In this chapter, we saw how to build a simple chat application using Ionic, Cordova, and Firebase. We started off by understanding the architecture, learned about Firebase and AngularFire, and then we integrated these in the Ionic app. We also saw the implementation of key concepts such as integrating Cordova plugins in an Ionic app and triggering various features on demand.

In the next chapter, the final one, we will see how to generate device-specific installers for an app like this and share it with the world.