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How do I set up a firebase account?

Purpose

This guide will walk you through creating and setting up a Firebase account to enable push notifications for your mobile apps via Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). Memorang uses Firebase in conjunction with OneSignal to deliver real-time notifications on Android. Completing this setup is required to enable push notification functionality in your app.

Steps

  • Create an account at https://firebase.google.com/

  • Go to https://console.firebase.google.com/ and click on create a project

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  • Name your project and click "Continue".

  • Click "Continue" again on the next screen.

  • Click on "Select an account," choose the appropriate account, and then click "Create project."

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  • After the project is created, click "Continue".

  • Click on the Android icon to create a Firebase Android app

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  • Enter the package name (the one you used when setting up the Google Play Store) and an optional app name

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  • Click on register app

  • Download the google-services.json file

  • Click on next

  • Click on continue to console

  • Click on the settings icon in the top-left corner of the left drawer

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  • Click on service accounts

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  • Click on "Generate new private key" and then click "Generate key" in the dialog box that appears.

  • Download the JSON file and save it for later use to set up OneSignal