[POCO Enthusiast] An Android Developer's Story with POCO X3 NFC

Hello and Greetings to all Mi Fans in Malaysia,

How have you been in this very difficult situations? I do understand a lot of you worried as the active number of Covid-19 cases is increasing rapidly every day. I hope you are doing fine out there. I would like to remind you to follow the SOP that was stated by the government and stay safe. Today, I would like to present my interesting storyline for POCO Enthusiast Program. Before I started, I would like to take this chance to say many thanks to Xiaomi Malaysia for the opportunity to work out together to produce the interesting storyline. Now, let's get started with my storyline.

After I graduated as a Bachelor in Computer Science from Multimedia University, I joined a software company and this is where my Android application development journey started. I learn how to develop a simple Android application using Android Studio in the Kotlin programming language. At first, I was thinking of giving up because I don't know where to start. Thanks a lot to my senior for guiding me so that I have the direction to learn the basics of Android application development.

After I understood the basics of Android application development, my friend who worked in the fire and rescue department looked for me and discussed his new project. His new project is about the Android application that can display the fire hydrant on the map. The Android application will be able to help the firefighters to manage the fire hydrant easier and also able to search for the nearest fire hydrant during the fire operation.

In order to master Android application development, I accepted the challenge to develop the Android application which is able to help the society. I had spent most of the off-duty hours searching for more online tutorials and implemented the relevant features which are available from the latest Android SDK (software development kits).

After the development is completed, the Android application was passed to the fire officer for the testing. Unfortunately there are few issues that they raised, such as crashes in certain parts for phones with certain Android versions (including the latest Android version), and also the UI looked different for phones with different notches (iPhone X notch, water-drop notch and punch-hole display).

The following pop-up will be displayed when the application crashes.

The full bug report will be displayed as follows after tapping on “View Summary” hyperlink on the above screenshot. You can view where the error went wrong and start the debugging.

This is how the status bar and the top search bar looked like on a phone with 5.0” screen and 16:9 ratio. There is a gap between the status bar and the top search bar.

This is how the status bar and the top search bar looked like on a phone with iPhone X notch. There is a gap between the notch and the top search bar.  

This is how the status bar and the top search bar looked like on a phone with water-drop notch. There is a gap between the notch and the top search bar.

This is how the status bar and the top search bar looked like on a phone with punch-hole display. The top search bar is stick on right below the punch-hole camera. There should be a gap between the punch-hole camera and the top search bar.

I wasn’t able to test the Android application on the phone with the latest design and the latest Android version because I only have the phone with Android 8.1, 5.0” screen and 16:9 ratio. I was looking for the new phone with the latest design and the latest Android version, and I found out POCO X3 NFC is the best choice because it does come with the latest design (punch-hole design) and also the latest Android version (Android 10). Most importantly it comes with 3 years system updates. After I bought POCO X3 NFC, I’m able to test the Android application in the phone with the latest Android version and I’m able to enhance the Android application in order to support better in the latest Android version. Not only that, thanks to Snapdragon 732G SoC and 120Hz refresh rate in POCO X3 NFC, the testing experience for the Android application is much smoother compared to the previous phone that I was using.

After the Android application was implemented with the bugs fixed, the Android application was published in the app store for the firefighter to use it. The fire officer offered me to have the fire hydrant Android application training class for the firefighters in the fire station. I accepted the offer and prepared the class.

Before the class, when I enter the classroom to set up for the training class, unfortunately there is no remote control for the projector. I’m glad that POCO X3 NFC has an IR Blaster which can act as a remote control. Without the remote control, I’m still able to turn on the projector and set the input source for the projector with POCO X3 NFC.

During the class, I casted the screen from POCO X3 NFC to the projector and I was surprised that none of the notifications popup showed on the projector screen. Not only that, I was able to minimize the window (allow you to use other applications while you are casting with the other content) and cast with the screen off. I love these casting features because user’s privacy matters in POCO X3 NFC.

After the class, I would love to have memorable group photos with my students. Thanks to the 64MP Sony IMX682 from POCO X3 NFC. I can make sure everyone looks clearer in the photos, even though it’s zoomed in.

As a conclusion, I recommended POCO X3 NFC in Android application development because it comes with the latest phone design (punch-hole display) and the latest Android version (Android 10), and it also comes with 3 years system updates. Besides that, its Snapdragon 732G SoC and 120Hz refresh rate helps smoothen the testing experience in the Android application development. Not only that, POCO X3 NFC has an IR Blaster which can remote your TV, projector or any other electric appliance. Furthermore, You can hide your personal notifications when you’re casting the phone screen to the projector screen to show your Android application to your clients during the meeting. POCO X3 NFC has 64MP Sony IMX682 which can create the memorable moments of you and your friends or family. You can purchase POCO X3 NFC for RM 899 (6GB RAM + 64GB Storage) and RM 1,099 (6GB RAM + 128GB Storage) at Lazada and any authorized Mi Stores.