News Hunt - Flutter News app for Android and iOS with Laravel Admin Panel

News Hunt – Flutter News app for Android and iOS with Laravel Admin Panel

News Hunt is simple yet powerful multi-source, multi-channel flutter news app that allows you to run a news, blogs, journals and magazines agency with the help of automatic synching RSS feeds from your desired sources at the same time. This is not all, you can also create your own channels and post your own news or data on the platform. This way, you can always share real-time, and fresh data with your viewers / users.

What is News Hunt?

News Hunt is simple yet powerful multi-source, multi-channel flutter news app that allows you to run a news, blogs, journals and magazines agency with the help of automatic synching RSS feeds from your desired sources at the same time. This is not all, you can also create your own channels and post your own news or data on the platform. This way, you can always share real-time, and fresh data with your viewers / users.

Additionally it comes with the easy to manage fully customizable PHP Laravel based admin panel that allows to take full control of the app from the backend.

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Changelog – What’s New?

Version Summary:

• 1.4.1: Introduced video browsing, external video support, e-newspaper/magazine access, personalized content, and email notifications for subscribers.
• 1.3.2: Manual notifications, dashboard charts, video module, language mode update
• 1.3.1: Language selection and free content flow improvements
• 1.3.0: News classification by language, memberships, translation options
• 1.2.0: Video posts, web stories, reactions, app improvements
• 1.1.0: Notifications, sharing, font control, weather, channel preferences
• 1.0.0: Initial release
• 1.4.2: Added iOS In-App Purchase, fixed iOS notification duplication, enhanced e-newspaper UI, and resolved YouTube thumbnail and admin image display issues.
• 1.4.3: Added post filters, active users list for admin, custom ads, keyword search, WhatsApp sharing, e-news UI improvements, enhanced post details page, calendar in e-news, Google login, role-based admin access, and fixed web/admin panel bugs.
• 1.4.4: Improved search and comment UI, direct Play Store sharing, fixed web/admin bugs, enhanced language-based content management, refined roles and permissions UI, fixed notifications, and upgraded sponsor ads dashboard.
• 1.4.5: Added sitemap, YouTube integration, improved search and video UI, post details enhancements (images, links, audio), comment reporting & moderation, custom post “Read More” link, and fixed web/admin panel bugs.
• 1.4.6: Added Pin Post, Speech-to-Search, Infinite Scroll, System Health Monitoring, Flipbook feature, improved admin panel UI, bookmark filters, post badges, and fixed bugs across app, web, and admin panel.
• 1.4.X: Improved push notification UI, upgraded packages, added AdSense analytics, SEO tags, sponsor ads rotation control, enhanced admin and eNews-Paper UI, and fixed bugs across app, web, and admin panel.

Version 1.4.7

Updated on: 18 December 2025

Improvements (App):
• Improved Push Notification UI for better user experience
• Fixed bugs 
• Upgraded packages 

Improvements (Web & Admin Panel):
• Added Google AdSense Analytics display on the dashboard
• Implemented SEO Tags for better search engine optimization
• Sponsor ads rotation time can now be managed through the admin panel
• Admin panel UI improvements for better usability
• Improved eNews-Paper UI for enhanced readability and design
• Fixed bugs 

Version 1.4.6

Updated on: 20 November 2025

New Features (App):
• Added Pin Post option — users can pin posts to appear at the top of the bookmark page
• Added Speech-to-Search functionality with additional filters
• Implemented Infinite Scroll for smoother browsing

Improvements (App):
• All posts now display badges in bookmarks based on post type (video, audio, image, etc.)
• Fixed YouTube video playback errors
• UI improvements and general bug fixes

New Features (Admin Panel):
• Added System Health Monitoring to track server and app status
• Admin can send selected posts as notifications directly from the post section

Improvements (Admin Panel):
• All application keys (e.g., weather key, AdMob keys) can now be managed directly in the admin panel
• Improved UI for multiple image uploads in "Create Image Post" 
• Added status toggle to enable/disable app redirect popup on web
• Improved Audio Post UI using Tabler theme
• Settings displayed based on priority order
• Added "Select All" option for Audio, Image, and Video posts to enable easy multi-delete
• Added image size controls for light and dark logo images

New Features & Improvements (Web):
• Added Flipbook feature for magazines and e-newspapers
• Added Pin Post option for bookmarks — pinned posts remain at the top
• Added filter in bookmarks to filter posts by type.
• All posts display badges in bookmarks based on post type

Bug Fixes (Web & App):
• Fixed various bugs across app and web
• Improved overall UI and performance

Version 1.4.5

Updated on: 16 October 2025

New Feature  (Web): - 
Sitemap Integration 
  • Added sitemap support for better SEO and site indexing - YouTube Integration 
Audio Post :
  • Admin also create audio post with music.

