No matching client found for package name (Google

Question

Context:

I'm trying to set up Google Analytics for my app. (having 4 custom buildTypes and more than a few productFlavors)

It works fine when I select the Build Variant which has the applicationId set to com.my.app.package.name (the package name used when generating the google-services.json). But, my other flavors have different applicationIds.

I followed the offical devguide to set it up.

Error I get when any another build variant is selected in Build Variants Tab (which has a different applicationId (package name) is as follows:

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processAllcategoriesDebugfreeGoogleServices'.

No matching client found for package name 'com.my.app.package.name.debug'

Explanation of Error Message:

In the task name in the error message above Debugfree is my custom buildType and Allcategories is one of my productFlavors.

I understand the error and know the package name is different from what i used when generating the json, but that is what I'm trying to figure a way around.

Problem:

Now, the google-services.json resides in the app folder and hence I am not being able to separate them out for each product flavor by dropping them in the flavor specific source set folder.

Questions:

1. My custom byildType for debugging suffixes .debug to the applicationId (package name). Is there a way I can make it work with the google-services.json which has my release applicationId (i.e. without the suffix .debug)
2. Is there a way to have multiple product flavors configured in the same google-services.json file without using separate files and tasks to copy the required file to app folder. I know it can be done using task as mentioned in this post. Is there a simpler way to just have one file or pick right file based on gradle configuration?
3. I see the package_name field in google-services.json has the package name com.my.app.package.name. Can I add multiple package names manually to work for all build variants? If yes, how to do that? Could not find any instructions in documentations.

Answer 1

First off, add a suffix to the application package in Gradle:

yourFlavor {
   applicationIdSuffix "yourFlavor"
}

This will cause your package to be named

com.domain.yourapp.yourFlavor

Then go to Firebase under your current project and add another android app to it with this package name.

Then replace the existing google-services.json file with the new one you generate with the new app in it.

Then you will end up with something that has multiple "client_info" sections. So you should end up with something like this:

"client_info": {
    "mobilesdk_app_id": "YOUR APP INFO",
    "android_client_info": {
      "package_name": "com.domain.yourapp"
    }
  }

"client_info": {
    "mobilesdk_app_id": "YOUR APP INFO - will be different then other app info",
    "android_client_info": {
      "package_name": "com.domain.yourapp.yourFlavor"
    }
  }

Answer 2

This means your google-services.json file either does not belong to your application(Did you download the google-services.json for another app?)...so to solve this do the following:

1:Sign in to Firebase and open your project. 2:Click the Settings icon and select Project settings. 3:In the Your apps card, select the package name of the app you need a config file for from the list. 4:Click google-services.json. After the download completes,add the new google-services.json to your project root folder,replacing the existing one..or just delete the old one. Its very normal to download the google-services.json for your first project and then assume or forget that this specific google-services.json is tailored for your current project alone,because not any other because all projects have a unique package name.

Answer 3

Im coming from react native but I think that this applies to this question as well. To specify.

Within the file android/app/build.gradle search for applicationId (within android, defaultConfig)

and ensure that that value is the same this

client[0]client_info.android_client_info.package_name

as the value within google-services.json.

Answer 4

If your package name on Google-services.json file is okay, Go to gradle.properties file. Then change your APPLICATION_ID="com.yourpackage.name"

Answer 5

go your project directory and create folders on app/src path that named your product flavors (like Alpha, Beta, Store or what ever your flavor's name is). then copy your google-services.json file to each folder. don't forget to change "package_name" field on your each product flavor's google-services.json file that you subfoldered.

Answer 6

Just simple. Sign-out from Android Studio, close it completely. Reopen Android studio and then again Sign-In to Android Studio.

Then try to connect to firebase from the Android studio IDE. This procedure worked for me.