Inspiration
In the present world, almost everyone holds a smartphone. Also, emergency situations in our daily life are getting common. One such incident happened to my friend who wasn't able to call in an emergency situation but got out of it safely because of his presence of mind. That's when the whole idea of Getloc came into picture.
What it does
This application needs two phones. The senders phone sends a message to his friends phone. The receivers phone after getting a "keyword" message from his friend, immediately turns on wifi, mobile date and location. Then it retrieves the latitude and longitude of the receiver and returns an automated text message to sender. The text message contains a google link to the receiver's location.
How I built it
I built it completely in Android Studio using Java. I also used google places API and google maps API.
Challenges I ran into
Given the permission issues, I had spent plenty of time trying to figure out how to overcome that. Thats when I went to basics and got it fixed.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I managed to develop the project in 6 hrs.
What I learned
The first thing I learned is being a team player. Also, learned how to navigate through issues in Android.
What's next for Getloc
I am planning to add last known place and also make it much sophisticated. UI improvements will also be done.
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