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How To Create A Mobile App In Expo And Firebase (For iOS And Android) — Smashing Magazine

The social media company released React Native, and it quickly became the most popular framework for building mobile apps with JavaScript. In this article, based on his experience with creating a GPS and navigation application, Chafik Gharbi will show you how to create a mobile app using Expo and Firebase services such as Firestore, Firebase functions and Expo push notifications.

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Chafik GharbiSmashing Magazine
·May 18, 2020
How To Create A Mobile App In Expo And Firebase (For iOS And Android) — Smashing Magazine

The social media company released React Native, and it quickly became the most popular framework for building mobile apps with JavaScript. In this article, based on his experience with creating a GPS and navigation application, Chafik Gharbi will show you how to create a mobile app using Expo and Firebase services such as Firestore, Firebase functions and Expo push notifications.

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Chafik Gharbi is an engineer and passionate mobile and web apps developer interested in everything related to JavaScript and cross-platform solutions. More about Chafik ↬

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