diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 10365fd1..14481415 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // YES, jcenter is required twice - it somehow tricks studio into compiling deps below
 // doesn't break anything anywhere else and projects using this lib work as normal
 buildscript {
+    ext.firebaseVersion = '10.2.6'
+
     repositories {
         jcenter()
     }
@@ -46,14 +48,14 @@ dependencies {
     compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
     compile 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
     compile 'me.leolin:ShortcutBadger:1.1.10@aar'
-    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:10.2.0'
-    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:10.2.0'
-    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-config:10.2.0'
-    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:10.2.0'
-    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:10.2.0'
-    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:10.2.0'
-    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:10.2.0'
-    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:10.2.0'
-    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crash:10.2.0'
-    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-config:10.2.0'
+    compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:$firebaseVersion"
+    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-core:$firebaseVersion"
+    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-config:$firebaseVersion"
+    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:$firebaseVersion"
+    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:$firebaseVersion"
+    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-database:$firebaseVersion"
+    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:$firebaseVersion"
+    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:$firebaseVersion"
+    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-crash:$firebaseVersion"
+    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-config:$firebaseVersion"
 }
diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index 117ad9d7..0723f177 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const firebase = RNFirebase.initializeApp({
 |----------------|----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 | debug | bool | false | When set to true, RNFirebase will log messages to the console and fire `debug` events we can listen to in `js` |
 | persistence | bool | false | When set to true, database persistence will be enabled. |
+| errorOnMissingPlayServices | bool | true | (Android only) When set to true, will throw an error if Google Play Services isn't installed. |
+| promptOnMissingPlayServices | bool | true | (Android only) When set to true, will prompt the user to install Google Play Services if it isn't installed.  This takes precedence over `errorOnMissingPlayServices`.|
 
 For instance:
 
diff --git a/ios/RNFirebase/RNFirebaseStorage.m b/ios/RNFirebase/RNFirebaseStorage.m
index 3a66d396..8765d9ce 100644
--- a/ios/RNFirebase/RNFirebaseStorage.m
+++ b/ios/RNFirebase/RNFirebaseStorage.m
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(putFile:(NSString *) path localPath:(NSString *)localPath meta
             }];
         }
     } else {
-        NSURL *fileUrl = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:localPath];
-        [self uploadFile:fileUrl metadata:metadata path:path resolver:resolve rejecter:reject];
+        NSData *data = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] contentsAtPath:localPath];
+        [self uploadData:data metadata:metadata path:path resolver:resolve rejecter:reject];
     }
     
 }