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You're reading from Mastering Firebase for Android Development Build real-time, scalable, and cloud-enabled Android apps with Firebase

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788624718

Length 394 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

Android

Concepts

Android Development

Author (1):

Ashok Kumar S

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Keep It Real – Firebase Realtime Database FREE CHAPTER

2. Safe and Sound – Firebase Authentication

3. Safe and Sound – Firebase Crashlytics

4. Genie in the Cloud – Firebase Cloud Functions

5. Arsenal for Your Files – Firebase Cloud Storage

6. Not Just a Keeper, Firebase Hosting

7. Inspection and Evaluation – Firebase Test Lab

8. A Smart Watchdog – Firebase Performance Monitoring

9. Application Usage Measuring and Notification, Firebase Analytics, and Cloud Messaging

10. Changing Your App – Firebase Remote Config and Dynamic Links

11. Bringing Everyone on the Same Page, Firebase Invites, and Firebase App Indexing

12. Making a Monetary Impact and Firebase AdMob and AdWords

13. Flexible NoSQL and Cloud Firestore

14. Analytics Data, Clairvoyant, Firebase Predictions

15. Training Your Code and ML Kit

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