Busy programmer’s guide to Firebase with Android.
Busy programmer’s guide to Firebase with Android.
About the Book
Andrew Lee and James Tamplin founded firebase in 2011. Its initial product was a real-time database, which provides an API that allows mobile and web developers to store and sync data across multiple clients. The company has expanded its product line to become a full suite platform for the web and mobile development. Google acquired the company in October 2014, and a significant number of new features were added.
This book teaches you how to integrate Firebase Android SDK Version 11.2.0 in your Android application. Firebase helps developers to build high-quality apps, grow user base of the apps and earn more money. There are several unique services provided by Firebase. Some of them are Firebase Analytics, development tools and tools for user base growth. Most of these tools are free, and there are tools in paid plans as well.
Developers can use Firebase for heavy tasks in the application. Some of the development tools provided by Firebase for Android application development are real-time Database, Crash Reporting, Authentication, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, Test Lab for Android, and Performance monitoring tools.
Some of the tools provided by Firebase are for user growth and user engagement. They are Google Analytics for Firebase, Cloud Messaging, Dynamic Links, Remote Config, Invites, App Indexing, AdMob, and Adwords. You will learn how to use each tool in your Android application.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Prerequisites. 16
Java Programming Language. 17
What is Java?. 18
Object Oriented Programming Language. 20
Android Development Environment. 22
How to install Android Studio 2.3.3?. 22
Installation. 23
Install the Google Play Services SDK.. 28
Firebase Console. 29
Pricing. 31
Summary. 32
Add Firebase to Your Android Project. 33
Introduction. 33
Creating a new Android Project. 33
Creating a new project in Firebase Console. 37
Modify your build.gradle files. 43
Use the Firebase Assistant. 47
Get the Debug Certificate. 49
Available Libraries. 53
Summary. 53
Firebase Analytics. 54
Introduction. 54
Difference between Firebase Analytics and Google Analytics. 55
Firebase Console Demo Project. 55
Active Users. 60
Average Revenue. 60
Ad Performance. 61
In-app Purchases. 61
first_open Attribution. 62
Retention Cohorts. 62
User Engagement. 63
App Version. 63
Devices. 64
Location. 64
Demographics. 65
Interest. 66
Automatically Collected Events. 69
User Properties. 72
Integrating Firebase Analytics. 75
Explanation. 78
Common Error. 80
Audiences. 81
Summary. 83
Firebase Notifications. 84
Introduction. 84
Implementation Path. 85
Difference between Notifications and Cloud Messaging. 85
Integrate Firebase Notifications. 86
Send a message from the Notifications Console. 91
Console fields and the message payload.. 93
Receive and handle Notifications. 94
Custom Notification Icon and Colour. 95
Send a Notification to a Device. 96
Subscribe to a topic. 97
Send Topic Messages from the Notifications Console. 99
Send Messages from the Notifications Console to specific device. 100
Summary. 102
Firebase Cloud Messaging with PHP. 103
Introduction. 103
FCM Messages. 104
Notification Messages. 105
Data Messages. 106
Messages with both Notification and Data Payloads. 106
Non-collapsible and Collapsible Messages. 107
Priority of a Message and Message Targeting. 108
Integrate Firebase Cloud Messaging with PHP. 109
Obtain Firebase Server API Key. 109
Creating a PHP Web Application to Send Messages. 111
Summary. 117
Firebase Realtime Database. 118
Introduction. 118
Structure of the Firebase Database. 119
Avoid deep nesting data. 120
Denormalization. 120
Create Data That Scales. 120
Set up Firebase Real Time Database for Android.. 120
Configure Firebase Database Rules. 121
Rule Types. 121
Firebase Database Predefined Variables. 121
Advanced Firebase Rules. 123
Validate Rules. 124
Write to your Database. 125
Read from your Database. 126
Deleting Data. 126
Configure ProGuard.. 126
Offline Support (Disk Persistence). 127
Database in Firebase Console. 127
Example Application. 130
Summary. 140
Firebase Authentication. 141
Introduction. 141
Key Capabilities. 142
Authentication in the Firebase Console. 142
Authentication Implementation Steps. 146
Firebase Authentication Using Email 146
User Registration Using Email 146
Sign In Using Email 152
Recover Password Using Email 155
User Sign Out. 160
Change User Email 161
Check User Session. 161
Delete User. 161
Summary. 162
Firebase Storage. 163
Introduction. 163
Creating Storage Structure. 163
Setup.. 165
Add the Firebase Storage Dependencies to the Project. 165
Set up Firebase Storage. 165
Create a Storage Reference on Android.. 166
Navigate with References. 166
References Properties. 166
Limitations on References. 167
Upload Files. 167
Manage Uploads. 167
Handle Errors. 167
Firebase Storage Security Rules. 169
File Upload Example. 170
Storage implementation overview.. 171
Add Application Permissions. 179
Security Rules in Firebase Console. 179
Summary. 181
Firebase Remote Config. 182
Introduction. 182
Key Capabilities. 182
How it works?. 183
Implementation path. 183
Don’t use Firebase Remote Config in following scenarios. 183
Caching. 183
Firebase Remote Config Example. 184
Setting up the parameter values on the Firebase console. 186
Add conditions. 187
Add Remote Config to the Android project. 189
Application logic in MainActivity class. 190
XML default file. 190
Fetch remote values. 191
Summary. 192
Firebase Crash Reporting. 194
Introduction. 194
Key capabilities. 194
Setup Firebase Crash Reporting. 195
Report crashes. 197
User Privacy. 198
Summary. 198
AdMob. 199
Introduction. 199
How does it work?. 199
Get started.. 199
Integrate the Mobile Ads SDK.. 200
Creating an ad unit. 200
Configuration of the Android app.. 202
Place an AdView.. 202
Initialize the Google Mobile Ads SDK.. 203
Load the ad.. 203
Banner ads. 205
Smart ads. 205
Interstitial Ads. 206
Implementing interstitial ads. 206
In-App Purchase Ads. 208
Adding permissions and activity required for In-App Purchase Ads. 208
Implementation. 209
PlayStorePurchaseListener implementation. 209
Native Ads. 210
Summary. 210
Firebase Invites. 211
Introduction. 211
How Firebase Invites Work?. 211
Implementation Path. 212
Adding Firebase Invites to the Android App.. 212
Send Invitations. 212
Customize The Invitation. 213
Receive Invitations. 215
Summary. 217
Firebase Dynamic Links. 218
Introduction. 218
Create Dynamic Links. 219
Create Firebase Dynamic Links Using Firebase Console. 219
Handling Dynamic Links in Android Application. 224
Add the Library Dependency. 224
Add an Intent Filter for Deep Links. 224
View Dynamic Links Analytics Data. 225
Summary. 227
Firebase App Indexing. 228
Introduction. 228
How does Firebase App Indexing work?. 228
Add Firebase and the App Indexing library. 228
Preperation of links. 229
Enable Content Indexing. 229
Enable Personal Content Indexing. 232
Update the index. 234
Delete the index when users log out. 234
Summary. 234
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