Mastering Firebase for Android Development
Build real-time, scalable, and cloud-enabled Android apps with Firebase
1st Edition
Published on 23. September 2024
394 pages
978-1-78862-425-1 (ISBN)
Description
Develop a fully functional and dynamic Android application using the latest features of FirebaseKey Features - Explore all the latest tools in Firebase-Firebase Firestore, ML-Kit, and Firebase Predictions
- Master Firebase cloud messaging, remote configuration, and work with a real-time database
- Make your app a global success with the help of Google Analytics and AdMob
Book DescriptionFirebase offers a wide spectrum of tools and services to help you develop high-quality apps in a short period of time. It also allows you to build web and mobile apps quickly without managing the infrastructure.Mastering Firebase for Android Development takes you through the complete toolchain of Firebase,including the latest tools announced in Google IO 2018 such as Firebase ML-Kit, FireStore, and Firebase Predictions. The book begins by teaching you to configure your development environment with Firebase and set up a different structure for a Firebase real-time database. As you make your way through the chapters, you'll establish the authentication feature in Android and explore email and phone authentication for managing the on-boarding of users. You'll be taken through topics on Firebase crash reporting, Firebase functions, Firebase Cloud, Firebase Hosting, and Cloud Messaging for push notifications and explore other key areas in depth. In the concluding chapters, you will learn to use Firebase Test Lab to test your application before using Firebase Performance Monitoring to trace performance setbacks. By the end of the book, you will be well equipped with the Firebase ecosystem, which will help you find solutions to your common application development challenges. What you will learn - Learn about Firebase push notifications and write backend functionalities
- Identify the root cause of an application crash and diagnose and fix bugs
- Store different Multipurpose Internet MailExtension(MIME) type files
- Explore web hosting and connect the Firebase functions to the host website
- Send push notifications and understand the deep integration of analytics tools and cohorts
- Market and monetize your application using Firebase Adwords and Admob
- Build a secure authentication framework while enhancing the sign-in and on-boarding experience for end users
Who this book is forMastering Firebase for Android Development is for individualslooking to extend their skills with Firebase and build faster, scalable, and real-time mobile applications. Basic understanding of Android programming is necessary. In all, this in-depth guide is an accessible pathway to mastering Firebase.
- Master Firebase cloud messaging, remote configuration, and work with a real-time database
- Make your app a global success with the help of Google Analytics and AdMob
Book DescriptionFirebase offers a wide spectrum of tools and services to help you develop high-quality apps in a short period of time. It also allows you to build web and mobile apps quickly without managing the infrastructure.Mastering Firebase for Android Development takes you through the complete toolchain of Firebase,including the latest tools announced in Google IO 2018 such as Firebase ML-Kit, FireStore, and Firebase Predictions. The book begins by teaching you to configure your development environment with Firebase and set up a different structure for a Firebase real-time database. As you make your way through the chapters, you'll establish the authentication feature in Android and explore email and phone authentication for managing the on-boarding of users. You'll be taken through topics on Firebase crash reporting, Firebase functions, Firebase Cloud, Firebase Hosting, and Cloud Messaging for push notifications and explore other key areas in depth. In the concluding chapters, you will learn to use Firebase Test Lab to test your application before using Firebase Performance Monitoring to trace performance setbacks. By the end of the book, you will be well equipped with the Firebase ecosystem, which will help you find solutions to your common application development challenges. What you will learn - Learn about Firebase push notifications and write backend functionalities
- Identify the root cause of an application crash and diagnose and fix bugs
- Store different Multipurpose Internet MailExtension(MIME) type files
- Explore web hosting and connect the Firebase functions to the host website
- Send push notifications and understand the deep integration of analytics tools and cohorts
- Market and monetize your application using Firebase Adwords and Admob
- Build a secure authentication framework while enhancing the sign-in and on-boarding experience for end users
Who this book is forMastering Firebase for Android Development is for individualslooking to extend their skills with Firebase and build faster, scalable, and real-time mobile applications. Basic understanding of Android programming is necessary. In all, this in-depth guide is an accessible pathway to mastering Firebase.
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Mastering Firebase for Android Development
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Kumar S Ashok :
Ashok Kumar S has been working in the mobile development domain from about eight years. He is a Google certified engineer, speaker at global scale conferences and he also runs a youtube channel (AndroidABCD) for Android developers. He is an early Firebase adopter since before Google acquired Firebase. He is Computer Science and Engineering graduate who is completely passionate about innovation in technology. He contributes to open source heavily to improve his e-karma. Ashok has also written a book on Wear OS programming through a project approach.
