Aves

Aves is a gallery and metadata explorer app, built for Android with Flutter.

Mobile App DevelopmentDartBSD-3-Clause

Abstract

Aves is an open-source Mobile App Development project. Aves is a gallery and metadata explorer app, built for Android with Flutter. Aves is a gallery and metadata explorer app. It is built for Android, with Flutter. It is built using Dart, Flutter, Android. The complete source code is publicly available on GitHub under the BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License, making it a useful reference for students building a Mobile App Development mini project or final-year project.

1. Introduction

Aves is a gallery and metadata explorer app. It is built for Android, with Flutter.

Aves can handle all sorts of images and videos, including your typical JPEGs and MP4s, but also more exotic things like multi-page TIFFs, SVGs, old AVIs and more!

Aves integrates with Android (including Android TV) with features such as widgets, app shortcuts, screen saver and global search handling. It also works as a media viewer and picker.

2. Objective

Aves is a gallery and metadata explorer app, built for Android with Flutter.

This project demonstrates how Dart, Flutter, Android can be applied to a real-world Mobile App Development problem.

4. Technology Stack

DartFlutterAndroid

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

  • Flutter SDK
  • Android Studio or VS Code with Flutter plugin
  • Android / iOS device or emulator
  • Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/deckerst/aves.git
cd aves
# scripts/apply_flavor_play.sh
# ./flutterw run -t lib/main_play.dart --flavor play
process handle SIGSEGV --pass true --stop false --notify true

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

  • Add push notifications with Firebase Cloud Messaging
  • Add offline support with local caching
  • Publish an internal test build on the Play Store

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

  1. Which framework is used and why (native vs cross-platform)?
  2. How is app state managed across screens?
  3. Where is the data stored — locally, Firebase or a REST backend?
  4. How are permissions (camera, location, storage) handled?
  5. How would you publish this app to the Play Store / App Store?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by deckerst and published on GitHub under the BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.

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