Save coding time by using Firebase Extensions and create an URL shortening service in minutes! Here’s the full guide. — 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 app. Firebase offers a variety of extensions. The major benefit…

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 Firebase Extensions you can build a simple text translation app that does most of the work for you. — 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 final result. …

Firebase allows installing various extensions to further increase functionality. In this article, I’ll show you how to do it. — 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 it takes only minutes to set up these extensions. …

It is very simple to host your existing Flutter web app with Firebase Hosting. This article guides you through all the steps needed. — 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 way to distribute apps to testers or automate the release…

Control your app remotely with Firebase Remote Config to enable/disable features or change the user interface with this tutorial. — 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 testers. Or you might want to show a different ad…

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. — 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 you want to know how it works? …

In this article, I’ll show you how to set up and use Firebase Storage to read and write data from a Flutter application. — 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 you how to set it up, read and write data…

In this article, I will demonstrate how to write and deploy a cloud function with Firebase and call it from a Flutter app. — 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. The following sub-topics will be covered in this article: 🔹 Setting up Firebase and…

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. — 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 🔹 Setting up the database 🔹 Working with the Firebase database editor 🔹 Accessing…

In this article, we’ll have a look at the Firebase Authentication mechanism and how it can be integrated into your Flutter app. — 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 mail confirmation and validation if desired. …

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. — 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. …