PopularReels

An Android app to discover the latest Hollywood movie releases (in progress)

Getting Started

Get started by cloning the project to your local machine:

$ git clone https://github.com/namclu/PopularReels.git

Prerequisites

• Android Studio
• minSdkVersion 17
• targetSdkVersion 25

Installing

1. Open Android Studio
2. If the repository is cloned to your local machine, select Open an existing Android Studio project and select the location from which the responsitory was cloned to.
3. If the repository has not been cloned to your local machine, select Check out project from Version Control > GitHub

Git Repository URL: https://github.com/namclu/PopularReels
Parent Directory: <Location where you want to store the repository>
Directory Name: <Name of the repository>

4. Build and Run

Obtain API key

1. To generate an API key, follow the instructions below:

• https://developers.themoviedb.org/3/getting-started

2. One you've obtained an API key, place the following line of code in gradle.properties:

• MOVIES_DB_API_KEY = "[Add API key here]"

Author(s)

• Nam Lu - namclu

Tools and Libraries

• Retrofit - Networking library
• Glide - Image loading and cacheing
• The Movie Database API - API to find movies, TV shows, and people

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