# Android Installation ## 1) Setup google-services.json Download the `google-services.json` file provided by Firebase in the _Add Firebase to Android_ platform menu in your Firebase configuration console. This file should be downloaded to `YOUR_PROJECT/android/app/google-services.json`. Next you'll have to add the google-services gradle plugin in order to parse it. Add the google-services gradle plugin as a dependency in the *project* level build.gradle `android/build.gradle` ```java buildscript { // ... dependencies { // ... classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.0.0' } } ``` In your app build.gradle file, add the gradle plugin at the VERY BOTTOM of the file (below all dependencies) `android/app/build.gradle` ```java apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' ``` ## 2) Link RNFirebase RNFirebase is split into separate modules to allow you to only include the Firebase functionality that you need in your application. To install `react-native-firebase` in your project, you'll need to import the packages you need from `io.invertase.firebase` in your project's `android/app/src/main/java/com/[app name]/MainApplication.java` and list them as packages for ReactNative in the `getPackages()` function: ```java package com.youcompany.application; // ... // Required package import io.invertase.firebase.RNFirebasePackage; // <-- Add this line // Optional packages - add as appropriate import io.invertase.firebase.admob.RNFirebaseAdMobPackage; //Firebase AdMob import io.invertase.firebase.analytics.RNFirebaseAnalyticsPackage; // Firebase Analytics import io.invertase.firebase.auth.RNFirebaseAuthPackage; // Firebase Auth import io.invertase.firebase.config.RNFirebaseRemoteConfigPackage; // Firebase Remote Config import io.invertase.firebase.crash.RNFirebaseCrashPackage; // Firebase Crash Reporting import io.invertase.firebase.database.RNFirebaseDatabasePackage; // Firebase Realtime Database import io.invertase.firebase.messaging.RNFirebaseMessagingPackage; // Firebase Cloud Messaging import io.invertase.firebase.perf.RNFirebasePerformancePackage; // Firebase Messaging import io.invertase.firebase.storage.RNFirebaseStoragePackage; // Firebase Storage // ... public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication { // ... @Override protected List getPackages() { return Arrays.asList( new MainReactPackage(), new RNFirebasePackage(), // <-- Add this line // Add these packages as appropriate new RNFirebaseAdMobPackage(), new RNFirebaseAnalyticsPackage(), new RNFirebaseAuthPackage(), new RNFirebaseRemoteConfigPackage(), new RNFirebaseCrashPackage(), new RNFirebaseDatabasePackage(), new RNFirebaseMessagingPackage(), new RNFirebasePerformancePackage(), new RNFirebaseStoragePackage() ); } }; // ... } ``` You'll also need to include RNFirebase and the required Firebase dependencies in our `android/app/build.gradle` so that they are compiled as part of React Native. In the `dependencies` listing, add the appropriate `compile` lines: ``` dependencies { // RNFirebase required dependencies compile(project(':react-native-firebase')) { transitive = false } compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-core:11.0.0" // If you are receiving Google Play API availability issues, add the following dependency compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.0.0" // RNFirebase optional dependencies compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-ads:11.0.0" compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:11.0.0" compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:11.0.0" compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-config:11.0.0" compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-crash:11.0.0" compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-database:11.0.0" compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:11.0.0" compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-perf:11.0.0" compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:11.0.0" } ``` Add the project path to `android/settings.gradle`: ``` include ':react-native-firebase' project(':react-native-firebase').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-firebase/android') ``` ## 3) Cloud Messaging (optional) If you plan on using [Firebase Cloud Messaging](https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging/), add the following to `android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml`. Add permissions: ```xml ``` Set app [launch mode](https://inthecheesefactory.com/blog/understand-android-activity-launchmode/en) inside activity props: ```xml ``` Add messaging service: ```xml ``` If you would like to schedule local notifications then you also need to add the following: ```xml ``` ## 4) Performance Monitoring (optional) If you'd like to take advantage of Firebases [Performance Monitoring](https://firebase.google.com/docs/perf-mon/), the following additions to your project setup are required: In your projects `android/build.gradle` file, add the plugin to your dependencies: ``` dependencies { ... classpath 'com.google.firebase:firebase-plugins:1.1.0' } ``` At the top of your `android/app/build.gradle` file, below other plugins, apply the `firebase-perf` plugin: ``` apply plugin: "com.android.application" apply plugin: "com.google.firebase.firebase-perf" ``` In the same file, add the `firebase-perf` module to your dependencies: ``` dependencies { ... compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-perf:11.0.0" } ```