Apollo

Inspiration

Firechat app got us to think about creating a peer-to-peer messaging app. We started by using WiFi P2P but then could not figure out how to send messages between devices. We then switched to Bluetooth messaging

What it does

Turn on your Bluetooth and have your buddy do the same and connect via Bluetooth and start chatting with the Apollo app.

How I built it

We found for Bluetooth connecting and added in code to send messages and then listen for messages, then changed up the UI with the high-quality UI we made.

Challenges I ran into

WiFi P2P API for Android was hard to understand and sending and receiving messages was just about impossible.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Was able to connect two devices through WiFi P2P (later got removed), Made a cool UI with high-quality 9Patches,

What's next for Apollo

Expand Apollo to use P2P instead of Bluetooth. This will increase the distance you can be between users, it would also allow for group sending messages. Also to be able to support files, that way you can send more than just text but also some cool picture.

Built With

Submitted to

Hello World
- Winner Best Android App

Created by

I worked on the UI and integrating the backend and the frontend to complete the project

Sam Javed
I worked on research for WiFI P2P connections, and alternative methods to implement them into the app. Also, I created mini tasks to stay on track throughout the project and brainstormed ways to complete them.

Aditya Jariwala
Computer Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Purdue- 2020
I worked learning and developing the connection between two devieces using both WiFiP2P and Bluetooth. As well as finding out how to send a message between the two devices. Also created the app icon.

Chase Nelson
I worked on learning and developing the connection between two devices over P2P and bluetooth

Mitch Palin