Sudoku Solver is an app for Android built in Android Studio. This is a personal project made by myself to solve any given sudoku puzzle. It uses a brute force algorithm to test values in each column and continually go down row by row until the puzzle is filled with correct values.
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- Solves a puzzle relatively quickly given valid numbers
- Only allows the user to enter in numbers, so there is no way to accidentally enter in a wrong character
- If invalid numbers are entered into the puzzle, it will notify you right away with a red background
- Can clear the board to reset what is there
- The board can be saved and reloaded from a database
- Ability to solve the puzzle one number at a time, so as to not spoil the solution
- Be able to customize the theming and colors for the app to the user's liking
- Read in a puzzle from the camera by taking a picture and parsing the board
- Support board sizes other then just 9x9 boards
- Add a hints page to help users learn better strategies for solving puzzles
- Add a contact form in the app to submit any feature requests or bugs