Ravi S. Iyer: Software Development

Note: The current version of this post covers mainly installation of Android emulators. A later update is planned to explore running React Native developed Android apps on these Android emulators. Currently it shares a few articles related to the latter. Related post: Notes on React Native,  https://raviswdev.blogspot.com/2024/12/notes-on-react-native.html My old Android Kotlin programming quick exposure post: Getting exposed to Android App. Development – Quick Notes, https://ravisiyer.wordpress.com/2023/10/01/getting-exposed-to-android-app-development-quick-notes  : briefly mentions Android Studio installation I did then in Oct. 2023 but does not mention other emulator tests that I recall I did then (like Nox). Related longish extract is given below (slightly edited): Recommended RAM is 8 GB for Android Studio! My desktop PC on which I installed it has 4 GB RAM. It did get installed but runs very slowly. Further, the Android emulator part is extremely slow and even then ...

Last updated on 17 Dec. 2024 Note: Related post: Notes on Android Emulator for running React Native developed app on 4 GB RAM PC,  https://raviswdev.blogspot.com/2024/12/notes-on-android-emulator-for-running.html . My last look at React Native tutorial code seems to have been in April 2024: Notes on React Native tutorial and using Expo on my Android phone to explore the tutorial, https://raviswdev.blogspot.com/2024/04/notes-on-react-native-tutorial-and.html , LU 20 April 2024. But that seems to have been an earlier version tutorial as it seems to match https://reactnative.dev/docs/0.73/environment-setup (React Native 0.73) but does not match the current version tutorial: https://reactnative.dev/docs/set-up-your-environment (shows version as React Native 0.76) ---- React Native for Beginners tutorial, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp9sTsiTZ_I , 22 mins, Dave Gray, Oct. 2024. Extensions used: React Native Tools, Expo Tools Full course video alternative to above video which...

Last updated on 12 Dec. 2024 Firebase Cloud Messaging: https://firebase.google.com/products/cloud-messaging "Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) provides a reliable and battery-efficient connection between your server and devices that allows you to deliver and receive messages and notifications on iOS, Android, and the web at no cost." https://console.firebase.google.com/project/_/notification Introducing Firebase Cloud Messaging, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sioEY4tWmLI , around a min. I was quite surprised to see on Firebase website that it indeed is free to use and does not mention limits for free use. This quora discussion is relevant to this: Why is Firebase Cloud Message free of charge? Does Google use/sell end users data for advetisement like OneSignal?, [FCM is Firebase Cloud Messaging] https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Firebase-Cloud-Message-free-of-charge-Does-Google-use-sell-end-users-data-for-advetisement-like-OneSignal ...  I was wondering if Google has a plan to sta...