Updated READMEs (firebase#95)

Author: simonsongirang

README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@
 
 A collection of quickstart samples demonstrating the Firebase APIs on Android. For more information, see https://firebase.google.com.
 
+Samples available:
+
+- [Admob](admob)
+- [Analytics](analytics)
+- [App-Indexing](app-indexing)
+- [Auth](auth)
+- [Configuration](config)
+- [Crash](crash)
+- [Database](database)
+- [Dynamic Links](dynamiclinks)
+- [Invites](invites)
+- [Messaging](messaging)
+- [Storage](storage)
+
 ## How to make contributions?
 Please read and follow the steps in the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
 

admob/README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AdMob by Google Quickstart
 =======================
 
 The AdMob by Google Android quickstart demonstrates how to display an interstitial ad and
-a simple banner ad.  AdRequest and AdView are used to display a banner ad
+a banner ad.  AdRequest and AdView are used to display a banner ad
 and InterstitialAd is used to display the interstitial ad.
 
 Introduction
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Getting Started
 - Run the sample on your Android device or emulator.
 - The running sample displays a test banner ad and a test interstitial add.
 
-Screenshots
+Result
 -----------
 <img src="app/src/screen.png" height="534" width="300"/>
 

analytics/README.md

@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ Getting Started
 - [Add Firebase to your Android Project](https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup).
 - Run the sample on Android device or emulator.
 
-Screenshots
+Result
 -----------
 <img src="app/src/screen.png" height="534" width="300"/>
 
 Support
 -------
 
-https://firebase.google.com/support/
+- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-analytics)
+- [Firebase Support](https://firebase.google.com/support/)
 
 License
 -------

app-indexing/README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 Firebase App Indexing Quickstart
 ==============================
 
-The Firebase App Indexing Android quickstart demonstrates how to help get your app
-found in Google Search.  `AppIndex.AppIndexApi.view` is used to index view events.
+The Firebase App Indexing Android quickstart demonstrates how to get your app to be found in Google Search.
 
 Introduction
 ------------
@@ -14,19 +13,18 @@ Getting Started
 
 - [Add Firebase to your Android Project](https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup).
 - Open the App Indexing project in Android Studio.
-- Run the sample on your Android device or emulator by issuing the following intent
-with the command line `adb` tool:
-adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "http://www.example.com/articles/test" com.google.samples.quickstart.app_indexing
+- Run the sample on your Android device or emulator by issuing the following command using **adb** tool:  
+`adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "http://www.example.com/articles/test" com.google.samples.quickstart.app_indexing`
 
-Screenshots
+Result
 -----------
 <img src="app/src/screen.png" height="534" width="300"/>
 
 Support
 -------
 
-- [Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android-app-indexing)
-- [Firebase Support](http://firebase.google.com/support/)
+- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android-app-indexing)
+- [Firebase Support](https://firebase.google.com/support/)
 
 License
 -------

auth/README.md

@@ -17,27 +17,29 @@ Getting Started
 - Go to the [Firebase Console](https://console.firebase.google.com) and navigate to your project:
   - Select the **Auth** panel and then click the **Sign In Method** tab.
   - Click **Google** and turn on the **Enable** switch, then click **Save**.
-- Run the app on your device or emulator.
-    - Select `GoogleSignInActivity` from the main screen.
+- Run the sample app on your device or emulator.
+    - Select **GoogleSignInActivity** from the main screen.
     - Click the **Sign In** button to begin.
 
 
 ### Facebook Login Setup
 
 - Go to the [Facebook Developers Site](https://developers.facebook.com) and follow all
-  instructions to set up a new Android app. When asked for a package name, use
-  `com.google.firebase.quickstart.usermanagement` and when asked for a main class name,
+  instructions to set up a new Android app.
+  - When asked for a package name, use
+  `com.google.firebase.quickstart.usermanagement`.
+  - When asked for a main class name,
   use `com.google.firebase.quickstart.usermanagement.FacebookLoginActivity`.
 - Go to the [Firebase Console](https://console.firebase.google.com) and navigate to your project:
   - Select the **Auth** panel and then click the **Sign In Method** tab.
   - Click **Facebook** and turn on the **Enable** switch, then click **Save**.
   - Enter your Facebook **App Id** and **App Secret** and click **Save**.
 - Open the file `app/src/main/res/values/ids.xml` and replace the value of the `facebook_app_id` with the ID of the Facebook app you just created.
 - Run the app on your device or emulator.
-    - Select `FacebookLoginActivity` from the main screen.
+    - Select the **FacebookLoginActivity** from the main screen.
     - Click the **Sign In** button to begin.
     - If you see text that says Facebook is disabled, make sure you are running
-      either the `facebookDebug` or `facebookRelease` variants of this sample.
+      either the **facebookDebug** or **facebookRelease** variants of this sample.
 
 
 ### Twitter Login Setup
@@ -48,15 +50,16 @@ Getting Started
 - Go to the [Firebase Console](https://console.firebase.google.com) and navigate to your project:
   - Select the **Auth** panel and then click the **Sign In Method** tab.
   - Click **Twitter** and turn on the **Enable** switch, then click **Save**.
-  - Enter your Twitter **API Key** and **API Secret** and click **Save**.
-  - Copy the callback URL from the bottom of the panel (it should look like
+  - Enter your Twitter **Consumer Key** and **Consumer Secret** and click **Save**.
+  - Copy the callback URL from the bottom of the panel (Ex.
     `https://<your-app-id>.firebaseapp.com/__/auth/handler`).
-- Navigate back to your Twitter app settings on [apps.twitter.com](apps.twitter.com). Click the **Settings** tab and
+- Navigate back to your Twitter app settings on [Twitter Developers Site](https://apps.twitter.com). 
+  - Click the **Settings** tab and
   paste in the callback URL from the Firebase console.
-- Open the file `app/src/main/res/values/ids.xml` and replace the value of the `twitter_consumer_key`
-  and `twitter_consumer_secret` with the key and secret you just put into the Firebase console.
+- Open the file `app/src/main/res/values/ids.xml` and replace the value of the **twitter_consumer_key**
+  and **witter_consumer_secret** with the key and secret you just put into the Firebase console.
 - Run the app on your device or emulator.
-    - Select `TwitterLoginActivity` from the main screen.
+    - Select **TwitterLoginActivity** from the main screen.
     - Click the **Log In with Twitter** button to begin.
 
 ### Email/Password Setup
@@ -65,38 +68,39 @@ Getting Started
   - Select the **Auth** panel and then click the **Sign In Method** tab.
   - Click **Email/Password** and turn on the **Enable** switch, then click **Save**.
 - Run the app on your device or emulator.
-    - Select `EmailPasswordActivity` from the main screen.
+    - Select **EmailPasswordActivity** from the main screen.
     - Fill in your desired email and password and click **Create Account** to begin.
 
 
 ### Custom Authentication Setup
 
 - Go to the [Google Developers Console](https://console.developers.google.com/project) and navigate to your project:
-    - From the left "hamburger" menu navigate to the **API Manager** tab.
-    - Click on the **Credentials** item in the left column.
-    - Click **New credentials** and select **Service account key**. Select **New service account**,
-    pick any name, and select **JSON** as the key type. Then click **Create**.
+    - Click on the **Service accounts** tab in the left.
+    - Click on the **Create Service Account** on the top.
+    - Enter desired service account name and click on the **Create** button.
+    - Once the serivce account is created, click on the **Options**.
+    - Choose **JSON** as the key type then click on the **Create** button.
     - You should now have a new JSON file for your service account in your Downloads directory.
-- Open the file `web/auth.html` in your computer's web browser.
+- Open the file `web/auth.html` using your web browser.
     - Click **Choose File** and upload the JSON file you just downloaded.
     - Enter any User ID and click **Generate**.
-    - Copy the text from the **ADB Command** section, you will need this.
+    - Copy the text from the **ADB Command** section. This will be required later on.
 - Run the Android application on your Android device or emulator.
-    - Select `CustomAuthActivity` from the main screen.
-    - Run the text you copied from the **ADB Command** section of the web page in the steps above.
-      This should send a token to the running app and update the Custom Token field.
+    - Select **CustomAuthActivity** from the main screen.
+    - Run the text copied from the **ADB Command** section of the web page in the steps above. This will update the Custom Token field of the running app.
     - Click **Sign In** to sign in to Firebase User Management with the generated JWT. You should
       see the User ID you entered when generating the token.
 
