📰 NewsApp

Welcome to NewsApp — a modern Android application built with Jetpack Compose that brings you the latest headlines from around the world. Stay updated with real-time news, browse by categories, and enjoy a secure authentication system powered by Firebase Authentication.

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✨ Features

• 🔐 Firebase Authentication: Sign up, Sign in, and Sign out securely with email/password
• 🗞️ Top Headlines: Get the latest breaking news in real-time
• 📂 News Categories: Browse by topics: General, Business, Technology, Sports, Health, Science, Entertainment
• 🔍 WebView Reader: Read full articles inside the app with smooth navigation
• 🎨 Modern UI: Clean, customizable interface with Material 3 design
• 🌙 Dark/Light Theme Support for a better reading experience
• ❤️ Session Handling (sign-out, re-login logic present in ViewModel)
• 🔄 Pull-To-Refresh for news feed
• 🚀 Composable Architecture using ViewModels & State Management

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Kotlin
• Jetpack Compose
• Material 3
• Firebase Authentication
• Retrofit + Gson (REST API, JSON parsing)
• NewsAPI.org (News Provider)
• Coil (Async image loading)
• AndroidX Lifecycle + ViewModel + Coroutine

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📦 Setup Instructions

1. Clone this repository

2. Open in Android Studio (latest stable).

3. Add API Key for NewsAPI:

• Get your API key from NewsAPI.org.
• Add it inside your NewsViewModel.kt or in local.properties:

  INSERT YOUR NEWS API HERE = your_api_key_here
  

4. Configure Firebase Authentication:

• Go to the Firebase Console.
• Create a new Firebase project (or select an existing one).
• Click Add App → Android.
  • Enter your Android package name (must match app/build.gradle).
  • Download the google-services.json file when prompted.
• Move the file into your project under:

  app/google-services.json
  

• In Firebase Console → Authentication → Sign-in Method, enable Email/Password Authentication.

5. Update Gradle for Firebase:

• In project-level build.gradle:

  buildscript {
      dependencies {
          classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.15'
      }
  }
  

• In app-level build.gradle:

  plugins {
      id 'com.android.application'
      id 'com.google.gms.google-services' 
      id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android'
  }
  

• Sync Gradle to download dependencies.

6. Run the app 🚀 on an emulator or a physical device.

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📲 Download APK

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🧑‍💻 Author

Harshvardhan Singh

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❤️ Whether you’re exploring Firebase Auth, Retrofit + Compose integration, or just love beautiful reading apps — feel free to fork, contribute, and share! PRs are always welcome. ❤️