# Using Android Architecture Components with Firebase Realtime Database (Part 2)

DevFeed: [Using Android Architecture Components with Firebase Realtime Database (Part 2)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/using-android-architecture-components-with-firebase-realtime-database-part-2-16247.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2017/12/using-android-architecture-components_20>)

Author: Doug Stevenson

Published: 2017-12-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Firebase Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/firebase-blog.md>)

Topics: [Realtime Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/realtime-database.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-architecture.md>), [architecture-components](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture-components.md>), [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [realtime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/realtime.md>), [realtime-database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/realtime-database.md>), [sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdk.md>), [tutorials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorials.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial shows how to use Android Architecture Components with Firebase Realtime Database to map database snapshots into application objects and keep database-specific logic out of an Activity. It uses transformations so UI-facing objects are ready for display and the app can later switch database implementations with fewer Activity changes.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.