Mastering Firebase For Android Development

Firebase is a completely scalable, real-time backend service and provides all the tools necessary to develop rich, collaborative applications using client side code. This books will take deep dive into the features of Firebase by exploring its complete toolchain.

Plan how to build a better app, grow it into a business, and earn money from your hard work using Firebase. In this book, Laurence Moroney, Staff Developer Advocate at Google, takes you through each of the 15 Firebase technologies, showing you how to use them with concrete examples. You’ll see how to build cross-platform apps with the three pillars of the Firebase platform: technologies to help you develop apps with a real-time database, remote configuration, cloud messaging, and more; grow your apps with user sharing, search integration, analytics, and more; and earn from your apps with in-app advertising. After reading The Definitive Guide to Firebase, you'll come away empowered to make the most of this technology that helps you build better cross-platform mobile apps using either native Android or JavaScript-based web apps and effectively deploy them in a cloud environment. What You'll Learn Use the real-time database for a codeless middleware that gives online and offline data for syncing across your users’ devices Master Firebase Cloud Messaging, a technology that delivers to connected devices in less than 500ms Grow your app organically with technologies such App Indexing, App Invites, and Dynamic Links Understand problems when they arise with crash reporting Fix user problems without direct access to users’ devices Tie it all together with analytics that give you great intelligence about how users interact with your app Who This Book Is For Experienced Android, mobile app developers new to Firebase. This book is also for experienced web developers looking to build and deploy web apps for smartphones and tablets, too, who may be new or less experienced with mobile programming.

TAGLINE: Android, SQLite, Google Firebase and Unity (Game Development) KEY FEATURES - Uncover the basics of Android App Development. - Get to know more about the Database Structure of SQLite (Android database). - A quick start guide that will help beginners understand the structure of Android Development (Programming). DESCRIPTION This hands-on book will teach you how to structure your android app, design flexible and interactive interfaces. It will help you develop your app on various platforms such as smartphones and tablets. The book uses SQLite as it is a very lightweight database, with no installation required, zero-configuration, and no server required. SQLite is widely used as a database of choice in mobile apps, cameras, home electronic devices, and other embedded systems. Then you will see how to work with Google Firebase, Google’s mobile platform, which helps you quickly develop high-quality apps. You will see how it supports a real-time database for your apps. It will also show how to use Unity, a cross-platform game engine. It will help you develop 3D games with high quality as per your requirement. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN - Get familiar with the fundamentals of Android App Development - Use SQLite Database in Android development - Learn how to use Google Firebase Services - Understand how to work with Unity for Android Game Development - Create an Android Project towards the end of the book WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is more beneficial for young college students, Java Developer, any software engineer who is interested in android programming or mobile app development. This book is also for a person who wants to learn android programming. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Android Basic 2. SQL Lite 3. Firebase 4. Unity 5. Project

Master Android development using a variety of Kotlin features About This Book Leverage specific features of Kotlin to ease Android application development An illustrative guide that will help you write code based Kotlin language to build robust Android applications Filled with various practical examples build amazing Android project using Kotlin so you can easily apply your knowledge to real world scenarios Who This Book Is For The book is for developers who want to build amazing Android applications in an easy and effective way. Basic knowledge of Kotlin is assumed, but you do not need any familiarity with Android development. What You Will Learn Understand the basics of Android development with Kotlin Get to know the key concepts in Android development See how to create modern mobile applications for the Android platform Adjust your application's look and feel Know how to persist and share application database Work with Services and other concurrency mechanisms Write effective tests Migrate an existing Java-based project to Kotlin In Detail Kotlin is a programming language intended to be a better Java, and it's designed to be usable and readable across large teams with different levels of knowledge. As a language, it helps developers build amazing Android applications in an easy and effective way. This book begins by giving you a strong grasp of Kotlin's features in the context of Android development and its APIs. Moving on, you'll take steps toward building stunning applications for Android. The book will show you how to set up the environment, and the difficulty level will grow steadily with the applications covered in the upcoming chapters. Later on, the book will introduce you to the Android Studio IDE, which plays an integral role in Android development. We'll use Kotlin's basic programming concepts such as functions, lambdas, properties, object-oriented code, safety aspects, type parameterization, testing, and concurrency, which will guide you through writing Kotlin code into production. We'll also show you how to integrate Kotlin into any existing Android project. Style and approach In this book, you'll master Android development using Kotlin through real application examples. We'll introduce you to basic Android concepts and offer guidance from the first steps to the final project. In each chapter, we'll develop one important application functionality as a development milestone. As we progress, you'll become more experienced in Android and our application will progress toward a real-world product. Finally, when we complete the application's development, we'll write proper tests to ensure it's production ready.

