Dependencies of Firebase Android SDKs on Google Play services
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Some Firebase Android SDKs depend on
Google Play services,
which means they will only run on devices and emulators with Google Play services
installed. These Firebase SDKs communicate with the Google Play services background
service on the device to provide a secure, up-to-date, and lightweight API to
your app. Certain Android devices, such as Amazon Kindle Fire devices or those
sold in some regions, do not have Google Play services installed.
Which Firebase Android SDKs require Google Play services?
Firebase SDKs can be divided into three categories:
Play services required — These SDKs require Google Play services,
otherwise they have no functionality.
Play services recommended — These SDKs require
Google Play services to have full functionality, but they still offer most
functionality even without Google Play services.
Play services not required — These SDKS do not require
Google Play services to have full functionality.
The tables below are accurate only for the
latest release of each
SDK. Some older versions may have stricter requirements.
2The Firebase SDK for Google Analytics can send events on any
device, but some automatic insights such as demographics are only available on
devices with Google Play services.
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These Firebase SDKs communicate with the Google Play services background\nservice on the device to provide a secure, up-to-date, and lightweight API to\nyour app. Certain Android devices, such as Amazon Kindle Fire devices or those\nsold in some regions, do not have Google Play services installed.\n| **Note:** The [`google-services` Gradle plugin](//developers.google.com/android/guides/google-services-plugin) is used by all Firebase SDKs, but this plugin is not related to Google Play services.\n\nWhich Firebase Android SDKs require Google Play services?\n\nFirebase SDKs can be divided into three categories:\n\n- **Play services required** --- These SDKs require Google Play services, otherwise they have no functionality.\n- **Play services recommended** --- These SDKs require Google Play services to have *full* functionality, but they still offer *most* functionality even without Google Play services.\n- **Play services not required** --- These SDKS do not require Google Play services to have full functionality.\n\nThe tables below are accurate only for the\n[latest release](/support/release-notes/android#latest_sdk_versions) of each\nSDK. Some older versions may have stricter requirements.\n\nGoogle Play services not required\n\n| Product | Library | Google Play services? |\n|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|\n| Firebase AI Logic ^1^ | com.google.firebase:firebase-ai:17.1.0 | Not Required |\n| App Check custom and debug providers | com.google.firebase:firebase-appcheck:19.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-appcheck-ktx:18.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-appcheck-debug:19.0.0 | Not Required |\n| App Distribution API | com.google.firebase:firebase-appdistribution-api:16.0.0-beta16 com.google.firebase:firebase-appdistribution-api-ktx:16.0.0-beta15 | Not Required |\n| App Distribution | com.google.firebase:firebase-appdistribution:16.0.0-beta16 | Not Required |\n| Authentication | com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:24.0.1 com.google.firebase:firebase-auth-ktx:23.2.1 | Not Required |\n| Cloud Firestore | com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore:26.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore-ktx:25.1.4 | Not Required |\n| Cloud Functions for Firebase Client SDK | com.google.firebase:firebase-functions:22.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-functions-ktx:21.2.1 | Not Required |\n| Cloud Storage for Firebase | com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:22.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-storage-ktx:21.0.2 | Not Required |\n| Crashlytics | com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics:20.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-ktx:19.4.4 | Not Required |\n| Data Connect | com.google.firebase:firebase-dataconnect:17.0.0 | Not Required |\n| In-App Messaging | com.google.firebase:firebase-inappmessaging:22.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-inappmessaging-ktx:21.0.2 | Not Required |\n| In-App Messaging Display | com.google.firebase:firebase-inappmessaging-display:22.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-inappmessaging-display-ktx:21.0.2 | Not Required |\n| Firebase installations | com.google.firebase:firebase-installations:19.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-installations-ktx:18.0.0 | Not Required |\n| Performance Monitoring | com.google.firebase:firebase-perf:22.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-perf-ktx:21.0.5 | Not Required |\n| Realtime Database | com.google.firebase:firebase-database:22.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-database-ktx:21.0.0 | Not Required |\n| Remote Config | com.google.firebase:firebase-config:23.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-config-ktx:22.1.2 | Not Required |\n\n^**1** *Firebase AI Logic was formerly called\n\"Vertex AI in Firebase\" with the package\n`com.google.firebase:firebase-vertexai`.*^\n\nGoogle Play services required or recommended\n\n| Product | Library | Google Play services? |\n|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|\n| AdMob | com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:24.5.0 | Recommended ^2^ |\n| Analytics | com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:23.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics-ktx:22.5.0 | Recommended ^2^ |\n| App Check Play Integrity provider | com.google.firebase:firebase-appcheck-playintegrity:19.0.0 | Required |\n| App Check SafetyNet provider | com.google.firebase:firebase-appcheck-safetynet:16.1.2 | Required |\n| App Indexing | com.google.firebase:firebase-appindexing:20.0.0 | Required |\n| Cloud Messaging | com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:25.0.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging-ktx:24.1.2 | Required |\n| Dynamic Links | com.google.firebase:firebase-dynamic-links:22.1.0 com.google.firebase:firebase-dynamic-links-ktx:22.1.0 | Required |\n| Firebase ML Vision | com.google.firebase:firebase-ml-vision:24.1.0 | Required |\n| Firebase ML Custom Model | com.google.firebase:firebase-ml-model-interpreter:22.0.4 | Required |\n\n^**2** *The Firebase SDK for Google Analytics can send events on any\ndevice, but some automatic insights such as demographics are only available on\ndevices with Google Play services.*^"]]
