A.2. Add Firebase to your app

Add Firebase to your app

It's time to add Firebase to your app. To do this you'll need a Firebase project and a Firebase configuration file for your app.

1. Create a Firebase project in the Firebase console, if you don't already have one. If you already have an existing Google project associated with your mobile app, click Import Google Project. Otherwise, click Create New Project.

2. If you are adding the Android side:

   • Click Add Firebase to your Android app and follow the setup steps. If you're importing an existing Google project, this may happen automatically and you can just download the config file.
   • When prompted, enter your app's package name. It's important to enter the package name your app is using; this can only be set when you add an app to your Firebase project. (Notice: Android adds air. at the beginning of your package name. make sure you are inputting the package name correctly. If your package name is com.site.yourapp, you need to enter air.com.site.yourapp)
   • At the end, you'll download a google-services.json file. You can download this file again at any time.

3. If you are adding the iOS side:

   • Click Add Firebase to your iOS app and follow the setup steps. If you're importing an existing Google project, this may happen automatically and you can just download the config file.
   • When prompted, enter your app's bundle ID. It's important to enter the bundle ID your app is using; this can only be set when you add an app to your Firebase project.
   • At the end, you'll download a GoogleService-Info.plist file. You can download this file again at any time.

4. If you haven't done so already, copy the final config files you downloaded from Firebase console to the assets folder of your AIR project. (Notice: By the assets folder, it's meant the folder in your app where your main app .swf file is. These files must be available in this location: File.applicationDirectory. You need to make sure these config files are available in your final .apk or .ipa builds.)

NOTE: If you have multiple build variants with different package names/bundle IDs defined, each app must be added to your project in Firebase console.