"Mastering Firebase: The Complete Guide to Building and Scaling Apps" is an indispensable resource for developers looking to harness the full potential of Firebase. This comprehensive guide takes you on a journey through the intricacies of Firebase, from the basics of setting up your project to advanced techniques for scaling your applications efficiently. Dive deep into Firebase's suite of features, including real-time databases, user authentication, cloud functions, and hosting services, with practical examples and expert insights. Whether you're looking to create dynamic web applications, sophisticated mobile apps, or scalable serverless architectures, this book covers all the bases. Learn how to leverage Firebase's analytics for better decision-making, implement robust security protocols, and optimize your app's performance. "Mastering Firebase" demystifies complex concepts, making them accessible to beginners while providing depth for experienced developers. Each chapter is meticulously crafted to ensure you gain the skills necessary to implement Firebase effectively, with tips on troubleshooting common issues and maximizing app reliability and user experience. With this guide, you'll discover the secrets to building and managing apps that stand out in a crowded marketplace. Equip yourself with the knowledge to navigate Firebase's ecosystem and stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of app development. "Mastering Firebase" is your key to unlocking the full potential of your applications, making it an essential addition to any developer's library

Accelerate your Android development journey by mastering the latest Kotlin techniques and libraries to build robust apps Key Features Apply best practices and industry-essential skills used by Google Developer Experts Find out how to publish, monitor, and improve your app metrics on the Google Play Store Learn how to debug issues, detect leaks, inspect network calls, and inspect your app’s local database Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionWritten with the best practices, this book will help you master Kotlin and use its powerful language features, libraries, tools, and APIs to elevate your Android apps. As you progress, you'll use Jetpack Compose and Material Design 3 to build UIs for your app, explore how to architect and improve your app architecture, and use Jetpack Libraries like Room and DataStore to persist your data locally. Using a step-by-step approach, this book will teach you how to debug issues in your app, detect leaks, inspect network calls fired by your app, and inspect your Room database. You'll also add tests to your apps to detect and address code smells. Toward the end, you’ll learn how to publish apps to the Google Play Store and see how to automate the process of deploying consecutive releases using GitHub actions, as well as learn how to distribute test builds to Firebase App Distribution. Additionally, the book covers tips on how to increase user engagement. By the end of this Kotlin book, you’ll be able to develop market-ready apps, add tests to their codebase, address issues, and get them in front of the right audience.What you will learn Build beautiful, responsive, and accessible UIs with Jetpack Compose Explore various app architectures and find out how you can improve them Perform code analysis and add unit and instrumentation tests to your apps Publish, monitor, and improve your apps in the Google Play Store Perform long-running operations with WorkManager and persist data in your app Use CI/CD with GitHub Actions and distribute test builds with Firebase App Distribution Find out how to add linting and static checks on CI/CD pipelines Who this book is for If you’re an aspiring Android developer or an Android developer working with Java, then this book is for you. Basic Java programming skills are a must if you want to fully utilize the techniques and best practices showcased in this book.

Build rich and collaborative applications using client-side code with React, Redux, and Firebase Key Features 1) A practical guide covering the full stack for web development with React 16 and Firebase 2) Leverage the power of Firebase Cloud Storage, messaging, functions, OAuth, and database security to develop serverless web applications. 3) Develop high-performance applications without the hassle of setting up complex web infrastructure. Book Description ReactJS is a wonderful framework for UI development. Firebase as a backend with React is a great choice as it is easy, powerful, and provides great developer experience. It removes a lot of boilerplate code from your app and allows you to focus on your app to get it out quickly to users. Firebase with React is also a good choice for Most Viable Product (MVP) development. This book provides more practical insights rather than just theoretical concepts and includes basic to advanced examples – from hello world to a real-time seat booking app and Helpdesk application This book will cover the essentials of Firebase and React.js and will take you on a fast-paced journey through building real-time applications with Firebase features such as Cloud Storage, Cloud Function, Hosting and the Realtime Database. We will learn how to secure our application by using Firebase authentication and database security rules. We will leverage the power of Redux to organize data in the front-end, since Redux attempts to make state mutations predictable by imposing certain restrictions on how and when updates can happen. Towards the end of the book you will have improved your React skills by realizing the potential of Firebase to create real-time serverless web applications. What you will learn Install powerful React.js and Firebase tools to make development much more efficient Create React components with Firebase to save and retrieve the data in real-time Use Firebase Authentication to make your React user interface secure Develop React and Firebase applications with Redux integration Firebase database security rules Firebase Cloud Storage Integration to upload and store data on the cloud Create a complete real-time application with React and firebase Using Firebase Cloud messaging and Cloud functions with React Firebase Cloud Storage integration with React Who this book is for This book is for JavaScript developers who have some previous knowledge of React and want to develop serverless, full-stack applications but without the hassle of setting up a complex infrastructure.