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One of the services provided by Firebase, and the topic of the next chapter, is to the ability to send remote notifications to Android apps. Before trying out Firebase remote notifications, however, some initial setup steps need to be taken.
== Signing in to Firebase ==
All that is required to use Firebase is a Google account. To begin using Firebase, start by navigating to the following URL:
[[File:Firebase console new.png|thumbnailnone|Logging in to Firebase]]
Figure 53-1
[[File:firebase_create_new_project.png|none|Creating a new Firebase project]]
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Keep the Create new Firebase Project option selected and enter Firebase Notification Demo into text the field. Select your country from the drop-down menu, click on the Connect to Firebase button and wait for notification from Android Studio that the connection has completed successfully.
== The google-services.json File ==
As part of the process of connecting the app to the Firebase project, a file named google-services.json will have been added to the Android Studio project. To locate this file, switch the Project tool window from Android to Project mode using the drop-down menu:
