Android Chat App in 25 Minutes

Build an Android Chat App in just 25 minutes!

Faisal Abid

September 30, 2016

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Transcript

@FaisalAbid Android Chat app in 25 minutes!
Who am I?
Dart Evangelist and Google Dev Expert Android Developer since M1
ML/NLP Engineer @ Zoom.ai - CIX Top 20 Founder @ Ven Chat - Top 100 Grossing Apps
Chat app in 25 minutes*
Assume you have user auth* Assume your UI is ready
Connecting the dots
No need to worry about scale No backend needed
Firebase Database
Works Offline NoSQL Firebase Database Hosted & Scalable & Free!
Lightweight Backend
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Integrating Firebase Database
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Offline sync is easy Reading is easy Firebase Database Writing
is easy One line integration via Gradle
But how do I REALLY Integrate it?
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Handles all the boilerplate code Firebase Database UI Offers Adapters
and Utils Official Firebase Tools
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Pros/Cons
Used in Production Firebase Database Pros Backed by the power
of Google Cloud Simple. Easy. Fast
Firebase Database Cons No way to intercept data easily (bots)
Thank You! @FaisalAbid