How to Integrate Firebase Crashlytics in Flutter: In-depth Guide

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How to Integrate Firebase Crashlytics in
Flutter In- depth Guide
October 7, 2022 Dash Technologies Inc App
Development, Mobile App Development, Web App
Development
Summary If you are facing issues with your
Flutter app and are not able to track them
quickly, then the app needs to be integrated with
Firebase Crashlytics. Even if you are looking
for Flutter mobile app development, understanding
Firebase Crashlytics and how to integrate them
into the app will help you get robust
applications. This article will explain Firebase
best practices and how to integrate them into
your application. Are you considering building an
app based on the Flutter framework? You need to
understand and prepare for the post-development
events. For example, when the app is developed
and deployed, an unexpected event may occur with
the application. For
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example, the app may be sluggish, crash or
others. These are minor errors, but if not
tracked on time, they can turn into a great loss.
Firebase Crashlytics by Google helps you track
and analyze errors, especially

• Most
• When your app creates so much

importantly, unrest.

• Your customers uninstall your app.
• These common errors never inform you of such
  events unless you have integrated Firebase
  Crashlytics into the Flutter application.
• In short, you know nothing about what is
  happening with your app unless you do it
  manually.
• But that was a matter of the past. Now, you have
  tools and technology that help you detect every
  issue instantly.
• No matter how perfectly the app is built, none
  can guarantee that it is 100 bug-free or will
  never crash its inevitable. However, manual
  tracking could be time- consuming, while
  integrating Firebase Crashlytics will help you
  handle the event without wasting much time and
  effort.
• This article will help you understand Firebase
  Crashlytics and how to integrate them into your
  mobile application built using the Flutter
  framework. So lets explore them one by one.
• What is Flutter?
• Flutter is a cross-platform mobile application
  development platform that enables developers to
  build apps faster. Basically, when you have to
  develop applications for iOS and Android
  platforms, you need two different frameworks
  (Swift for iOS and Android Studio for Android)
  to create an app for these platforms. In short,
  you need to build a native application separate
  for both platforms. Unfortunately, that means
  you need to spend a good amount of bucks,
  resources (separately for iOS and Android), and
  time.

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What is Firebase?
With Flutter, you can build cross-platform
applications to run across both platforms. As a
result, you have created two applications with a
single effort, time, resources, and money.
Before we understand what Firebase Crashlytics
is, its essential to know what Firebase is.
Basically, Firebase is Googles product, just
like Flutter. An app development platform
usually referred to as Backend-as-a-Service
(BaaS) called Firebase. It offers hosted backend
services like a real-time database, cloud
storage, authentication, crash reporting,
machine learning, remote configuration, and
hosting for static files. Flutter can be run on
Firebase. What is Firebase Crashlytics? Firebase
Crashlytics, a lightweight, real-time crash
reporter, makes it easier to identify, track,
and resolve stability problems that lower the
caliber of your app. In addition, by logically
grouping crashes and highlighting the
circumstances that precede them, Crashlytics
helps reduce the amount of time you spend
troubleshooting. How to Integrate Firebase
Crashlytics? Integrating Firebase Crashlytics
into the mobile application is a technical issue,
and you need a tech partner to help you
integrate. However, you can integrate the
Firebase into your Flutter application. Here are
the steps. Note Before exploring the steps, you
must know that Firebase Crashlytics is
compatible with Flutter version 2.0.2 or lower as
of July 21. Prerequisites Step 1 Install the
IDE or Editor you Like
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Step 2 (For Android) Set up the device for
running your app. (For iOS) set up a physical
Apple, or you can use the simulator to run the
app. Step 3 Ensure the app meets the requirement
based on the platform iOS and Android. iOS
iOS macOS 10.12 Android Targets
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API level 19 (KitKat) or higher
Uses Android 4.4 or higher Step 4 Based on the
Operating System, install Flutter, which should
include the following
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Flutter Supporting
SDK libraries

• Platform-specific software and SDKs and software
  based on the platform
• Step 5 Now you need to sign into Firebase
• Steps to Integrate Firebase Crashlytics
• Step 1 Start with installing command line tools
• If you dont, you can install the Firebase CLI
• Now, run the command
• FlutterFire CLI needs to be installed using the
  following command
• Step 2 Now your apps needs to be configured so
  you can use Firebase
• To configure your Flutter App, you need to use
  the FlutterFire CLI so it can connect with
  Firebase.
• Use the command given below to configure
• Step 3 Firebase Initiation into your app
• You need to install the core plugin using this
  command line

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• Run the command (flutterfire configure) to keep
  your Flutter apps Firebase
• configuration updated.
• Now, import the firebase core plugin from
  lib/main.dart file using the command
• Use DefaultFirebaseOptions in your lib/main.dart
  file it can intialize the Firebase. You can use
  the following command
• Your Flutter app rebuilding process begins
• Step 4 Finally, integrate Firebase Plugin
• You have various plugin options available to add,
  and each plugin is compatible with Apple,
  Android, and web platforms. Choose the plugin and
  add it using the following commands and steps
• You need to run a command from the Flutter
  project library
• You must run a command to ensure the Flutter
  apps Firebase configuration is up- to-date
• This will also add required Gradle plugins to
  ensure Crashlytics and Performance Monitoring
  performs well.
• Again, rebuild your app using the command
• Thats it you have successfully integrated
  Firebase Crashlytics into your app. Once you
  have done the integration, you will get the crash
  report timely. For example, you can instantly
  see the report in the Crashlytics console
  whenever your app crashes.
• Final Thoughts
• What do you usually look when you get your mobile
  app built? For commoners, they hand over the
  project scope and leave the rest to the mobile
  app development company. Then, they develop your
  app your start using it. But a lot is happening
  in between, and knowing them will help you get
  the best app you ever have. There are instances
  when you get your app built, though the app does
  not perform as you expect, sometimes even
  crashes for no reason, and cannot bear the
  traffic. These errors have consequences your
  users might uninstall the application without
  letting you know. So, its better to use the
  precautions and ask your technology partner if
  they have integrated the Firebase Crashlytics
  into your Flutter application or not

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