Reader's Pass

Venture Dreams

A handheld port of a WordPress blog — dark mode, font customization, offline saving, and instant notifications for new posts.

Category
Android Application
Client
BetaCode Technologies
Project Date
Jan, 2018
Platform
Google Play Store
VD · READER
Why Sunday Mornings Feel Different

The same article, switching between light and dark reading modes — exactly how Venture Dreams adapts to however you like to read.

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What Venture Dreams does

Venture Dreams is a handheld port of a WordPress blog site, giving readers a proper native app experience instead of a mobile browser tab.

It includes dark mode for comfortable reading, font size customization, and push notifications for new posts from favourite blogs — plus the ability to save posts offline for later.

I was given the client's requirements and their existing WordPress database, and built the entire Android application, backend APIs, and interface from scratch, solo.

Why it works

Dark mode and font customization make long-form reading comfortable on any device.

Custom push notifications alert subscribers the moment a new post goes live.

Offline saving lets readers catch up on posts without a connection.

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Inside the app

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Built with

Frontend
Java
XML
Backend & Services
PHP
MySQL
JSON
Firebase
OneSignal Notifications
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What I worked on

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Given the requirements and existing WordPress database by the client — built the entire project from scratch and managed it solo.

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Built custom backend APIs in PHP to bridge the app with the WordPress content.

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Designed the application's user interface and programmed it end to end.

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Designed custom icons and interface elements.

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Added custom push notifications for new blog posts and subscriptions using OneSignal.