Photo-sharing application
The Alexander Muss High School in Israel hosts thousands of high school students from around the world in Israel every year, exposing them to Israeli culture and life in Israel. The students come for several weeks that include studies, tours, and visits to heritage sites. The application allows the students' parents to receive information and daily pictures about the activities at the school and to remotely participate in the experiences the children undergo.
The application we developed allows presenting a large number of galleries of photos and videos taken by the high school guides daily.
About the Project
In an era where visualization dominates the digital landscape, the need for an efficient, engaging, and secure platform for photo sharing is of paramount importance. PicShare was developed in response to this need, aiming to offer a unique photo-sharing experience tailored to the modern user.
Application Features:
* Automatic organization of all photos and videos by date, time, and location.
* Option to add photos to favorite galleries.
* Fast loading of photos and videos using smart memory management.
* Easy sharing of photos and video clips from the gallery with external applications such as: +WhatsApp, Facebook, G, Instagram, and more.
* Easy sharing of photos and video clips from the gallery with external applications such as: +WhatsApp, Facebook, G, Instagram, and more.
* User-friendly interface - comfortable view and navigation.
* Easy editing - content editor can easily change the order and size of images and upload complete galleries with a click.
* Additional features: Rearranging photo order in the gallery, setting an image as wallpaper for the mobile device, creating new albums, archiving galleries, enlarging photos, and viewing in high resolution.
* Additional features: Rearranging photo order in the gallery, setting an image as wallpaper for the mobile device, creating new albums, archiving galleries, enlarging photos, and viewing in high resolution.
Client Goals
- User Engagement: Creating an environment where users upload, share, and create pictures with their families while in the country.
- Cross-platform Accessibility: Emphasis on multi-resolutions - the app needs to be accessible and adapted to both mobile and desktop devices.
- Data Security: Protecting content uploaded by users from unauthorized access and potential misuse.
- Intuitive UI/UX: A user-friendly interface ensuring smooth navigation and interaction.
- Smart Albums: Classifying photos into albums based on content, location, or event.
- Privacy Controls: Users can define who can see their photos, ranging from completely public to entirely private.
- Interactive Elements: Features like tagging, comments, and reactions to increase user engagement.
Challenges in Application Development
- Data Storage: Efficient storage and retrieval of the vast number of photos without delay or glitches.
- Privacy: Ensuring user privacy in the application, especially given that it involves minors.
Our Solution in App Development
- Cloud Infrastructure: Adopting a hybrid cloud solution that scaled based on usage, ensuring fast image loading and smooth uploads/downloads.
- End-to-End Encryption: Implementing strong encryption standards for both data and images.
- Highly Intuitive User Interface aiding student and parent embedding control.
Results
- High User Acquisition: In the first year, the app was used by 95% of the participating youth. 85% continued to use it even after completing their studies.
- Creation of School Alumni who continued to stay in touch through the app. An unintended goal, but users preferred the platform over FACEBOOK as an authentic medium for continued communication with their peers for studies.