Default FirebaseApp is not initialized in this process. - Android Studio Error

Question

I'm having trouble using Firebase authentication in conjunction with FirebaseUI. When I run my application the following problem appears: "Default FirebaseApp is not initialized in this process. Make sure to call FirebaseApp.initializeApp (Context) first."

In my app / build.gradle I have the dependencies:     

     implementation 'com.google.firebase: firebase-core: 16.0.1'
     implementation 'com.google.firebase: firebase-auth: 16.0.1'
     implementation 'com.google.firebase: firebase-database: 16.0.1'
     implementation 'com.firebaseui: firebase-ui-auth: 4.1.0'

and the "apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services" at the end.

in my module / build.gradle I have dependency:         

classpath 'com.google.gms: google-services: 4.1.0'
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0-alpha07'

I have already exported my googleservices.json to the "app" folder. I was left with no options and the problem continues. Any suggestions?

Logcat:

--------- beginning of crash

08-31 19:40:12.718 2865-2865/? E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: br.com.luccas.buscaperto, PID: 2865
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{br.com.luccas.buscaperto/br.com.luccas.buscaperto.MainActivity}: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Default FirebaseApp is not initialized in this process br.com.luccas.buscaperto. Make sure to call FirebaseApp.initializeApp(Context) first.
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2416)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2476)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1344)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
     Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Default FirebaseApp is not initialized in this process br.com.luccas.buscaperto. Make sure to call FirebaseApp.initializeApp(Context) first.
        at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.getInstance(SourceFile:218)
        at com.google.firebase.auth.FirebaseAuth.getInstance(Unknown Source)
        at br.com.luccas.buscaperto.MainActivity.instantiateUser(MainActivity.java:89)
        at br.com.luccas.buscaperto.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:64)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6237)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1107)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2369)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2476) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1344) 
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)

my top level gradle:

buildscript {
    ext {
        release = [
                versionName: "6.1.0-rc01",
                versionCode: 6100
        ]

        setup = [
                compileSdk: 28,
                buildTools: "28.0.2",
                minSdk    : 14,
                targetSdk : 28
        ]

        versions = [
                androidX: '1.0.0-rc01'
        ]
    }

    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0-alpha07'
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.1.0'
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
}

my app level gradle:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 28
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "br.com.luccas.buscaperto"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 28
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    buildToolsVersion '28.0.2'
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    implementation "androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:${versions.androidX}"
    implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:${versions.androidX}"
    implementation "androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:${versions.androidX}"
    implementation "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:${versions.androidX}"
    implementation "androidx.annotation:annotation:${versions.androidX}"

    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'

    implementation 'com.mikepenz:materialdrawer:6.1.0-rc01'
    implementation "com.google.android.material:material:${versions.androidX}"

    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.3'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:16.0.3'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:16.0.1'
    implementation 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-auth:4.1.0'

    implementation 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.8.1'
    annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.8.1'
}
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

Answer 1

I had same issue and the issue was with google-services.json that was not in proper format and some how, google-services.json had following in the file

COMMENT start clone the project and in firefox create a database and give the package name as .....

Answer 2

Edit your dependencies in build.gradle Project level:

     classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'
     classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0' 

Oncreate method add this:

     FirebaseApp.initializeApp(this);

Answer 3

I had same issue in my app, but according to https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/112716914 this issue tracker I have updated to version classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0' and issue got resolved.

Answer 4

Please upgrade your project level gms dependencies, I upgraded to 4.2.0 and it worked

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0'

Answer 5

Try to do like so:

implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.3'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:16.0.3'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:16.0.1'
implementation 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-auth:4.1.0

And change this:

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.0-alpha07'

to

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.4'

Answer 6

It works by downgradind to: classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.0-alpha14'

Answer 7

you need to update your google_services.json file. Download it from firebase and replace with the existing one. In json file there is a configuration which automatically merged the content provider which intitalizes your Firebase for the app with your manifest by default on building with gradle. But your current json file is missing that configuration. So you need to replace or you need to call static FirebaseApp(Context) method to solve this problem.Read Here

Add this in your app launcher onCreate method as

...... onCreate(.....)
       {
          FirebaseApp.initializeApp(this);
          ..........   

       }