What you'll learn

At the core of modern mobile application databases is a thorough understanding of Firebase. The Firebase Database is an incredible product, but there’s still a big opportunity for improvement. The Firebase team listened to the feedback from the developer community, and Firestore is their answer. In this course, Firebase on Android: Cloud Firestore, you will learn how to master the new flagship database for Firebase. First, you will learn how to structure data following Firestore's document-oriented design. Then, you will see how to create, retrieve, update, and delete data and images. Finally, you will explore querying individual documents or entire collections with only a few lines of code. When you’re finished with this course, you will have a foundational knowledge of the Firebase Cloud Firestore that will help you as you move forward to develop mobile applications.