09. Finish Creating a Firebase Project for Android

INSTRUCTOR NOTE:

Firebase on Android requires a device with a recent version of Google Play Services. Most physical devices should work properly.

For emulated devices, ensure that the installation of Android tools in the SDK Manager are fully up to date. See the documentation to "Update Your Tools with the SDK Manager" for more information. Specifically, you'll need to have the "Google API" system images for the emulator you'll be running. When creating an Android virtual device to use, double check that it says "(with Google APIs)" in the target column, meaning it has Google Play Services installed.

For example, to set up an Android Nougat emulator (Android 7.0, API 24), we can open the AVD Manager and select the AVD labeled "(with Google APIs)" in the target section when creating a virtual device.