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Geofence
Our Video's in our github Repo
Inspiration
We heard about stories where some of the elderly got lost so we decided to make this project to help with that while learning android studio.
What it does
It sends a push notification to a receiver if a user goes out of a Geofence. So, if a person goes outside of a area, the receiver will be notified.
How I built it
We used Android Geofences to test if the person was in the range of the house. We used REST API and Firebase cloud messaging to send push notifications to the receiver phone. We also used google maps api and connected it to the app.
Challenges I ran into
We had trouble getting the permissions for the location because different android SDK's required different permissions but we managed to figure it out.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We're proud of our push notification system and how we connected it to the REST API.
What I learned
I learned a lot about permission management and intents about android studio. Definitely a great start
What's next for HackAlzh
Next, we hope to improve this with the ability to add multiple geofences.
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