Firebase

Google's mobile platform

General information

Firebase Authentication provides backend services, easy-to-use SDKs, and ready-made UI libraries to authenticate users to your app. It supports authentication using passwords, phone numbers, popular federated identity providers like Google, Facebook and Twitter, and more.

Most apps need to know the identity of a user. Knowing a user's identity allows an app to securely save user data in the cloud and provide the same personalized experience across all of the user's devices.

Firebase Authentication integrates tightly with other Firebase services, and it leverages industry standards like OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect, so it can be easily integrated with your custom backend.

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Documentation

How to create a Firebase project?

You’ll need to register your app with Firebase to enable features like Push notifications, analytics, and login SMS in your app. To register the app, you would first need to create a Firebase project. Follow the steps below to learn how to create a project on your Firebase account:

Open Firebase console on your browser.
Click on Get Started and login with your Google account.
Select Create a Project. Then enter your Project Name. You can write any name related to your app. Select the Firebase Terms checkbox below and click on Continue.
Turn on the Enable Google Analytics for this project toggle if you wish to integrate your Google Analytics account associated with Firebase.
Click on Create Project to proceed.

Firebase Cloud Messaging

Push Notification - iOS Configuration

All of these steps require you to have access to your Apple Developer account.
Once on the account, navigate to the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles tab on the account sidebar:

Registering a key

A key can be generated which gives the FCM full access over the Apple Push Notification service (APNs). On the “Keys” menu item, register a new key. The name of the key can be anything, however you must ensure the APNs service is enabled:

Click “Continue” & then “Save”. Once saved, you will be presented with a screen displaying the private “Key ID” & the ability to download the key. Copy the ID, and download the file to your local machine:

The file & Key ID can now be added to your Firebase Project. On the Firebase Console, navigate to the “Project settings” and select the “Cloud Messaging” tab. Select your iOS application under the “iOS app configuration” heading.

Upload the downloaded file and enter the Key & Team IDs