Advanced React Native Techniques & Deployment
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Advanced React Native Techniques & Deployment
This course is part of The Complete React Native Bootcamp 2026 Specialization
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What you'll learn
Set up React Native CLI and integrate with native code for Android and iOS development.
Implement Firebase for user authentication, push notifications, and real-time databases.
Build interactive and scalable AI chat applications with Hugging Face and OpenAI APIs.
Apply advanced React Native animations to enhance the user experience.
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May 2026
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There are 8 modules in this course
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A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This course covers advanced techniques in React Native, focusing on building sophisticated apps with native code integration, Firebase, AI chat apps, and more. You will learn how to set up and deploy apps using React Native CLI, integrate Firebase for authentication and real-time database, and create feature-rich UIs with advanced animations. By covering these key topics, you'll be able to develop robust mobile applications and prepare them for deployment on both Android and iOS platforms. The course starts with the essentials of setting up the React Native CLI environment on macOS and Windows, ensuring you have the right tools for development. You’ll then explore Firebase integration for Android and iOS, including user authentication, push notifications, and social login using Google. With a focus on UI, the course dives into creating advanced components like custom icons, splash screens, and maps, ensuring your app is visually appealing and functional. Further, you will get hands-on with creating a scalable AI Chat app using tools like Hugging Face and OpenAI. This section covers everything from integrating the AI API to designing the chat UI and implementing interactive features. You will also learn to optimize your app with React Native animations, improving user experience through smooth transitions, color changes, and dynamic movements. The course concludes with deployment strategies, teaching you how to generate APKs and AABs for Android and set up OTA (Over-the-Air) updates for both iOS and Android apps. By the end of the course, you will have mastered the entire process, from building advanced React Native apps to deploying them efficiently. By the end of the course, you will be able to integrate Firebase and native modules in your apps, create AI-driven chat functionalities, apply complex animations for UI enhancement, and deploy your applications to app stores for both Android and iOS platforms
In this module, we will introduce you to React Native CLI, explaining how it provides more control over your development process compared to Expo. You will learn to set up the CLI environment on macOS, run your app on simulators and real devices, and understand the core features of React Native CLI.
What's included
8 videos2 readings1 assignment
8 videos•Total 28 minutes
- React Native CLI•2 minutes
- How Expo and CLI Share a Lot Together•4 minutes
- MacOS Environment Setup•4 minutes
- Mac Android Environment Setup•2 minutes
- Run App on iOS & Android•5 minutes
- Run App on Real Android Device•2 minutes
- Run App on Real iPhone Device•6 minutes
- Introduction to Yarn•3 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Introduction to the Course 'Advanced React Native Techniques & Deployment'•10 minutes
- Full Specialization Resource•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Introduction to React Native CLI - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will walk you through integrating Firebase with your React Native CLI project. You will learn how to set up Firebase for both Android and iOS, implement push notifications, and enable social logins to enhance your app's authentication capabilities.
What's included
7 videos1 assignment
7 videos•Total 57 minutes
- Change Bundle ID•5 minutes
- Integrate Firebase with Android•7 minutes
- Integrate Firebase with iOS•8 minutes
- Push Notifications Android•11 minutes
- Foreground Notifications•3 minutes
- Social Login | Google Gmail Login with Android•15 minutes
- Social Login | Google Gmail Login with iOS•8 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Firebase with React Native CLI - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will explore how to enhance your app by integrating native code and native modules. You’ll learn to use device features like the camera and gallery, customize your app’s branding with icons and splash screens, and add rich UI components like vector icons and SVG images.
What's included
11 videos1 assignment
11 videos•Total 75 minutes
- Open Gallery and Camera to Pick Images•18 minutes
- Change App Name•3 minutes
- Change App Icon iOS•3 minutes
- Change App Icon Android•7 minutes
- Splash Screen Android•7 minutes
- Splash Screen iOS•3 minutes
- Integrate Google Maps & iOS Maps in React Native App•7 minutes
- Display Google Map in App•7 minutes
- Adding Markers to MapView•4 minutes
- React Native Vector Icons•8 minutes
- How to Use SVGs with React Native•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Native Code & Native Modules - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will guide you through setting up a well-structured folder system for your AI Chat app. You’ll also learn to use helpful scripts for development and integrate Reactotron to monitor and debug your app more effectively.
What's included
3 videos1 assignment
3 videos•Total 19 minutes
- App Init Structures•7 minutes
- Useful Scripts•7 minutes
- Integrate with Reactotron•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- AI Chat App | Folder Structure - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will teach you how to create a functional and visually appealing UI for your AI Chat app. You’ll learn to handle user input, manage chat messages with FlatList, and connect your app to AI services for real-time conversation generation, all while incorporating TypeScript for enhanced code reliability.
