CLI installation not working (Missing google_app_id)

Question

I've tried to install FlutterFire using CLI, but when I try to use logEvent() in my app, I have the following error:

Missing google_app_id. Firebase Analytics disabled.

I'm almost sure to have perfectly followed the configuration tutorial at https://firebase.flutter.dev/docs/cli

Can somebody tell me what is wrong ?

Thanks.

Yachting

Answer 1

You may need to manually install Firebase if you're trying to use Analytics on Android. As stated in the configuration tutorial:

Some plugins or platforms do not fully support Dart-only Firebase initialization yet, if you need to use the plugins then the manual installation steps should be followed first.

Analytics, Crashlytics and Performance Monitoring are currently unsupported for Dart-only initialisation. The full list of supported and unsupported platforms for Dart-only initialisation is here.

Feeler

When will Analytics supported for Dart-only Firebase initialization? For me, only Dart-only Firebase initialization works, manual initialization has issues. So I am not able use Analytics now – Voidable

Answer 2

The most recent documentation can be found in Using the CLI, which says:

With Dart-only initialization now supported, manually configuring and installing platforms is no longer required.

Also in Manual Installation:

Manual installation is not the recommended installation flow.

So, it is a bit confusing. I am also dealing with this error and have not fixed it. I also checked "Google Analytics for Firebase" and "Using Firebase Analytics" but could not find any references to manual installation.

Davidadavidde

Since I do not have enough reputation, I could not comment on @Aliyu Yisa's answer, I had to post. I already know that this is not an answer, thanks. – Davidadavidde

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Yes, I understand it's a bit confusing. As at the time I wrote that, I had to use manual initialisation to be able to use Analytics. The "recommended" way doesn't support all the plugins yet. Also, it seems Analytics is now supported. – Feeler

Answer 3

Adding id "com.google.gms.google-services" to the app/build.gradle solved the problem for me.

plugins {
    id "com.android.application"
    id "kotlin-android"
    id "dev.flutter.flutter-gradle-plugin"
    id "com.google.gms.google-services"
}

Chef