Project information

• Category: Android Application
• Location: Champaign, IL
• Project date: Dec 2024
• Project URL: Github

The design and implementation of a personalized weather application for Android, integrating real-time weather data retrieval, dynamic user customization, and intelligent weather insights. The project leverages Firebase for authentication and data storage, OpenWeatherMap API for weather data integration, and advanced UI development techniques to provide a comprehensive and interactive user experience. Development involved modular design, rigorous testing, and cross-platform optimization.

• Developed the application using Java, XML, and Android Studio, ensuring efficient and scalable code for real-time weather data retrieval and display.
• Integrated Firebase Authentication and Firestore to manage user-specific data, such as city lists, UI theme preferences, and login credentials.
• Leveraged OpenWeatherMap API to fetch detailed weather metrics, including temperature, humidity, wind speed, and forecasted weather conditions.
• Designed and implemented a customizable UI with themes (Light, Dark, U of I), applying Android’s theme management and dynamic layout principles.
• Built a Weather Insights feature using Google Gemini API to generate weather-related questions and intelligent responses in a chat-like interface.
• Conducted rigorous testing with Espresso and Robolectric to ensure functionality across navigation, user authentication, and data-driven features.
• Demonstrated expertise in tools like Android Studio, Firebase, Espresso, and OkHttp, as well as skills in RESTful API integration, debugging, and UI/UX design.