Inspiration
Communication point between Haj Admins or Ministry of Haj and Pilgrims.
What it does
- Pilgrim will receive messages in his language.
- The message can be text or voice.
- As the haj processes is a time based, the app can be predefined with messages and will be locally pushed to the users.
- The application will not depend on using internet connection.
- Pilgrims can also open a camera to scan signs on the street and to be translated by the pilgrim’s device language.
- The application will be compatible with smartphones and non-smart phones.
How we built it
- We built a client android application and admin control web portal using bootstrap.
- We used Firebase as a cloud messaging server, analytics, database, and storage.
- We built it in just 30 hours.
Challenges we ran into
- How to detect the message was delivered to users, so if not send SMS instead.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
- The first direct communication point between Haj Admins or Ministry of Haj and Pilgrims.
- Deliver messages in multi languages.
What we learned
- Team dynamics.
- How to build MVP in just 40 hours.
- How to adjust your idea to be more clear.
- Using audience to take idea survey.
- How to identify customer's problems and generate effective solutions to them.
What's next for J-046-YallaHajj
- We are looking forward to being in the top three and to put our idea to the live level.
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