 
-Screenshots
+Result
 -----------
 <img src="app/src/screen.png" height="534" width="300"/>
 
 Support
 -------
 
-https://firebase.google.com/support/
+- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-authentication)
+- [Firebase Support](https://firebase.google.com/support/)
 
 License
 -------

config/README.md

@@ -4,22 +4,23 @@ Firebase Remote Config Quickstart
 Introduction
 ------------
 
-- [Read more about Firebase Remote Config](https://firebase.google.com/)
+- [Read more about Firebase Remote Config](https://firebase.google.com/docs/remote-config/)
 
 Getting Started
 ---------------
 
 - [Add Firebase to your Android Project](https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup).
 - Run the sample on Android device or emulator.
 
-Screenshots
+Result
 -----------
 <img src="app/src/screen.png" height="534" width="300"/>
 
 Support
 -------
 
-https://firebase.google.com/support/
+- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-remote-config)
+- [Firebase Support](https://firebase.google.com/support/)
 
 License
 -------

crash/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Firebase Crash Quickstart
 Introduction
 ------------
 
-- [Read more about Firebase Crash](https://firebase.google.com/docs/crash)
+- [Read more about Firebase Crash Reporting](https://firebase.google.com/docs/crash)
 
 Getting Started
 ---------------
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Screenshots
 Support
 -------
 
-https://firebase.google.com/support/
+- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-crash-reporting)
+- [Firebase Support](https://firebase.google.com/support/)
 
 License
 -------

database/README.md

@@ -10,18 +10,20 @@ Getting Started
 ---------------
 
 - [Add Firebase to your Android Project](https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup).
-- Go to the [Firebase Console](https://console.firebase.google.com)
-  - In the **Auth** tab enable **Email/Password** authentication.
+- Log in to the [Firebase Console](https://console.firebase.google.com).
+- Go to **Auth** tab and enable **Email/Password** authentication.
 - Run the sample on Android device or emulator.
 
-Screenshots
+Result
 -----------
 <img src="app/src/screen.png" height="534" width="300"/>
 
 Support
 -------
 
-https://firebase.google.com/support/
+- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-database)
+- [Firebase Support](https://firebase.google.com/support/)
+
 
 License
 -------

dynamiclinks/README.md

@@ -12,24 +12,25 @@ Getting Started
 - [Add Firebase to your Android Project](https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup).
 - Follow the [quickstart guide](https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup) to set up your project.
 - Configure the sample:
-  - Replace the `app_code` value in `strings.xml` with your personal app code. If you don't have an app code, email your Google contact to begin the process.
-  - Replace the `applicationId` in `app/build.gradle` with the package name that matches your app code.
+  - Replace the **app_code** value in `strings.xml` with your personal **app code**. If you don't have an **app code**, email your Google contact to begin the process.
+  - Replace the **applicationId** in `app/build.gradle` with the package name that matches your app code.
 - Run the sample on your Android device or emulator.
 - Using the sample:
-  - When the application is started a deep link is generated using your app code. Click **Share**
-    to share this deep link to another application (like Google Keep).
-  - When the application is started the app checks if it was launched from a deep link. If so,
-    the link data is displayed under the **Receive** heading. Try sharing the deep link from the
-    app and then using that link to re-launch the application.
+  - When the application is started, a deep link will be generated using your app code. 
+  - Click **Share**
+    to share this deep link to another application.
+  - The application checks if it was launched from a deep link. If so, the link data will be displayed under the **Receive** heading.
+  - Try sharing the deep link from the application and use that deep link to re-launch the application.
 
