid 19 API is a free API for data on the Coronavirus, they provide great services through their API, with a various endpoints available for the developer. this API served more than 159,000,000 requests.
This API is built by Kyle Redelinghuys, and the data is sourced from Johns Hopkins CSSE
News API is a very popular API for getting the latest news. With this API, you can get the breaking news headlines, and search for articles from news sources and blogs all over the web. It is also a simple and easy-to-use API that returns JSON metadata for headlines and articles.
-- Home Page
-- Symptoms articles
-- Treatment and Precautions Articles
-- Live Updates Page of the Current Number of Cases Around the World
-- Breaking News page (screenshots of Malaysia country breaking news)
-- After Clicking any of the News to Read the Full Article
