FirebaseUI is an open-source library for Android that allows you to quickly connect common UI elements to Firebase APIs like the Realtime Database or Firebase Authentication.
A compatible FirebaseUI client is also available for iOS.
FirebaseUI has separate modules for using Firebase Database, Auth, and Storage. To get started, see the individual instructions for each module:
FirebaseUI is published as a collection of libraries separated by the Firebase API they target. Each FirebaseUI library has a transitive dependency on the appropriate Firebase SDK so there is no need to include those separately in your app.
In your app/build.gradle file add a dependency on one of the FirebaseUI
libraries.
dependencies {
// FirebaseUI Database only
compile 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-database:2.0.1'
// FirebaseUI Auth only
compile 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-auth:2.0.1'
// FirebaseUI Storage only
compile 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui-storage:2.0.1'
// Single target that includes all FirebaseUI libraries above
compile 'com.firebaseui:firebase-ui:2.0.1'
}If you're including the firebase-ui-auth dependency, there's a little
more setup
required.
After the project is synchronized, we're ready to start using Firebase functionality in our app.
If you are using an old version of FirebaseUI and upgrading, please see the appropriate migration guide:
FirebaseUI libraries have the following transitive dependencies on the Firebase SDK:
firebase-ui-auth
|--- com.google.firebase:firebase-auth
|--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth
firebase-ui-database
|--- com.google.firebase:firebase-database
firebase-ui-storage
|--- com.google.firebase:firebase-storage
Each version of FirebaseUI has dependency on a fixed version of these libraries, defined as the variable firebase_version
in common/constants.gradle. If you are using any dependencies in your app of the form
compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-*:x.y.z' or compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-*:x.y.z'
you need to make sure that you use the same version that your chosen version of FirebaseUI requires.
For convenience, here are some recent examples:
| FirebaseUI Version | Firebase/Play Services Version |
|---|---|
| 2.0.1 | 11.0.1 |
| 1.2.0 | 10.2.0 |
| 1.1.1 | 10.0.0 or 10.0.1 |
| 1.0.1 | 10.0.0 or 10.0.1 |
| 1.0.0 | 9.8.0 |
If you would like to use a newer version of one of FirebaseUI's transitive dependencies, such
as Firebase, Play services, or the Android support libraries you need add explicit
compile declarations in your build.gradle for all of FirebaseUI's dependencies at the version
you want to use. For example if you want to use Play services/Firebase version FOO and support
libraries version BAR add the following extra lines for each FirebaseUI module you're using:
Auth:
compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:$FOO"
compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:$FOO"
compile "com.android.support:design:$BAR"
compile "com.android.support:customtabs:$BAR"
compile "com.android.support:cardview-v7:$BAR"Database:
compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-database:$FOO"
compile "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:$BAR"
compile "com.android.support:support-v4:$BAR"Storage:
compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:$FOO"
compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:$BAR"
compile "com.android.support:palette-v7:$BAR"There is a sample app in the app/ directory that demonstrates most
of the features of FirebaseUI. Load the project in Android Studio and
run it on your Android device to see a demonstration.
Before you can run the sample app, you must create a project in
the Firebase console. Add an Android app to the project, and copy
the generated google-services.json file into the app/ directory.
Also enable anonymous authentication
for the Firebase project, since some components of the sample app
requires it.
If you encounter a version incompatibility error between Android Studio and Gradle while trying to run the sample app, try disabling the Instant Run feature of Android Studio. Alternatively, update Android Studio and Gradle to their latest versions.
You can download FirebaseUI and install it locally by cloning this repository and running:
./gradlew :library:prepareArtifacts :library:publishAllToMavenLocal
To deploy FirebaseUI to Bintray
- Set
BINTRAY_USERandBINTRAY_KEYin your environment. You must be a member of the firebaseui Bintray organization. - Run
./gradlew clean :library:prepareArtifacts :library:bintrayUploadAll - Go to the Bintray dashboard and click 'Publish'. 1. In Bintray click the 'Maven Central' tab and publish the release.
- Ensure that all your changes are on master and that your local build is on master
- Ensure that the correct version number is in
common/constants.gradle
We'd love to accept your sample apps and patches! Before we can take them, we have to jump a couple of legal hurdles.
Please fill out either the individual or corporate Contributor License Agreement (CLA).
- If you are an individual writing original source code and you're sure you own the intellectual property, then you'll need to sign an individual CLA.
- If you work for a company that wants to allow you to contribute your work, then you'll need to sign a corporate CLA.
Follow either of the two links above to access the appropriate CLA and instructions for how to sign and return it. Once we receive it, we'll be able to accept your pull requests.
- Submit an issue describing your proposed change to the repo in question.
- The repo owner will respond to your issue promptly.
- If your proposed change is accepted, and you haven't already done so, sign a Contributor License Agreement (see details above).
- Fork the desired repo, develop and test your code changes.
- Ensure that your code adheres to the existing style of the library to which you are contributing.
- Ensure that your code has an appropriate set of unit tests which all pass.
- Submit a pull request and cc @puf or @samtstern