Unable to get provider com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider in Google play Console

I have a firebase application which runs perfectly in Unity simulator but when I upload i to the google play console I get the following error on devices with ABI arm64-v8a and armeabi-v7a. How is it that the app runs in Unity simulator but not in the google play console, and how can I fix it?

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Code (CSharp):

1. FATAL EXCEPTION: main
2. Process: com.legends.week, PID: 9406
3. java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to get provider com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The Crashlytics build ID is missing. This occurs when Crashlytics tooling is absent from your app's build configuration. Please review Crashlytics onboarding instructions and ensure you have a valid Crashlytics account.
4.    at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:6575)
5.    at android.app.ActivityThread.installContentProviders(ActivityThread.java:6127)
6.    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6037)
7.    at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap1(Unknown Source:0)
8.    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1764)
9.    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:105)
10.    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
11.    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6938)
12.    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
13.    at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zygote.java:327)
14.    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1374)
15. Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: The Crashlytics build ID is missing. This occurs when Crashlytics tooling is absent from your app's build configuration. Please review Crashlytics onboarding instructions and ensure you have a valid Crashlytics account.
16.     at com.google.firebase.crashlytics.internal.common.CrashlyticsCore.onPreExecute(CrashlyticsCore.java:136)
17.     at com.google.firebase.crashlytics.FirebaseCrashlytics.init(FirebaseCrashlytics.java:149)
18.     at com.google.firebase.crashlytics.CrashlyticsRegistrar.a(CrashlyticsRegistrar.java:57)
19.     at com.google.firebase.crashlytics.CrashlyticsRegistrar.lambda$-2mRuIHCD6lMI4ZTVe2ciP7ereI(Unknown Source:0)
20.     at com.google.firebase.crashlytics.-$$Lambda$CrashlyticsRegistrar$-2mRuIHCD6lMI4ZTVe2ciP7ereI.create(Unknown Source:2)
21.     at com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRuntime.a(ComponentRuntime.java:132)
22.     at com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRuntime.lambda$DNlBZ5M_Ps2O3yl2_ax3Y12wFUw(Unknown Source:0)
23.     at com.google.firebase.components.-$$Lambda$ComponentRuntime$DNlBZ5M_Ps2O3yl2_ax3Y12wFUw.get(Unknown Source:4)
24.     at com.google.firebase.components.Lazy.get(Lazy.java:53)
25.     at com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRuntime.a(ComponentRuntime.java:291)
26.     at com.google.firebase.components.ComponentRuntime.a(ComponentRuntime.java:281)
27.     at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.initializeAllApis(FirebaseApp.java:594)
28.     at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.initializeApp(FirebaseApp.java:305)
29.     at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.initializeApp(FirebaseApp.java:269)
30.     at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.initializeApp(FirebaseApp.java:254)
31.     at com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider.onCreate(FirebaseInitProvider.java:51)
32.     at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:1925)
33.     at android.content.ContentProvider.attachInfo(ContentProvider.java:1900)
34.     at com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider.attachInfo(FirebaseInitProvider.java:45)
35.     at android.app.ActivityThread.installProvider(ActivityThread.java:6572)
36.     ... 10 more

 

Running on Unity Simulator doesn't guarantee the exact functionality as the libraries needs real device.
Did you try on local real device? If not, give a try locally first and see if it throws the same error.

From the log it looks like you don't have the libraries resolved. Share a screenshot of Assets/Plugins/Android folder to have a look.

 

Hi Here's a screenshot over the Android folder. Does it look okay?

 

Looks fine. Share an empty apk (no need of using any keystores, just debug keystore is fine) or merged manifest of your apk.

 

Thanks for the help. I created an entirely new unity project and set up firebase from scratch and now it seems to work.