-Screenshots
+Result
 -----------
 <img src="app/src/screen.png" height="534" width="300"/>
 
 Support
 -------
 
-https://firebase.google.com/support/
+- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-dynamic-links)
+- [Firebase Support](https://firebase.google.com/support/)
 
 License
 -------

invites/README.md

@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@ Getting Started
 - [Add Firebase to your Android Project](https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup).
 - Run the sample on Android device or emulator.
 
-Screenshots
+Result
 -----------
 <img src="app/src/screen.png" height="534" width="300"/>
 
 Support
 -------
 
-https://firebase.google.com/support/
+- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-invites)
+- [Firebase Support](https://firebase.google.com/support/)
 
 License
 -------

messaging/README.md

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Firebase Cloud Messaging Quickstart
 ==============================
 
 The Firebase Cloud Messaging Android Quickstart app demonstrates registering
-an Android app for Notifications and handling the receipt of a message.
-InstanceID allows easy registration while FirebaseMessagingService and FirebaseInstanceIDService
+an Android app for notifications and handling the receipt of a message.
+**InstanceID** allows easy registration while **FirebaseMessagingService** and **FirebaseInstanceIDService**
 enable token refreshes and message handling on the client.
 
 Introduction
@@ -24,38 +24,39 @@ Use Firebase console to send FCM messages to device or emulator.
 
 ## Send to a single device
 
-- From Firebase console Notification section, click New Message.
+- From Firebase console Notification section, click **New Message**.
 - Enter the text of your message in the Message Text field.
-- Set the target to Single Device.
-- Check the logs for the InstanceID token, copy and paste it into the Firebase console Token field.
-  If you cannot find the token in your logs, hit the LOG TOKEN button in the app and the token will
-  be logged in logcat.
-- Click Send Message.
+- Set the target to **Single Device**.
+- Check the logs for the **InstanceID** token, copy and paste it into the Firebase console Token field.
+  - If you cannot find the token in your logs, click on the **LOG TOKEN** button in the application and the token will
+  be logged in **logcat**.
+- Click on the **Send Message** button.
 - If your application is in the foreground you should see the incoming
   message printed in the logs. If it is in the background, a system notification should be
-  displayed, and when tapped should return to the quickstart app.
+  displayed. When the notification is tapped, the application should return to the quickstart application.
 
 ## Send to a topic
 
-- From Firebase console Notification section, click New Message.
+- From Firebase console Notification section, click **New Message**.
 - Enter the text of your message in the Message Text field.
-- Hit the SUBSCRIBE TO NEWS button to subscribe to the news topic.
-- Set the target to Topic.
+- Click on the **SUBSCRIBE TO NEWS** button to subscribe to the news topic.
+- Set the target to **Topic**.
 - Select the news topic from the list of topics. You must subscribe from the device or emulator
   before the topic will will be visible in the console.
-- Click Send Message.
+- Click on the **Send Message** button.
 - If your application is in the foreground you should see the incoming
   message printed in the logs. If it is in the background, a system notification should be
-  displayed, and when tapped should return to the quickstart app.
+  displayed. When the notification is tapped, the application should return to the quickstart application.
 
-Screenshots
+Result
 -----------
 <img src="app/src/screen.png" height="534" width="300"/>
 
 Support
 -------
 
-https://firebase.google.com/support/
+- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-cloud-messaging)
+- [Firebase Support](https://firebase.google.com/support/)
 
 License
 -------