Comprehensive Guide to Setting Up Firebase for Your App

1. Open Firebase Console

• Go to Firebase Console.
• Select the project associated with your application.
• Ensure the project is connected to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• If you don’t have an existing project, create a new one (see Step 3).

2. Create a New Firebase Project (If Needed)

• When creating a new project, select the same project that was created in GCP.
• For users in India, ensure you select the Google Cloud Platform project, not the Maps project.

3. Configure Authentication

• Open Authentication and go to the Sign-in Method section.
• Enable the required authentication methods:
  • Phone Authentication – Verifies phone numbers via OTP (Check Pricing).
  • Google Authentication.
  • Facebook Authentication – Configure Facebook Developer.
• Adjust the SMS Region Policy under Authentication > Settings:
  • Set it to Allow.
  • Select the countries where the app will be launched.

4. Verify Project Settings

• Open Project Settings > General.
• Ensure that the Project ID matches the GCP project ID.

5. Add Applications in Firebase

Add the necessary apps for different platforms:

For Android

• Customer App
  • Name: Your App Name
  • Package Name: com.yourappname.ordering
• Partner App
  • Name: Your App Name Partner
  • Package Name: com.yourappname.partner
• Driver App
  • Name: Your App Name Driver
  • Package Name: com.yourappname.driver

For iOS

• Customer App
  • Name: Your App Name
  • Package Name: com.ic.yourappname.customer
• Partner App
  • Name: Your App Name Partner
  • Package Name: com.ic.yourappname.partner
• Driver App
  • Name: Your App Name Driver
  • Package Name: com.ic.yourappname.driver

For Web

• Web Ordering Site
  • Name: Your App Name
  • Do not enable Firebase Hosting when adding the website.

6. Configure SHA Fingerprints for Android Apps

Once the Android apps are created, follow these steps:

• Navigate to Project Settings > General > Select Android Application.
• Under SHA Certificate Fingerprints, add the following details for each app:

Customer App

• SHA-1: 2D:53:C8:AF:F8:CB:3B:CC:42:BA:13:A0:1F:C3:F8:4B:EC:BB:CD:CB
• SHA-256: E4:41:C0:8C:A3:B0:B7:1D:B0:98:05:29:7D:56:35:4B:BB:85:EA:39:AE:51:F8:B9:7A:05:69:DC:C7:C2:34:C4

Partner App

• SHA-1: 02:97:C9:B4:E6:81:A3:E5:03:E6:E0:20:1A:F1:FB:AC:99:AC:32:76
• SHA-256: 6C:A6:0A:0D:0B:42:EA:08:4C:56:8E:06:4F:35:DA:0C:4B:C1:4B:AB:00:36:F5:67:34:0C:43:58:ED:83:1F:55

Driver App

• SHA-1: 11:F5:6A:FB:01:1B:2B:34:4F:88:DC:FA:88:00:F3:7C:AF:1D:11:F2
• SHA-256: EB:3D:4B:D5:DA:F8:AB:FF:B8:D9:28:FD:8A:AC:ED:A1:FF:C7:A8:20:88:63:19:D4:9A:8E:83:C1:1D:10:8E:46

7. Download Required Configuration Files

• For Android Apps
  • Download google-services.json for all three Android apps.
• For iOS Apps
  • Download GoogleService-Info.plist for all three iOS apps.

8. Copy Web Code & Share Files

• Copy the Firebase web integration code.
• Share the downloaded files and copied code via email id: support@deonde.freshdesk.com