Using Firebase Cloud Messaging and Firebase Cloud Functions we can implement a system to send and receive push notifications from a Flutter app. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) Today we are going to focus on how to send push notifications from a Flutter app. Therefore Firebase will be used as it provides packages that can be used within a Flutter app. In this scenario, a push notification will…

I built a WhatsApp clone with Flutter and Firebase in a few hours. Here is what I came up with. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) There are a ton of messaging apps available. Some well-known players are WhatsApp, Threema, Signal, and others. Apart from a messaging functionality, they provide many other features like group chats, file transmission, or data backup. In my little experiment, I…

Save coding time by using Firebase Extensions and create an URL shortening service in minutes! Here’s the full guide. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) With a few simple steps, you can build your own personal URL shortening service. All you need is a Firebase account and a Bitly account. The setup involves no coding. To test the service, we will write a small Flutter…

Your all-in-one toolbox to building serverless infrastructures in the cloud. — “Firebase Cloud Functions In Depth” is an essential guide for anyone looking to harness the full potential of Firebase’s serverless computing solution. With this comprehensive ebook, readers will gain a deep understanding of the intricacies of Firebase Cloud Functions and be able to use it effectively for their web or…

With Firebase Extensions you can build a simple text translation app that does most of the work for you. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) There are many ways to build a translation app. In this article, I am going to show you how to use Firebase for that task. A Flutter app will transmit the text to be translated to Firebase and display the…

Firebase allows installing various extensions to further increase functionality. In this article, I’ll show you how to do it. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) Firebase Extensions is an easy way to enhance Firebase and your app with additional capabilities without having to implement them yourself. They help with sending emails, translating text, resizing images, making payments, and other stuff. The possibilities are huge and…

Making it work, saving time, and straight to the point are the main features of my newest ebook. Firebase development made easy! — You know me by now, I wrote a lot about developing Flutter apps with Firebase in the past. Just recently, I published an ebook containing all my knowledge and experience about the platform. It enables you to build Flutter apps backed by Firebase cloud services. Here are some facts:

It is very simple to host your existing Flutter web app with Firebase Hosting. This article guides you through all the steps needed. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) Flutter apps are available for various platforms like Android, iOS, desktop systems, and also the web. With Firebase Hosting, there is an easy tool to deploy your Flutter web app and access it in a browser. This is a simple…

Control your app remotely with Firebase Remote Config to enable/disable features or change the user interface with this tutorial. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) Wouldn’t it be great if you had some control over your apps after they are distributed via a store? You could disable a feature that still has flaws. Or your users could be part of a limited group of A/B…

Here is how you can prevent unwanted access to your Firebase backend services by using App Check. I’ll demonstrate the setup with a Flutter app. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) Securing your backend saves you a lot of trouble. Think about data loss or a huge bill at the end of the moment. Firebase provides its service App Check to greatly reduce the possibility of an attacker being successful. Do…

In this article, I’ll show you how to set up and use Firebase Storage to read and write data from a Flutter application. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) Firebase Storage is an object storage provider in the cloud to store and serve data. Possible scenarios include profile pictures for your users or documents like PDF files that are uploaded during a registration process. In this article, I’ll show…

In this article, I will demonstrate how to write and deploy a cloud function with Firebase and call it from a Flutter app. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) Firebase Cloud Functions is a service from Google that enables you to execute code in the cloud. A major benefit is scalability. If your app has many users, you won’t have a bottleneck when using Firebase. …

In this article, I am guiding you through the setup steps for Cloud Firestore and show you how to read and write data from a Flutter app. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) Firebase Cloud Firestore is a scalable NoSQL cloud database where you can store relevant data for your apps. It is very flexible and can be secured with access rules. In the following sections, we’ll talk about

In this article, we’ll have a look at the Firebase Authentication mechanism and how it can be integrated into your Flutter app. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) What is Firebase Authentication? Firebase Authentication is a simple way to verify a user without having to worry about storing credentials. It supports a variety of login mechanisms and is easy to set up. You receive a complete registration flow for your users including…

If you need some cloud services for your apps, Firebase might be a good choice. In this article, I’ll show you how to create a Firebase project and how to link it with your Flutter app. — (Not a Medium member? Read this story for free here!) Firebase is a lightweight app development platform of Google offering various services like databases, authentication, messaging, and many more. It offers SDKs for different programming languages and is well-documented. …