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Mastering Firebase for Android Development

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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788624718
Length 394 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ashok Kumar S Ashok Kumar S
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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 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Firebase a Cloud Storage


Firebase Cloud Storage service is built for scaling storage, up to exabytes, if and when it's required. Firebase also allows a smooth transition from prototype to production, using existing file storage infrastructure. Firebase Cloud Storage helps to store files inside a Google Cloud Storage Bucket. Later, the data can be accessed from Firebase and Google Cloud. 

Firebase Cloud Storage permits files of any type to be stored using the Google Cloud Storage platform. All the data that we upload is saved in a Google Cloud Bucket. By default, all the data and files are stored in a single bucket, but Firebase also allows configuring multiple buckets. Firebase handles everything in the background, from resuming the upload process to retrying the loss of connectivity.

Firebase enables developers to add custom metadata to files. Similar to Real-time Database, Firebase Cloud Storage also has a set of rules and security parameters to ensure the data remains safe. Using Firebase...

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