I finally set up Firebase for my new project!

You can find a video of this at the bottom of the page.

I recreated an empty Android app ListOfNames and did the same for a Firebase project of the same name. After following the steps on the Firebase website, I got Firebase configured as needed.

I registered the app in the Firebase project and, once again, added the Firebase configuration file to the project.

Sure enough, creating a new Android app did the trick! Both App-level and Project-level build.gradle files were finally available! I could finally progress to the next stage, adding the Firebase SDKs to my app (click below)

I pasted the required code from the Firebase website into the Project-level build.gradle file. As for the App-level file, I had to figure out which implementation was appropriate for my project. The sample provides a link to a list of Firebase Android libraries. But how do I implement the Realtime Database?

On the page, I used good old Ctrl + F to find “Realtime Database” and got exactly what I needed (click below)

After updating the App-level build.gradle file, I synced my project and now I’m good to go!

I see why it’s important to understand the entirety of your work. I came to Firebase for the Realtime Database. When I got to the step where I updated the App-level build.gradle file, the Firebase instructions didn’t lead me directly to the code I needed.

I had to do a little digging and figure this part out for myself. Software development isn’t all copy and paste. You gotta use your brains and do some legwork.

Next I need to find out how to connect the realtime database to a ListView in an Android app. This will let me set a list of names in the database to display in the ListOfNames app.

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