# Firebase Notifications (Advanced)

Create a new Firebase Project

* Go to <https://console.firebase.google.com/>
* Click New Project, enter the project name

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You can use the same one for Push notifications or for Firebase Deep Links.
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## **Ensure Firebase Cloud Messaging API (V1) is enabled**

In your project, click the **Gear icon** next to "Project Overview" in the top left of the left-hand menu and select **Project settings**. Select the **Cloud Messaging** tab.

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If **Firebase Cloud Messaging API (V1)** is disabled, then click the kebab menu icon on the top right corner and open the link.

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On the subsequent page, click **Enable**. You may need to wait a few minutes for the action to propagate to Firebase systems.

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You can skip this step if you have already set up the [Notifications](/natively-platform/features/notifications/onesignal-notifications.md) feature.
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## **(Only for iOS) Ensure the** "Push Notification" capabilities are enabled for your App.

1. Go to the [Apple Developer Identifiers](https://developer.apple.com/account/resources/identifiers/list) -> Find your app's Bundle ID. Click on it

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2. Scroll down and enable "Push Notifications". Click Save.

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## **Add Android & iOS apps**

Please follow this guide: [Add Android & iOS apps](https://docs.buildnatively.com/natively-platform/features/deeplinks/firebase#add-android-and-ios-apps)

Download the GoogleService-Info.plist and the google-services.json files on this step.

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You can skip this step if you have already set up the [Firebase Deep Links](/natively-platform/features/deeplinks/firebase.md)
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## Upload your APNs authentication key (iOS) <a href="#upload_your_apns_authentication_key" id="upload_your_apns_authentication_key"></a>

Please use the [following guide](/guides/generate-ios-push-key.md) to generate the authentication key is you do not already have one.

1. Inside your project in the Firebase console, select the gear icon, select **Project Settings**, and then select the **Cloud Messaging** tab.
2. In **APNs authentication key** under **iOS app configuration**, click the **Upload** button.
3. Browse to the location where you saved your key, select it, and click **Open**. Add the key ID for the key and click **Upload**.

## Enable Firebase Push notifications on the Natively platform

* Turn the switcher on
* Upload the iOS Config file (GoogleService-Info.plist)
* Upload the Android Config file (google-services.json)
* Click the 'Save' button to save your changes

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If you have already enabled the [Firebase Deep Links](/natively-platform/features/deeplinks/firebase.md) feature for your app, you may see the iOS Config file and the Android Config file uploaded. That's because these files are the same for the Firebase Notifications feature.
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