Social app update

Well, I finally got my search and my sorting figured out in the Firebase data. So, not I can show the latest info and allow searching that info as well.

My other concern is that the OpenFB doesn’t seem to be working on devices, only in the simulator as well as on the PhoneGap dev app, which I believe uses the local address which is why it could be working. My best guess at this point is that its an issue with the Auth Urls on the Facebook site, but as the buttons don’t seem to respond at all it certainly could be something in the code. As I am using Firebase anyway I will be looking at the Facebook integration there as well…

Ionic, Angular and Firebase

I have been looking for a backend for my app development and have come to the conclusion that Firebase is going to be the best choice for cost and features.

I have implemented Firebase in a social media style app I am doing and it is working very well using angularFire samples. I had a bit of an issue working with the database in separate views of the app but I think I have that figured out now. I actually had to ref the firebase database in each controller. Not sure if this is the best way to do it, but its working well.

I am using the OpenFB js to implement the sharing features, it seems to be working very well on my test device. I will probably touch more on OpenFB in a future post as it seems pretty easy to use and I think a lot of people would like to learn more about it.

Stay tuned for when I announce the app!