How to Build Solutions on Google Cloud Platform
Learn how to use Google Cloud Platform products, services, and other features to build end-to-end solutions.
Mobile Applications
Last updated December 17, 2015.
Build backend services for mobile apps
Updated December 2015
Select one of several recommended design patterns that use Firebase and Cloud Platform services, view sample code that implements the pattern, and learn how to manage communication between your app and your backend services, including push notifications.
Use Firebase and Google App Engine in an Android App
Published September 2015
Build a mobile app that stores data in Firebase. Then add backend logic running on App Engine. By connecting App Engine to a Firebase database, you can perform complex logic on data without having to manage synchronization and updates; Firebase handles that for you.
How to build a mobile app with an App Engine backend
Updated June 2015
Learn how to develop a mobile application powered by Cloud Platform. This sample application includes an Android client and an App Engine backend.
Developing mobile games on Google Cloud Platform
Updated June 2015
This document is intended for architects and developers interested in building their own mobile game backends and designing the interaction patterns between mobile clients and the backend.
Image management for mobile apps using gRPC
Published July 2015
Learn how to use gRPC and protocol buffers to connect a mobile app running on a variety of devices (Android and iOS) to backend services to create an end-to-end photo-sharing app.
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