Tech Press

News platform for University students and staffs

Technologies Used

Java : code programming language
Firebase Authentication: For secure user sign-up, login, and managing user sessions.
Firebase Firestore: NoSQL cloud database used to store and retrieve news articles dynamically.
    Collection Name: `news_items`
    Document Fields:
        * `title` (String): Title of the news article.
        * `body` (String): Main content of the news article.
        * `date` (String): Publication date(e.g., "YYYY-MM-DD").
        * `type` (String): Category  (e.g., "Sports", "Academic", "Faculty Events").
        * `imageUrl` (String): URL of the image.

Glide (com.github.bumptech.glide)**: For efficient and fast image loading from URLs into `ImageViews`.
Material Design Components**: For building a modern and user-friendly interface (e.g., `TextInputLayout`, `MaterialButton`, `BottomNavigationView`, `DialogFragment`).