I have been trying to upload images to the new firebase storage service . It is throwing StorageException
E/StorageException: StorageException has occ
I encountered the same issue today.
You need to have up to date google play services.
At a minimum, Please enable anonymous authentication in firebase console.
Steps to follow to authenticate anonymously. https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/android/anonymous-auth#authenticate-with-firebase-anonymously
You can also set bare minimum / no authentication in Rules(JSON in storage tab of console) (but it is not recommended as it is insecure).