BuzzNews

BuzzNews is a modern, Gemini integrated news application designed to keep users informed with the latest news from around the world. With a wide range of categories and powerful content generation tools, BuzzNews delivers a personalized and engaging news experience.

Features

• News Updates: Get the latest news across various categories including Technology, Business, Sports, Entertainment, and more.
• Personalized News Feed: Customize your news feed based on your preferred language and country.
• Article Descriptions: Summarized and informative descriptions of news articles generated using the Gemini API.
• Daily Highlights: Quick access to the most important news events of the day, curated and enhanced by the Gemini API.
• Search Functionality: Find specific news articles and topics with ease, powered by the Gemini API to deliver relevant summaries.
• Seamless Navigation: Intuitive and user-friendly interface with easy navigation between different sections.
• No Offline Support: BuzzNews requires an active internet connection to function. It does not support offline usage.

API Integration (Gemini & NewsData.io)

BuzzNews leverages the Gemini API to enhance the user experience in the following ways:

1. Article Descriptions: The Gemini API generates short, informative descriptions for each news article, helping users quickly understand the content.
2. Daily Highlights: Every day, the Gemini API curates a list of highlights, giving users an overview of the most critical news events.
3. Search Summaries: When users search for specific topics, the Gemini API processes the results to present the most relevant and concise summaries.

Additionally, BuzzNews uses the Newsdata.io API to fetch the latest news articles, ensuring that users receive up-to-date information from trusted sources.

Usage

• Settings: Users can customize their language and country preferences in the settings page. Currently, Hindi is not available.
• Navigation: The app uses a bottom navigation bar for easy access to different sections, including the Feed, Search, and Home.
• Swipeable News: Swipe through articles in the Feed page for a smooth reading experience.

Dependencies

BuzzNews uses the following Flutter packages:

• GetX: For state management.
• http: For making API requests.
• flutter_markdown: For rendering markdown content.
• shared_preferences: For storing user preferences.
• google_generative_ai: For integrating Gemini.
• shimmer: For cool loading animations.

Demo

Watch a video of the app in action: BuzzNews App Demo

Screenshots