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Android Manual Installation

The following steps are only required if you are using React Native without auto-linking (<= 0.59) or you need to manually integrate the library.

1. Add Firestore to Gradle Settings

Add the following to your projects /android/settings.gradle file:

include ':@react-native-firebase_firestore'
project(':@react-native-firebase_firestore').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/@react-native-firebase/firestore/android')

2. Add Firestore to App Gradle Dependencies

Add the React Native Firebase module dependency to your /android/app/build.gradle file:

// ..
dependencies {
  // ..
  implementation project(':@react-native-firebase_firestore')
}

3. Add Firestore to Main Android Application:

Import and apply the React Native Firebase module package to your /android/app/src/main/java/**/MainApplication.java file:

import io.invertase.firebase.firestore.ReactNativeFirebaseFirestorePackage;

Add the package to the registry:

protected List<ReactPackage> getPackages() {
  return Arrays.asList(
    new MainReactPackage(),
    new ReactNativeFirebaseFirestorePackage(),
```// ..

In some scenarios, your Android build may fail with the app:mergeDexDebug error. This required that multidex is enabled for your application. To learn more, read the Enabling Multidex documentation.

4. Rebuild your project

Once the above steps have been completed, rebuild your Android project:

npx react-native run-android