What's included
24 videos1 assignment
24 videos•Total 133 minutes
- App Header•5 minutes
- Sent Message Card•5 minutes
- Response Message Card•5 minutes
- Put Messages in FlatList•6 minutes
- Adding TypeScript•3 minutes
- Chat Input•7 minutes
- KeyboardAvoidingView•4 minutes
- ChatInput Props•9 minutes
- Send Messages•8 minutes
- Receive Messages•4 minutes
- Adding Typing Effect•9 minutes
- Empty Chat Screen•5 minutes
- Auto Scroll to Bottom in FlatList•8 minutes
- Keyboard State•9 minutes
- Create Hugging Face Access Token•3 minutes
- Connect App with Hugging (GPT-2)•9 minutes
- Display Hugging Face (GPT-2) Response•4 minutes
- Create OpenAI Key•3 minutes
- Connect with OpenAI and Get Smarter Answers•9 minutes
- Fix Input Padding Bottom•2 minutes
- Adding Try-Catch•8 minutes
- Adding Thinking Loading•4 minutes
- Fix Typing Effect Issue•3 minutes
- Task Time•1 minute
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- AI Chat App | App UI & Integration - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will guide you through deploying your React Native app using the React Native CLI. You’ll learn how to generate APK and AAB files for Android, set up OTA updates for both Android and iOS, and ensure smooth app updates for your users.
What's included
3 videos1 assignment
3 videos•Total 32 minutes
- Generate APK & AAB for Android•9 minutes
- OTA Updates Android•15 minutes
- OTA Updates iOS•9 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- React Native CLI Deployment - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will dive into creating animations in React Native. You’ll learn to animate elements with different effects like movement, fading, rotation, and size change, and explore how to build interactive and smooth animation sequences to enhance your app's visual appeal.
What's included
13 videos1 assignment
13 videos•Total 48 minutes
- Animation Section Introduction•1 minute
- Moving Elements Horizontally•9 minutes
- Moving Elements Horizontally Multiple Times•4 minutes
- Move Elements Vertically•6 minutes
- Task Time - Task 1•2 minutes
- Animation Sequence•3 minutes
- Fade Animation•4 minutes
- Task Time - Task 2•1 minute
- Rotate Animation•5 minutes
- Task Time - Task 3•2 minutes
- Expand & Shrink Animation•6 minutes
- Task Time - Task 4•2 minutes
- How to Animate Color Changes•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Animations with React Native - Assessment•15 minutes
In this optional module, we provide a crash course on JavaScript fundamentals. You’ll learn the basics of variables, data types, operators, and control flow, as well as how to work with arrays, objects, and functions to build a solid foundation for your React Native development.
What's included
17 videos1 reading3 assignments
17 videos•Total 95 minutes
- Logging•2 minutes
- Comments•3 minutes
- Data Types•4 minutes
- Variables Rules•7 minutes
- var let const•6 minutes
- Statements•3 minutes
- Arithmetic Operators•4 minutes
- Strings•5 minutes
- String Templates•5 minutes
- String Methods•10 minutes
- Objects•8 minutes
- Arrays•8 minutes
- Boolean•3 minutes
- Comparison•7 minutes
- Logical Operator•6 minutes
- if-else•5 minutes
- Functions•10 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Conclusion to the Course 'Advanced React Native Techniques & Deployment'•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Full Course Practice Assessment•15 minutes
- JavaScript Crash Course (Optional) - Assessment•15 minutes
- Full Course Assessment•60 minutes
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React Native is a powerful open-source framework that allows developers to build mobile applications using JavaScript and React. It enables the creation of cross-platform apps, meaning a single codebase can run on both iOS and Android. This is particularly relevant because it significantly reduces development time, improves code maintainability, and allows developers to create high-performance apps with a native user experience.
This course delves into advanced React Native techniques, including the use of React Native CLI for more control over development compared to Expo, integrating Firebase for user authentication and notifications, and working with native modules for features like image selection and Google Maps integration. It also covers the use of animations to enhance user experiences, how to build an AI-powered chat app, and deploy React Native apps for both Android and iOS. This course prepares you for building real-world, production-ready mobile apps.
By the end of this course, you will be able to use React Native CLI for full control over app development, integrate Firebase for authentication and notifications, work with native device features, and implement advanced animations to enhance the user experience. You'll also gain the ability to build scalable apps like AI chat applications, handle deployment, and apply best practices in state management and UI design, making you ready to create and deploy professional-grade apps.
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