Inspiration

People often worry about travelling since they may not know people nearby, or may be travelling alone. It would be useful to know people to whom a traveller can turn to for help while abroad.

What it does

The app connects people with similar itineraries, and helps travellers heading to nearby areas to help each other in cae of emergency.

How I built it

Built w/ a Node.js backend pushing to Android using Google Cloud Messaging.

Challenges I ran into

Getting push notifications to work, and getting the Android Toolbar API to play nicely with the Android Navigation Drawer.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Setting up a url that sends notifications to my phone!

What I learned

How to send push notifications, how to use Google services, how to use themes and styles.xml in Android

What's next for GoSolo

Expanding, improving upon the social aspect.

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