Configuring Android
Learn how to configure our Flutter project for Android development using Firebase.
Adding a google.json
file is typically related to integrating Firebase services into a Flutter project. Firebase is a platform developed by Google for creating mobile and web applications. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to add a google.json
file to a Flutter project for Firebase integration:
Create a Firebase project
Go to the Firebase console and click “Add project.”
Follow the prompts to create a new project.
Register the app with Firebase
After creating the project, click “Add app” and choose the Android platform.
Follow the instructions to register the app. For Android, we’ll need to provide the package name of our Flutter app. For our case, we’ll use
"com.example.educative"
.
Download google-services.json
After registering the app, we’ll be prompted to download a configuration file named
google-services.json
for Android. Download this file.For this case, open the
google-services.json
in an editor and copy the API keys needed to run the Android widget.
Add google-services.json
to the Flutter project
Place the downloaded google-services.json
file into the android/app
directory of the Flutter project.
Configure dependencies
Open the build.gradle
file located in android/app
and add the following dependency:
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