Inspiration
The current state of the pandemic inspired us to build something that is usable for entities to track COVID cases.
What it does
Our app has two main features: one where sick users can enter themselves and the people that they have come into contact with in our database, and one where people can check if they have been entered as a contact.
How we built it
We built it using swift on Xcode. Much of the work was done on the main storyboard using buttons and actions. The database was made on Firebase and its code implementation was created on the various view controllers.
Challenges we ran into
We were not too familiar with swift, so we had to learn the basics of creating the various views and buttons. Another major issue was pulling the data from our database, as it was also something we have not worked with before.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We made a usable app that does almost everything we set out to do in this time period and we learned a lot about app development along the way.
What we learned
We learned how to use swift, databases and the UI of developing an app.
What's next for COVID Tracer
We plan to make a way that texts are automatically sent if you have been entered as a close contact to someone who has been sick. We also would like the app/text to show testing centers that are near the users.
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