project_number

project_id

storage_bucket

mobilesdk_app_id

package_name

Make sure "com.example.educative.hello" is the package name while registering the project

oauth_client_id

current_key

services_client_id

educative-android.tar.gz

Android

This course covers various aspects of building Android applications, focusing on creating robust and efficient apps. The course is divided into several modules, accompanied by quizzes and coding challenges that will test your understanding of the course.

You’ll start with an overview, which introduces the Android platform and its key features. Then, you will learn the various Android layouts and UI components—how to create and use different layouts, fragments, and custom views. Moreover, you’ll practically learn about activity and lifecycle management, and how to handle images and work with RecyclerViews.

Next, the course covers Android UI components such as bottom navigation bars, alert dialogs, and web views. You’ll learn about intents, notifications, threading, services, app permissions, user location, and Firebase services—including authentication, real-time databases, storage, and cloud messaging.

By the end of the course, you will be able to create functional and well-performing Android applications.

Android Development Masterclass

## Introduction

Firebase Cloud Storage is a service that allows us to upload and share user data, such as images and videos. Internally, the data is stored in a Google Cloud Storage bucket but using Firebase Cloud Storage. Using cloud storage, we can upload files directly from our app and ensure high availability and redundancy.

We’ll learn to use Firebase Cloud Storage for uploading and downloading image files.

> **Note:** We need to create a Firebase project and configure the app before we can start using Firebase Storage in the project.

## Add a library dependency

Let’s start by adding the dependency for Firebase Cloud Storage in the `app/build.gradle` file.

# Introduction

Firebase Cloud Storage is a service that allows us to upload and share user data, such as images and videos. Internally, the data is stored in a Google Cloud Storage bucket but using Firebase Cloud Storage. Using cloud storage, we can upload files directly from our app and ensure high availability and redundancy.

We’ll learn to use Firebase Cloud Storage for uploading and downloading image files.

> **Note:** We need to create a Firebase project and configure the app before we can start using Firebase Storage in the project.

# Add a library dependency

Let’s start by adding the dependency for Firebase Cloud Storage in the `app/build.gradle` file.

Learn to store and retrieve files in the Google Cloud Storage bucket using Firebase Cloud Storage.

Overview

Android Layouts and UI Components

Android UI Components

Intents, Notifications, Threading & Services

App Permissions & User Location

Utilizing Firebase Services in Android

Assessment 1: Android Core Concepts

Lifecycle Aware Components

Android Jetpack Components

Data Persistence

Assessment 2: Jetpack Components and Persistence

Networking

Dependency Injection

Performance & Optimization

Android App Testing

Assessment 3: Networking, Performance, and Testing

Conclusion

Appendix

Using Firebase Storage for Saving Files and Images

Introduction

Add a library dependency