One More Thing: Building the IoT Future with Android Things and Firebase
summary
Shows an actual build: Android Things (Dev Preview 0.4) running on a Raspberry Pi with Android Things SDK, Kotlin/Java, ADB setup and Ethernet-first then Wi‑Fi provisioning; a Firebase real‑time DB with open rules syncs five component states; the Pi drives ten GPIO pins through relays to reverse pump polarity for a cardboard hydraulic robot arm; latency is near‑real‑time but network dependent; Google releases an Android Things Console for OTA bundles and a pared‑down Google Play services for devices.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 7:31Hardware Support
- 8:35What You Will Need (possibly maybe)
- 9:24Download the System Images
- 13:04Connect to Android Things via ADB
- 14:12Pull the Plug!
- 14:59Verify the Connection
- 18:42Common Intents (ex. alarm clock)
- 39:18Future..?








