Let me just get this out there. Firestore is amazing. I only found out about it recently and it is new (it’s still in beta as of now) but its documented structure is ingenious! Now I see it as an almost definite replacement to the Realtime… Read More »Getting Started with Cloud Firestore on Android
Cloud Firestore may be out (in its beta) and it does look to be overshadowing its little brother, but there are a number of good reasons to stick to the Realtime Database. For instance, Realtime Database is just better than Firestore at being “realtime”. If… Read More »Getting started with Firebase Realtime Database on Android
No need to bother with explaning why Firebase is so awesome. You already know that. That’s why you’re here. We’ll make this a quick and very straightforward one. There are 2 methods by which you can add Firebase to your app. Using the Firebase Assistant,… Read More »Connect your Android App to Firebase in 4 Quick Steps (2 Methods)
What is Firebase? Not much really. Just a small set of tools. … if small was a large number. Firebase delivers tons of features. It can handle everything across the cloud, provide you with free analytics for your app, new ways to test your app… Read More »Why you should add Firebase to your App
Let me just say this. I absolutely love Kotlin as a programming language. If I had to name a favourite, it would be that. For 2 years, I have been using Java for Android Development. When I heard about Kotlin at the Google I/O ’17,… Read More »Kotlin vs Java – Why you should switch to Kotlin
I would do 8, but I’m too lazy for that. Since 2017 is coming to a close, it’s time we round up the best Android phones of the year. What makes a “Good” phone? We’re basing this criteria on what people actually want in a… Read More »Top 7 Android Phones Of 2017
UI (User Interface) and UX (User Experience) are two terms that get mixed up quite often, and for several reasons. They both sound pretty cool for the wannabe-tech-lord to know. So I’ll lay out in simple terms the difference between each, and what makes either… Read More »UI vs UX; And What Makes a Good UI/UX
I would’ve done 8, but I’m too lazy for that. Mobile App development is often regarded as a harder field of programming to get into for reasons such as having to deal with limited processing power, but having learned it as my own first step… Read More »7 Reasons to get into Android Development