🎥 Mini YouTube Clone

link to YouTube video short showcase: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OvPOh1RSv40

A simplified YouTube clone built with React Native and Expo. This mobile application provides a streamlined video browsing experience with core YouTube-like functionality.

🚀 Features

📲 Core Features

• Video browsing and playback with custom video controls based on react-native-video lib
• Horizontal scrolling video sections with categorized content
• Search screen with filtering and sorting functionality
• Detailed video view with statistics and descriptions
• Login screen with navigation integration

🎨 UI/UX Features

• Responsive layouts for all devices
• Custom fonts implementation (Poppins)
• Clean and modern interface
• Loading state management
• Section-based content organization

🏗 Technical Architecture

• app/ - Expo Router configuration and main routes
• context/ - Global state management and context providers
• screens/ - Main screen components with business logic
• components/ - Reusable UI components (SearchBar, Section, VideoCard)
• modals/ - Modal components for overlays and popups
• styles/ - Global styling constants and theme configuration
• assets/ - Static resources

🔧 Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 16
• npm or yarn
• iOS Simulator / Android Emulator
• Expo Go app for physical device testing

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/BartlomiejSadza/mini-yt
cd mini-yt

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Start development server:

npx expo start

4. Run on platform:

# iOS
npx expo run:ios

# Android
npx expo run:android

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