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(Android) Deploy to Firebase App Distribution

Description

Build and distribute your app to testers via Firebase App Distribution. This example builds and deploys an APK, but the Workflow can be tweaked to distribute AAB instead.

Prerequisites

  • An existing Firebase project where your exact package name is registered. See the Firebase documentation for details.

  • Obtain a token from Firebase by running firebase login:ci locally. See the Firebase CLI docs for details.

  • Add this token as a Secret to your Bitrise app with the name FIREBASE_TOKEN.

  • Get your Firebase App ID from your project's General Settings page and pass this value as an input to the Firebase App Distribution Step.

  • If you want to deploy a release build, don't forget to set up code signing on Bitrise to build and sign the APK with your release key.

Instructions

  1. Add the Android Build Step and set the following inputs:

    • Build type: Set this to apk.

    • Variant: Use release, debug, or one of your custom variants if you have any.

  2. If you build a release variant, add the Android Sign Step.

    You can skip this if you plan to deploy an unsigned debug variant.

  3. Add the Firebase App Distribution Step and set the following inputs:

    • Firebase token: use the secret Env var previously defined: $FIREBASE_TOKEN.

    • App path: this should point to the APK that the previous steps have built and signed. By default, it's located at $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/app-release-bitrise-signed.apk, but the exact file name might be different based on your project config.

    • Firebase App ID: get your Firebase App ID from your project's General Settings page and pass this value as an input to the Firebase App Distribution Step.

    • Optional: you can define test groups or individual testers in the Step inputs

bitrise.yml

- android-build@1:
    inputs:
    - variant: release
    - build_type: apk
- sign-apk@1: {}
- firebase-app-distribution@0:
    inputs:
    - firebase_token: $FIREBASE_TOKEN
    - app_path: $BITRISE_DEPLOY_DIR/app-release-bitrise-signed.apk
    - app: your_app_id_from_firebase
    - testers: [email protected] # optional
    - groups: qa-team #optional
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