Improvements (App):

Search Improvements
• Improved search bar UI for better user experience
• Search results now display data according to the selected news language (news_language_id)

Video Section Update
• Videos include a button or link to redirect users to the full post details page

New Features & Improvements (Web & App):

Post Details Page Enhancements
  • Inline images can be viewed directly within posts
Comment Reporting & Moderation
  • Reporting requires selecting a reason (e.g., spam, abuse, irrelevant)
  • Admin moderation options:

Ignore: Comment visible to public
Remove: Comment hidden from public

Bug Fixes (Web & Admin Panel):
Admin can add different types of YouTube links (e.g., shorts, share links) in the admin panel to create YouTube videos
Fixed minor UI issues and general stability improvements

Version 1.4.4

Updated on: 10 October 2025

Improvements (App):
- Search Screen UI Changes
  • Redesigned search screen for a cleaner and more intuitive experience
- Post Comments UI Changes
  • Enhanced comment layout for better readability and interaction
- App Sharing Improvement
  • When users share the app, they now directly get the Play Store link for easier access

Improvements (Web):
- Admin Panel Language Integration
  • Posts, RSS Feeds, Videos, Channels and Topics are now fully managed based on News Language
- Roles & Permissions UI Improvements
  • Updated design for a more user-friendly and organized role management interface
- Sponsor Ads Dashboard Enhancements
  • Added profile section with options to update profile and change password
  • Improved overall UI for smoother navigation and usability
- Notification System Fix
  • Fixed notification issues.

Bug Fixes (Web & Admin Panel):
- General stability improvements and performance optimizations
- Resolved several bugs in the admin panel and web platform

Version 1.4.3

Updated on: 20 September 2025

New Features & Improvements (App):
- Filters in Posts
  • Users can filter posts by Newest or Oldest
- Active Users – Admin View
  • Admins can see a list of currently active users 
- Custom Ads
  • Custom ad banners displayed in various sections
- Search News by Keywords 
  • Users can now search news content by keywords in the app
- WhatsApp Share in app
- E-News UI Improvements
  • Enhanced layout for easier navigation and better reading experience
- Calendar in E-News
  • Added calendar picker to select and view previous e-paper editions
- Google Login Integration
  • Web users can log in quickly and securely via Google
- Role-Based Admin Access
  • New role system to control admin panel visibility
  • Sub-admins can only access sections assigned by the super admin

Bug Fixes (App & Web):
- General stability improvements and minor UI fixes
- Bugs fix in web and admin panel

Version 1.4.2

Updated on: 7 August 2025

New Features & Improvements:
- In-App Purchase (iOS Only)
  • Integrated Apple In-App Purchase system
  • Available exclusively for iOS users via the app
- Notification Improvements (iOS)
  • Fixed duplicate push notification issue on iOS devices
- E-Newspaper UI Enhancements
  • Improved layout and readability for better user experience
Bug Fixes:
- YouTube Video Thumbnails (Web)
  • Resolved issue where thumbnails were not displaying properly on the website
- Admin Panel Image Display
  • Fixed issue with original images not displaying correctly in the admin panel

Version 1.4.1

Updated on: 23 July 2025

New Features:
- Video Section
  • Dedicated video section for news content

- External Video Support
  • Support for YouTube URLs
  • Fetch and display via YouTube RSS feeds

- E-Newspaper & Magazine Section
  • Access e-newspapers and magazines (App + Web)
  • Content shown based on selected news language
  • Seamless PDF viewing experience

- Web Stories & Videos Personalization
  • Stories and videos now filtered by selected language

- Subscribe Model with Email Notifications
  • Automatically emails top 5 recent posts to new subscribers
  • Boosts user engagement and retention

Version 1.3.2

Updated on: 3 July 2025

New Features:
- Manual Notification System (Admin Panel)
  • Send notifications to all or selected users
  • Supports title, message, optional image
  • Alert-style only (no push or deep link)

- Dashboard Insights with Dynamic Charts
  • Top Channels by post count
  • Posts, videos, and most liked content
  • Subscriptions and transactions overview

- Video Section (Web + App)
  • Integrated video module on Web and App
  • Language-based video filtering (active languages only)

- Auto Delete Configuration
  • Auto-delete posts (existing)
  • Auto-delete videos (new setting)

Improvements:
- News Language Mode
  • Disabled: content in default language
  • Enabled: shows selected active language
  • Inactive language: falls back to default active

- Daily free limit and content flow improvements
- Refined language selection logic

Fixes:
- Mining feature stability improvements
- Admin creation and role assignment fixed

Version 1.3.1

Updated on: 15 May 2025

Improvements:
- Refined news language selection on Web and App
- Enhanced daily free limit and free content exploration
- Minor UI/UX fixes and backend optimizations

Version 1.3.0

Updated on: 1 April 2025

New Features:
- Classify news based on languages
- Create membership plans with daily read limits
- Translation support on news detail pages

Fixes:
- Minor bug fixes and improvements

Version 1.2.0

Updated on: 22 March 2024

New Features:
- Video content support in feeds or articles
- Web Stories: tappable, slide-style news format
- Post Reactions: express emotions on posts

Improvements:
- Push notification enhancements
- Mobile app UI/UX improvements

Fixes:
- General backend and performance fixes

Version 1.1.0

Updated on: 7 January 2024

App Features:
- News notifications
- Share news posts with others
- View count display
- Adjustable text size
- Comment reporting
- Speak Loud (text-to-speech)
- Account deletion
- Live weather forecast
- News source link display
- Channel preference selection

Website Features:
- Weather forecast display
- Account deletion option
- Comment reporting
- Notifications during RSS post sync
- Channel selection popup during signup
- Followed channels/topics section on homepage

Version 1.0.0

Updated on: 11 December 2024

Initial Release