USunity source codeinunitysourcecode.hashnode.dev·2d ago · 12 min readPush Notifications in Unity: A Developer's Guide to Getting Players BackThe Problem: Players Forget You Exist If you've shipped a mobile game before, you already know the pattern. Install numbers look fine. First-session engagement looks fine. Then you check your Day 7 re00
ARAndrea Roversiinroversia.hashnode.dev·3d ago · 10 min readBuilding an Interactive App Guide with Clickable Hotspots on ScreenshotsThe context The control panel I built for the sales team includes terminal management for a POS app. The practical problem: whoever handles support often doesn't know what the companion phone app look00
SMSyed Muhammad Aliindevstacked.hashnode.dev·3d ago · 16 min readSupabase Auth vs Firebase Auth: Which One Should You Choose in 2026?You're starting a new Next.js project, and before you write a single feature, you have to answer one boring but critical question: who's going to handle login? Two names keep showing up at the top of 00
ARAndrea Roversiinroversia.hashnode.dev·4d ago · 7 min readDocument Upload in a Firebase Chat with CloudinaryThe context The chat is part of a larger project: a control panel for sales agents with orders, shifts, and OTP signing. The chat was already working with text, images (via ImgBB upload), and voice me01A
EJEva J Patelinevapatel123.hashnode.dev·5d ago · 8 min readFirebase Authentication Explained in Gen-Z (No Cap)"Bro, why can't I just store usernames and passwords in my database?" Congratulations. You just lost 1,000 developer aura. ~Disappointed Dog GIF via GIPHY I'm just kidding...kind of. Almost every be00
CMCaleb Mintoumbainfreecodecamp.org·Jul 24 · 13 min readFirestore Data Modeling Guide: Embedded Documents vs Referencing (with a Blog Case Study)When developers transition from the relational world (MySQL, PostgreSQL) to Firestore, Firebase's NoSQL document database, they often bring their old habits with them. They try to replicate tables, fo00
HAhasnain alaminhasnainalamm.hashnode.dev·Jul 23 · 3 min readHandling Foreground Notifications with NotifeeFirebase handles the delivery, but how do you show notifications when the app is open? Notifee is the answer for foreground alerts. The foreground notification problem Here is something that surprises00
YPYogeshwar Peelainexploitnotes.hashnode.dev·Jul 18 · 13 min readFAM CTF: The Library to The Endpoint WriteupExecutive Summary FAM is a mobile CTF challenge distributed as an Android APK (fam-ctf.apk) with four staged flags, each themed around a different layer of the app's Firebase backend: The Library (nat00
Aabhayjotsinghinabhayjot008.hashnode.dev·Jul 17 · 3 min readBuilding a Referral System That Rewards Communities Instead of SpamLessons from designing the referral system behind WORK Network. Referral programs are everywhere. Ride-sharing apps. Food delivery. Reward platforms. SaaS products. Most of them work the same way. Inv00
HBHimanshu Balaniinblog.himanshubalani.com·Jul 15 · 16 min readHow to Show Live YouTube Music Data on your WebsiteSpotify and Apple Music make it incredibly easy to showcase your live listening habits on your website. YouTube Music? Not so much. After doing some setup you can do an API call and fetch your account41
