react-native-firebase/docs/database/android.md

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Android Setup	Manually integrate Realtime Database into your Android application.

Android Manual Linking

The following steps are only required if your environment does not have access to React Native auto-linking.

Add Realtime Database to Gradle Settings

android/settings.gradle:

include ':@react-native-firebase_database'
project(':@react-native-firebase_database').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, './../node_modules/@react-native-firebase/database/android')

Add Realtime Database to App Gradle Dependencies

android/app/build.gradle:

// ..
dependencies {
  // ..
  implementation project(path: ":@react-native-firebase_database")
}

Add Realtime Database to Main Android Application:

**android/app/src/main/java/**/MainApplication.java**:

// ..
import io.invertase.firebase.database.ReactNativeFirebaseDatabasePackage;

  // ..
  protected List<ReactPackage> getPackages() {
    return Arrays.asList(
      new MainReactPackage(),
      new ReactNativeFirebaseDatabasePackage(),
      // ..