Frontend: Native Android (Java/Kotlin) with careful memory and battery optimizations. Emphasis on compatibility with older Android versions common on budget phones.
Content ingestion: Backend crawlers and RSS/parsing pipelines that normalized diverse site HTML into a common article schema (title, summary, body, author, timestamp, source, categories). Employed rules-based extractors with heuristics for Malayalam scripts.
Compression & storage: Articles stored compressed (gzip/Protobuf) in local DB (SQLite) with configurable retention to manage device storage.
Offline sync: Delta-sync model — incremental updates to minimize bandwidth. Background sync on Wi‑Fi or scheduled low-data windows.
Notifications: Topic-based subscription model with server-side push via FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging) or lightweight polling where push was unavailable.
Internationalization: Full Unicode Malayalam support and locale-aware formatting.
Portability: Modular ingestion layer so new sources could be added without changing client code; clear API contracts between backend and client.
Video news extraction (text + image thumbnails only).
Comprehensive News Coverage: The app provides comprehensive coverage of national and international news, as well as local news from Kerala. Users can access news from various categories, including politics, sports, entertainment, and more.
Personalized News Feed: The app allows users to personalize their news feed by selecting their interests and favorite news categories. This feature ensures that users receive news updates that are relevant to their interests.
Breaking News Alerts: News Hunt Malayalam Portable provides breaking news alerts to keep users updated with the latest developments. Users can customize their alert preferences to receive notifications for specific news categories.
User-Friendly Interface: The app's interface is designed to be simple and intuitive, making it easy for users to navigate and access news.
Offline Access: One of the standout features of News Hunt Malayalam Portable is its ability to function offline. Users can download news articles for offline reading, making it an excellent option for those with limited internet connectivity.