Fruit Basket App

A beautifully designed Android app to explore and discover fruit combinations — with live search, smooth navigation and a stunning UI built in Kotlin.

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Download & Install

Direct APK download — no Play Store needed:

Download Fruit Basket App v1.0

Installation steps:

1. Download the APK from the link above
2. Open the APK on your Android phone
3. Enable "Install from Unknown Sources" if prompted
4. Tap Install and enjoy

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Features

• Splash screen — smooth branded launch experience
• Welcome screen → Home navigation — clean onboarding flow
• Live search bar — filter fruits instantly as you type
• Settings dropdown menu — quick access to app preferences
• Beautiful fruit combo cards — visually rich fruit combination displays
• Responsive layouts — looks great on all Android screen sizes

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App Flow

Launch
  │
  ▼
Splash Screen
  │
  │  auto navigate
  ▼
Welcome Screen
  │
  │  user continues
  ▼
Home Screen
  ├── Live Search Bar
  │     └── filter fruit combos instantly
  ├── Fruit Combo Cards
  │     └── browse beautiful combinations
  └── Settings Menu
        └── app preferences

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Project Structure

FruitBasketApp/
├── app/
│   ├── src/
│   │   └── main/
│   │       ├── java/          # Kotlin source files
│   │       ├── res/           # Layouts, drawables, strings
│   │       └── AndroidManifest.xml
│   └── build.gradle.kts
├── gradle/
├── build.gradle.kts
├── settings.gradle.kts
└── README.md

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology	Purpose
Language	Kotlin	Core app logic
UI	XML Layouts	Screen design
Build	Gradle (Kotlin DSL)	Dependency management
Navigation	Android Navigation	Screen transitions
Search	Live filter logic	Real-time search
Platform	Android SDK	Mobile runtime

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Getting Started (Build from Source)

Prerequisites

• Android Studio (latest)
• Android SDK 24+
• JDK 17+

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/mohithshuka/FruitBasketApp.git

2. Open in Android Studio

• Open Android Studio
• Click "Open"
• Select the FruitBasketApp folder
• Wait for Gradle sync to complete

3. Run the app

• Connect an Android device or start an emulator
• Click the Run button (green play icon)
• App launches on your device

4. Build APK

Build → Build Bundle(s) / APK(s) → Build APK(s)

APK will be generated at:

app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

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Screens Overview

Screen	Description
Splash	Branded launch screen with app logo
Welcome	Onboarding screen for first-time users
Home	Main screen with fruit combo cards
Search	Live search filters cards as you type
Settings	App preferences dropdown menu

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Releases

Version	Date	Notes
v1.0	Nov 2025	Initial release

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Roadmap

• Add fruit nutrition information
• Favourite/bookmark fruit combos
• Dark mode support
• Share fruit combos via social media
• Add fruit combo rating system
• Publish to Google Play Store

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Key Learnings

• Kotlin's concise syntax makes Android development faster and safer than Java
• Live search filtering with TextWatcher gives instant user feedback
• Splash screen with Handler + postDelayed creates smooth app launch flow
• RecyclerView with custom adapters handles large lists efficiently
• Gradle Kotlin DSL (build.gradle.kts) gives type-safe build configuration

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Author

Mohith Shuka GitHub: @mohithshuka

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License

MIT

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