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Integrating Firebase authentication into an Expo mobile app

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Juan Cruz Martinez
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The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide for building a mobile application using Expo that integrates with Firebase for authentication, highlighting the creation of sign-up and login screens with email and password, a home screen for authenticated users, and dynamic screen routing with React Navigation. It explains setting up a React Native app with Expo, configuring Firebase SDK, and securing Firebase settings with environment variables. The guide includes instructions for setting up navigation, creating an authentication hook, building screens, and integrating Firebase authentication services. Additionally, it outlines the use of react-native-elements for UI components and provides a sample project structure and code snippets for each step. The tutorial emphasizes the simplicity of integrating Firebase authentication within Expo apps and encourages further exploration of Firebase's features for building secure applications.