Ionic firebase specify google-services.json

Question

I have an ionic 3 project and I wanted to add firebase to the project.

I installed the firebase cordova plugin and placed my google-services.json in resources/

Answer 1

Try this steps.

1. first remove your android platform to your project using ionic cordova platform remove android

2. copy google-services.json file to the root directory (where package.json/config.xml file).

3. then try to add android platoform using ionic cordova platform add android.then check your android folder google-services.json file copied automatically,if not then copy it to the android folder.

4. Then check your build.gradle fileto include the google-services plugin and the Google's Maven repository:

   buildscript{
      //add dependencies as per your google-service version
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0' // google-services plugin 
    }
   
    allprojects {
      repositories {
          google() // Google's Maven repository
    }
   }
   

5. Then, in your module Gradle file (app/build.gradle), add the apply plugin line at the bottom of the file to enable the Gradle plugin

   dependencies {
       implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.7'
    }
   
   // ADD THIS AT THE BOTTOM
   apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
   

Note:If you are using codova-android >= 7, you now must add

 <platform name="android">
     <resource-file src="google-services.json" target="app/google-services.json" />
 </platform>