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Flutter Cookbook, Second Edition - Second Edition

By : Simone Alessandria
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Book Image

Flutter Cookbook, Second Edition - Second Edition

5 (3)
By: Simone Alessandria

Overview of this book

Are you ready to tap into the immense potential of Flutter? With over 1,000 new mobile apps published every day on the Apple and Google Play stores, Flutter is transforming the landscape of app development. It's time for you to join the revolution. Introducing the second edition of Flutter Cookbook, a step-by-step guide designed exclusively for you. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting your coding journey, this book is your ultimate companion. Dive into the latest features of Flutter 3.10 and unlock the secrets to building professional-grade, cross-platform applications. With our recipe-based approach, we'll not only show you how to implement Flutter's features but also explain why they work. Through practical examples and real-world execution, you'll gain a deeper understanding of Flutter's inner workings. From crafting stunning UI/UX with widgets to leveraging hot reload and restart techniques, we'll equip you with best practices and invaluable knowledge. As you progress, you'll learn to efficiently manage data, add interactivity and animations, and integrate essential Flutter plugins like maps, camera, voice recognition and more. And let's not forget the dedicated chapter on implementing MLkit powered by TensorFlow Lite. We'll guide you through building custom machine learning solutions, expanding the capabilities of your apps. By the time you reach the end of this comprehensive Flutter book, you'll have the skills and confidence to write and deliver fully functional apps.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Index

Summary

In this chapter, you saw how to integrate Firebase with Flutter. First, you saw to create a new Firebase project and add Firebase to a Flutter app.

Then, you learned how to create an authentication screen leveraging Firebase Authentication and FirebaseUI Auth. You also saw ways to customize the authentication process and how to integrate third-party providers, like Google Sign-in, for a smoother login experience.

Next, you saw how to integrate Firebase Analytics into your apps to gain insights into user behavior and app performance.

To save data in the cloud, we covered the Firebase Cloud Firestore, a document-based database that makes it easy to store and retrieve data in an app. You saw how to use collections and documents.

Push notifications are an important feature for mobile apps, and FCM makes it easy to send push notifications to users. You learned how to set up your app to receive push notifications when your app is in the background.

Finally,...