Ashok Kumar S has been working in the mobile development domain from about eight years. He is a Google certified engineer, speaker at global scale conferences and he also runs a youtube channel (AndroidABCD) for Android developers. He is an early Firebase adopter since before Google acquired Firebase. He is Computer Science and Engineering graduate who is completely passionate about innovation in technology. He contributes to open source heavily to improve his e-karma. Ashok has also written a book on Wear OS programming through a project approach.
Content
Table of Contents - First things first, Setting up your development environment and Firebase Real-timedatabase
- Safe and sound, Firebase Authentication
- Safe and sound, Firebase Crash Reporting
- Genie in the cloud, Firebase Functions
- Arsenal for your files, Firebase Cloud Storage
- Not just a keeper, Firebase Hosting
- Inspection & Evaluation, Firebase Test Lab(Android)
- A smart Watchdog, Firebase Performance monitoring
- Application usage measuring and notification, Firebase analytics and Cloud messaging
- Makeup your app, Firebase Remote config and Dynamic links
- Bring everyone on the same page, Firebase invites, Firebase app indexing
- Making monetary impact, Firebase Admob and Adwords
- Flexible Nosql, Cloud Firestore
- Firebase Predictions
- Train your code, ML kit
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/activity_main"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:textColor="@color/colorPrimaryDark"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textSize="25dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Packt Blood Bank"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<View
android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
android:layout_marginRight="50dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="5dp"
android:background="@color/colorAccent" />
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="@+id/peopleList"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="5dp"
android:background="@color/colorPrimary" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
android:scrollIndicators="right"
android:scrollbarStyle="insideOverlay"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:scrollbars="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="150px"
android:layout_marginTop="40px"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="150px"
android:layout_marginTop="40px"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<EditText
android:id="@+id/donorNameInput"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="Full name"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="16dp" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/donorCityInput"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="City"
android:textColor="#000000" />
</LinearLayout>
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="150px"
android:layout_marginTop="40px"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<EditText
android:id="@+id/donorBloodGroupInput"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="Blood Group"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="16dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
...
- Safe and sound, Firebase Authentication
- Safe and sound, Firebase Crash Reporting
- Genie in the cloud, Firebase Functions
- Arsenal for your files, Firebase Cloud Storage
- Not just a keeper, Firebase Hosting
- Inspection & Evaluation, Firebase Test Lab(Android)
- A smart Watchdog, Firebase Performance monitoring
- Application usage measuring and notification, Firebase analytics and Cloud messaging
- Makeup your app, Firebase Remote config and Dynamic links
- Bring everyone on the same page, Firebase invites, Firebase app indexing
- Making monetary impact, Firebase Admob and Adwords
- Flexible Nosql, Cloud Firestore
- Firebase Predictions
- Train your code, ML kit
User interface design
In this application, we will keep the user interface simple and informative. All we have is one RecyclerView and two buttons for adding and loading the data. The following xml layout code dictates the UI design:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/activity_main"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:textColor="@color/colorPrimaryDark"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textSize="25dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Packt Blood Bank"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<View
android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
android:layout_marginRight="50dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="5dp"
android:background="@color/colorAccent" />
The following code adds the vertical LinearLayout to support the DynamicData:
<LinearLayoutandroid:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="@+id/peopleList"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>
The above code sets the dynamic lists that load the data from RecyclerView. lets continue updating the same layout to make the UI complete.
<Viewandroid:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="5dp"
android:background="@color/colorPrimary" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
The following layout adds a scrollable layout for the input controls.
<ScrollViewandroid:scrollIndicators="right"
android:scrollbarStyle="insideOverlay"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:scrollbars="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="150px"
android:layout_marginTop="40px"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="150px"
android:layout_marginTop="40px"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<EditText
android:id="@+id/donorNameInput"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="Full name"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="16dp" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/donorCityInput"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="City"
android:textColor="#000000" />
</LinearLayout>
The following code adds the donor blood group type and email address:
<LinearLayoutandroid:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="150px"
android:layout_marginTop="40px"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<EditText
android:id="@+id/donorBloodGroupInput"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="Blood Group"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="16dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
...
