Sandra Kuria
Android engineer | Google WomenTechmakers ambassador | Lead-Firebase Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
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Sandra is an Android developer, a Google WTM ambassador and the Lead for Firebase Kenya. She's passionate about tech communities and advocates for diversity, equality and inclusion in the industry. When she’s not building mobile apps, you’ll often find her on stage speaking about Android development, Firebase, AI , UI/UX in mobile apps as well as other technical topics. She also enjoys sharing her knowledge through writing articles on her blog.
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Boosting user retention in android apps with FCM
Keeping users engaged in a mobile app can be challenging, especially for apps with many active users. In this session, we’ll explore how Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) can help you boost retention and keep users coming back to your app. We’ll start by covering the importance of retention and how well-timed notifications can make a big difference in user engagement. Then, we’ll dive into setting up Firebase in your Android app, with a focus on leveraging FCM and Firebase Analytics to deliver impactful notifications and measure their effectiveness. By the end of the session, you’ll have practical tools and insights to refine your messaging strategy and build lasting user engagement.
Streamlining UI development in Android using Relay
Introducing Relay, a tool developed by Google that narrows the gap between design and development. This tool accelerates UI development by turning Figma designs into jetpack compose code!
In this session, we'll learn more about Relay and its endless capabilities and have the chance to see this in action by showcasing practical demos that turn design mockups into production-ready UI. We'll also share best practices for having good-quality designs as well as how we can use them for collaboration.
Leveraging Firebase & Generative AI for next gen Android apps
The tech landscape is rapidly evolving and so is the future of Android development. In this session, we'll get to explore the integration between Generative AI, Firebase and Jetpack compose and how they can be harnessed together to build intelligent Android apps. The talk will also highlight Firebase services which will be seamlessly integrated with Jetpack Compose. Additionally, we will explore practical examples and use cases highlighting the potential of these technologies to revolutionize app development.
By the end of this session, attendees will learn about the latest advancements in AI as well as gain insights into building AI-driven apps.
Get to know compose & Firebase
This session covered the basics of Jetpack Compose & Firebase. The attendees learnt about Firebase products & how to integrate Firebase into their Jetpack compose apps.
Navigating the tech space as a student
This event was hosted by Infobip and the session covered various ways in which students can get started in tech. The talk mainly focused on how they can break into the industry and jumpstart their developer careers. It also highlighted the importance of developer communities and how one can contribute to them.
Revolutionizing your UI with Material 3
During this session, I introduced the key concepts and advantages of Jetpack Compose and later delved into Material 3 and its principles. We then explored the various components and styles provided by Material 3 and learnt how to incorporate them into our compose-based projects.
Constraints meet Composables
This talk was selected to be presented at the first edition of Pldroid 2023 in Warsaw but unfortunately, I couldn't make it. My talk was focused on using constraints with composables for building complex layout systems while effectively managing various screen sizes and orientations
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Sandra Kuria
Android engineer | Google WomenTechmakers ambassador | Lead-Firebase Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
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