### **Flutter with Firebase Tutorial - Add Firebase to Your Flutter App **

**Description:**
Want to integrate **Firebase** into your **Flutter app**? This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through adding **Firebase** to both **Android** and **iOS** Flutter apps, enabling powerful backend services like **Authentication, Firestore, Realtime Database, Cloud Storage, Push Notifications, and more!**

By the end of this tutorial, you will have **Firebase fully set up** and ready to use in your Flutter project.

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## ** What You’ll Learn in This Video:**
How to **set up Firebase** in a Flutter project
How to **connect Firebase to Android & iOS apps**
How to **configure Firebase in Flutter using Firebase CLI**
How to **install Firebase plugins**
How to **fix common Firebase setup issues**

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## **1⃣ Prerequisites for Adding Firebase to Flutter**

**Flutter Installed** - [Download Flutter](https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install)
**Android Studio or VS Code** (for Flutter development)
**A Firebase account** - [Create an account](https://firebase.google.com/)
**A Flutter Project** (If you don’t have one, create it using `flutter create my_app`)

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## **2⃣ Create a Firebase Project**

### **Step 1: Go to Firebase Console**
1. Open [Firebase Console](https://console.firebase.google.com/).
2. Click **"Create a Project"** and enter your project name.
3. Accept Firebase terms and click **Continue**.
4. Enable **Google Analytics** (optional) and click **Create Project**.

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## **3⃣ Connect Firebase to Your Flutter App**

### ** Adding Firebase to an Android App**

#### **Step 1: Register Your Android App**
1. In Firebase Console, click **"Add App" → Android**.
2. Enter your **Android package name** (found in `android/app/build.gradle`).
3. Click **Register App**.

#### **Step 2: Download `google-services.json`**
1. Download the `google-services.json` file.
2. Place it in `android/app/` folder of your Flutter project.

#### **Step 3: Update `build.gradle` Files**

**Modify `android/build.gradle`:**
```gradle
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.10' // Add this inside dependencies
```

**Modify `android/app/build.gradle`:**
```gradle
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' // Add this at the bottom
```

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### ** Adding Firebase to an iOS App**

#### **Step 1: Register Your iOS App**
1. In Firebase Console, click **"Add App" → iOS**.
2. Enter your **iOS bundle ID** (found in `ios/Runner.xcodeproj`).
3. Click **Register App**.

#### **Step 2: Download `GoogleService-Info.plist`**
1. Download the `GoogleService-Info.plist` file.
2. Place it in `ios/Runner/` folder of your Flutter project.

#### **Step 3: Enable Firebase in iOS Project**
Open `ios/Podfile` and uncomment:
```ruby
platform :ios, '10.0'
```
Then run:
```bash
cd ios
pod install
cd ..
```

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## **4⃣ Install Firebase Plugins in Flutter**

In your terminal, run:
```bash
flutter pub add firebase_core
```
Then, run:
```bash
flutter pub get
```

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## **5⃣ Initialize Firebase in Flutter**

Open `main.dart` and initialize Firebase:

```dart
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';

void main() async {
WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
await Firebase.initializeApp();
runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(title: Text('Firebase in Flutter')),
body: Center(child: Text('Firebase Setup Complete! ')),
),
);
}
}
```

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## **6⃣ Run Your App with Firebase**

For **Android**, run:
```bash
flutter run
```

For **iOS**, run:
```bash
cd ios
pod install
cd ..
flutter run
```

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## **7⃣ Common Firebase Setup Issues & Fixes**

**'firebase_core' not found error?**
Run `flutter clean` and `flutter pub get`.

**'google-services.json' missing error?**
Ensure `google-services.json` is inside `android/app/` folder.

**Pod install failed (iOS)?**
Ensure CocoaPods is installed (`sudo gem install cocoapods`) and run `pod install`.

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## ** Useful Links:**
Firebase Console: [https://console.firebase.google.com/](https://console.firebase.google.com/)
Flutter Fire Documentation: [https://firebase.flutter.dev/](https://firebase.flutter.dev/)
Firebase Official Website: [https://firebase.google.com/](https://firebase.google.com/)

**Hashtags:**
#Flutter #Firebase #FlutterFirebase #AndroidStudio #iOSDevelopment #GoogleFirebase #FirebaseAuth #FlutterTutorial #Dart #MobileAppDevelopment