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Your central hub for breaking news. A modern Android News App that fetches real-time headlines with a sleek and user-friendly UI.

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📰 News App

🚀 A modern Android News App that fetches real-time headlines with a sleek and user-friendly UI. Built using Kotlin, Retrofit, and Coil to provide a seamless news browsing experience!

✨ Key Features

Real-time News Fetching – Retrieves top headlines, including images, titles, and descriptions, using Retrofit for API integration.

Swipe-to-Refresh – Seamlessly refresh news content with SwipeRefreshLayout.

Dark Mode 🌙 – Supports a light/dark theme for better readability and user comfort.

Material Design UI 🎨 – Uses MaterialCardView to create an intuitive and responsive interface with RecyclerView.

Efficient Image Loading 📷 – Integrated Coil for fast and memory-efficient image handling.

Error Handling & Feedback ⚠️ – Displays Toast messages for real-time feedback on errors.


🛠️ Tech Stack

  • Kotlin – For modern and concise Android development.
  • Retrofit + Gson – For making API calls and parsing JSON responses.
  • Coil – For fast and smooth image loading.
  • RecyclerView – To display news articles in a scrollable list.
  • SwipeRefreshLayout – For pull-to-refresh functionality.
  • NewsAPI – Fetches up-to-date news articles from various sources.

🚀 Future Enhancements

  • 🔍 Search & Filter – Search for news articles and filter by categories.
  • 📌 Bookmark & Read Later – Save articles to read later, even offline.
  • 📶 Offline Mode – Cache articles for offline reading.
  • 🔔 Breaking News Notifications – Get real-time news alerts via push notifications.
  • 🤖 AI-Powered Summarization – Use ML models to generate short article summaries.
  • 🌎 Multi-Language Support – Provide news in multiple languages.

📸 Screenshots

App Screenshot


🏗️ Installation Guide & Updating the App

Follow these steps to install and use the News App directly from the Releases section:

📥 Step 1: Download the APK

  • Navigate to the Releases Section of this repository.
  • Look for the latest release, usually at the top of the list and labeled with the latest version (e.g., v1.0.0).
  • Under the "Assets" section of the release, click on the file with the .apk extension to download it to your device.

📱 Step 2: Install the APK on Your Device

  • Open the downloaded .apk file on your Android device.
  • You may need to enable "Install from Unknown Sources" in your device settings:
    • Go to Settings > Security > Unknown Sources and toggle it on.
  • Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Step 3: Launch the App

  • Once the installation is complete, you can find the app in your app drawer.
  • Open the app and start exploring the latest news! 📰🎉

🔄 Updating the App

  • Whenever a new version is released:
    • Visit the Releases Section.
    • Download the latest .apk file and install it over the previous version. Your data will remain intact.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests to improve this project.


📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.


📬 Contact

For any queries, reach out to me on:


"Stay informed, stay ahead – because knowledge is power!"

🚧 This project is under active development. Stay tuned for more updates! 🛠️

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