Articl.ly - Android application

Inspiration

Fake news and information spread like wildfire, creating chaos and distrust among people all around the world. This is where our application comes into play. The users themselves are the verifiers of a specific information and they're ranked by the credibility of their verification, like the star system. Accordingly, the information is rated as trustworthy or something that requires the attention of the users. We're aiming for Best Use of Google Cloud, GSU CETL Digital Learners to Leaders Challenge, GE Challenge and the Meta Challenge.

What it does

Articl.ly registers the users using cloud-hosted database wherein the app is made flexible to accept robust user credentials and store their information safely on the cloud. Moving on, the users can either scan a piece of information or enter a URL they'd like to be tested/verified or upload a compatible file. This information is then subsequently utilized to check for its credibility by having other users verify it as well using the Google Cloud's Vision API to scan for patterns for its reliability. Also, the user can go through a list of verified articles, approved by experts, reliable users around the world and the AI itself.

How we built it

We brainstormed the idea behind this implementation and consequently decided to use Android Studio to make an Android application. We used Kotlin for most of the Front-End Development and Google's FireBase Cloud-hosted database to securely store the user's information like the login credentials.

Challenges we ran into

While the application in its current state might be a good demo/proof-of-concept showcase of the idea, the functionality is a limited due to time constraints. We also ran into challenges while integrating the cloud operations and managing multiple files simultaneously.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud that the application still works well enough in order to show an idea of what the final application might look like, and the user can still navigate the application well even enough and register themselves, review articles as well as view other verified articles from around the world.

What we learned

We gained experience on Android app development, brainstorming, UI design, FireBase Cloud database, API implementing and fetching data and also using Git and GitHub. A huge accomplishment here would be that we managed to complete most of it within the given time constraints, also taking into the consideration that this is one of our very first hackathons.

What's next for Articl.ly - Android application

By and by, we can keep working on Articl.ly, improving the user experience as well training a ML model to increase the efficiency of the idea while simultaneously ensuring that it retains the original idea of "By the people, For the people". It can also be integrated with other applications to further increase its reach, rather than just being a standalone application.

Built With

• android-studio
• api
• figma
• firebase
• java
• kotlin