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blaupload-android
=================

This is a new Android app for blaupload. It's still in development and 
lacks most important features. Use the old version for now: 
http://blatech.co.uk/wjoe/blauploader

Requirements
============

- Android 4.0.3 or higher
- Tested on a HTC One M8 and Sony Xperia Z running 4.4
- Assumed to work on any reasonable Android device

Reasons
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- Learn more about Android development
- Replace bad code from the old version, rather than adding to it
- Utilise the new JSON features of blaupload
- Create a general purpose app which can be used for many other sites

Libraries Used
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- [Otto](http://square.github.io/otto/) - Event Bus library for passing data between threads

Tutorials/Resources Used
========================

- [Javatechig - Image GridView](http://javatechig.com/android/android-gridview-example-building-image-gallery-in-android)
- [Vogella - AsyncTask](http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/AndroidBackgroundProcessing/article.html#concurrency_asynchtask3)
- [Volegga - JSON in Android](http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/AndroidJSON/article.html)
- [Volegga - ListViews and Adapters](http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/AndroidListView/article.html)
- [Baeldung - Apache HttpClient cookies](http://www.baeldung.com/httpclient-4-cookies)
- [SimonVT - Using Otto for AsyncTask](http://simonvt.net/2014/04/17/asynctask-is-bad-and-you-should-feel-bad/)