FreePS

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  Users can choose to "Find" or "Post" freebies

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  User have a scroll down menu of categories of freebies from which they can choose

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  The freebies map displays user's categories of interest

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  Detailed description of the freebie of interest

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  To post, users can snap a photo

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  Then add a name and description

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  The user's item is then posted!

Inspiration

Remember when Pokemon Go came out, everyone was excited to hunt for Pokemon 24/7 on the go? Now with FreePS, you can hunt for freebies everywhere anytime.

What it does

FreePS is an android app that connects and accelerates the supply and demand of freebies within a community, with two main features: finding the freebies and posting them.

The app uses Google API to navigate users to nearby freebies, whether it be just around the curb, in an empty lot, or by a dumpster. The user can them access the detailed description and claim the freebie.

For posting freebies, the app allows users to anonymously post items that they want to get rid of at the their current location.

We believe that FreePS ultimately creates a better connected community and healthier market between those who want to get rid of their things, and those who are in need, or find thrill in searching for them.

How we built it

We took some time at the beginning to really flesh out the idea by creating detailed mockups, then went on to delegating the front end and back end work.

Challenges we ran into

One of the biggest challenges was that half of the team had to learn Android Studios within a short amount of time, the next biggest challenge was that half the team was remote, which created additional difficulty in cross-learning for Android Studios, among other communication obstacles.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud to have created a minimal viable product with the above challenges (and more) along the way, and that our team ultimately powered through it together, remotely.

What we learned

From how poor the documentation for Android Studios and Google was, we learned the importance of documentation (while cursing at our laptop screens), and how much it can accelerate and streamline one's learning and development.

What's next for FreePS

First of all, we would like to refine the UI to create a better user experience, then implement additional features that we had decided to not pursue in consideration of the time constraint. Features include, having both a grid view and a map view for freebies map.

Built With

• android-studios
• firebase
• google
• java