03. Favorite Features
Firebase helps you develop high-quality apps, grow your user base, and earn money. Check out the descriptions of the Firebase features here and the summaries below. Which features are you most interested in? (Features covered in this course are marked with an asterisk [*]).
| Feature | Description |
| *Analytics | Firebase Analytics is a free and unlimited analytics tool to help you get insight on app usage and user engagement.Check out how PicCollage improves and analyzes their experiments with Firebase Analytics. |
Develop
| Feature | Description |
| Cloud Messaging | Firebase Cloud Messaging lets you deliver and receive messages across platforms reliably. Check out the Firebase Cloud Messaging documentation for more details. |
| *Authentication | Firebase Authentication is a key feature for protecting the data in your database and storage. Check out authentication in action on Bobon Profiles to help save the brewing profiles of users. |
| *Realtime Database | Firebase Realtime Database lets you sync data across all clients in realtime and remains available when your app goes offline. Check out how Skyscanner uses Firebase Realtime Database to keep clients in sync with the database. |
| *Storage | Firebase Storage lets you store and serve user-generated content, such as photos or videos. Firebase Storage is backed by Google Cloud Storage, used and trusted by many. |
| Hosting | Firebase Hosting provides fast and secure static hosting. Check out Firechat, one of the many web apps hosted with Firebase Hosting. |
| Test Lab for Android | Firebase Test Lab lets you test on Android devices hosted in the cloud. Check out the Firebase Test Lab for Android documentation for more details. |
| Crash Reporting | Firebase Crash Reporting provides detailed reports of errors and bugs in your app.Check out how Shazam uses Firebase Crash Reporting to find bugs to improve their user experience. |
Grow
| Feature | Description |
| *Notifications | Firebase Notifications helps you re-engage with users at the right moment.Check out the Firebase customers page to see real-world uses of Firebase Notifications. |
| *Remote Config | Firebase Remote Config can change the behavior and appearance of your app without publishing an app update. Check out how Fabulous uses Firebase Remote Config to streamline their processes. |
| App Indexing | With Firebase App Indexing, you can drive organic search traffic to your app, helping potential users of your app become your app’s biggest fans. Check out some App Indexing case studies from companies like Etsy and The Guardian. |
| Dynamic Links | Firebase Dynamic Links lets you pull users right to the content they were interested in, keeping them engaged and increasing the likelihood that they will continue to use the app. Check out the Firebase Developer Story on how NPR uses dynamic links. |
| Invites | Firebase Invites helps your users share your app with others. Check out some case studies on apps using Invites such as Yummly. |
| AdWords | AdWords help you search potential users with online ads. Check out the AdWords testimonials page to see how businesses use Google ads. |
Earn
| Feature | Description |
| AdMob | AdMob provides easy and powerful ad monetization with full support in Firebase. Check out the AdMob success stories page to see how businesses use AdMob. |
Favorite Features
QUESTION:
Which three are you most excited about?
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