# Firebase App Setup
## Firebase App
First, go to the [Firebase console](https://console.firebase.google.com/), log in, and select your existing project or add a new project.
Within your project click the gear icon next to the `Project Overview` section in the sidebar and select `Project Settings`.
Next, navigate to the `Cloud Messaging` tab.
### Firebase Cloud Message API (V1) Setup
At Firebase Cloud Messaging API (V1) make note of the `Sender ID` value. This will be used later in this process.
Next, click on the link to Manage Service Accounts and the Google Cloud console will open in a new tab.
#### Create Cloud Messaging Role
In the `IAM & Admin` sidebar, click on Roles.
Click the `+ Create Role` button and fill in the following fields:
* Title: `Cloud Messaging Notification Create`
* ID: `CloudMessagingNotificationCreate`
* Role launch stage: `General Availability`
Next, click the `+ Add Permissions` button, filter down permissions to the text: `Cloud Messaging Notification Create` . Select the checkbox for that permission and click the `Add` button.
{% hint style="warning" %}
If you can't find **Cloud Messaging Notification Create** when searching, instead search for **Firebase Cloud Messaging API Admin** and, after selecting it, look for the **cloudmessaging.messages.create** permission, click the checkbox, and click **Add**.
{% endhint %}
Once you've added the permission click the `Create` button to finish creating the role.
#### Create Cloud Messaging Service Account
In the IAM & Admin sidebar, click on Service Accounts.
Click the `+ Create Service Account` button and fill in the service account name field as `Cloud Messaging` and then click the `Create and Continue` button.
From the `Select Role` dropdown filter down to `Cloud Messaging Notification Create` and choose the role we created in the previous step and then click the `Continue` button.
Next, click the `Done` button to be returned back to the Service Accounts page.
At the Service accounts page, click on the email address link of the `Cloud Messaging` service account. On the following page, navigate to the `Keys` tab and click `Add Key -> Create New Key`.
Choose the `JSON` Key type and click the `Create` button.
After clicking the `Create` button a Service Account JSON file will be downloaded to your computer. This is the file that you will use in the next step when setting up the integration in the platform.
#### Enable Integration in Platform
Log into the platform, navigate to the `Settings` page, and locate the `Send Integrations` section.
From here, click the `Edit` button in the `Send Integration` header, enable the `Native` switch under the `Android` heading and:
1. Enter the Firebase `Sender ID` that you retrieved earlier.
2. Click the `Upload your Service Account JSON File` area and choose the file your downloaded in the previous step.
3. Click the `Submit` button
If everything was entered correctly you should now see a section underneath `Send Integrations` that shows an active Android Native integration.
Once this step is complete you can continue with implementation of the SDK into your app
### Cloud Messaging API (Legacy / Deprecated)
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As of June 20, 2023, [Google has deprecated](https://firebase.google.com/support/faq#fcm-23-deprecation) the legacy FCM APIs and sending messages using them will no longer function starting June 2024.
As-such we recommend using the V1 instructions above to avoid interruptions in your future notification delivery.
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If the `Cloud Messaging API (Legacy)` is marked as disabled you will need to enable it.
Follow these steps:
* Click on the 3 dots next to `Cloud Messaging API (Legacy)`
* Select `Manage API on Google Cloud Console`
* Click `Enable` on the tab that opened
* After the page reloads you can close this tab and return to the Firebase Console
* On the Firebase Console tab refresh the page to reflect the enabled API
Once the legacy API has been enabled the `Server Key` and `Sender ID` will be displayed. Copy down each of these values and proceed to the Pushly platform.
Log into the platform, navigate to the `Settings` page, and locate the `Send Integrations` section.
From here, click the `Edit` button in the `Send Integration` header, enable the `Native` switch under the `Android` heading and:
1. Enter the Firebase `Sender ID`
2. Choose `Legacy` from the pill selection
3. Enter the `Server Key`
4. Click the `Submit` button
If everything was entered correctly you should now see a section underneath `Send Integrations` that shows an active Android Native integration.
Once this step is complete you can continue with implementation of the SDK into your app
