Scare Friends app allows scheduling a jumpscare or sudden scare, by time interval or a set hour of the day, using images and sounds previously selected. The app launches a hidden service that waits for the desired time and then launches the jumpscare, taking a picture of the scare victim if the option is selected.
Google Play Store results:
This app has been very successful on Google Play Store, appearing first in searchs involving keywords like «Broma para trollear a amigos» and «Funny phone prank», thanks to the wonderful ASO (apps SEO) work. It has also received a high downloads number and 5 stars rates.
My work on the app:
-Development of a service that runs on a background thread and launchs the scare activity at the desired moment. It can also awake the device if it is blocked or in idle mode.
-Development of a camera controller module, that allows to take a picture of the scare victim without them being noticed. Despite of the limitations of the Android Camera API that requires that a preview is shown before allowing to take a picture, this controller achieves to let the camera hidden in a background thread and take the picture using an invisible preview.
-Interface and Scare Activity design
ClientButtershy StudiosRoleLead Developer EngineerDateJun. 2015Linkplay.google.comBackend Java Frontend Material Design Platforms Android