Google Services Plugin cannot function without google-services.json

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File google-services.json is missing. The Google Services Plugin cannot function

I get this error code since I deleted my google-services.json file from my project. Now the obvious way to solve this issue would be to include it again, but I had a reason to remove it.

"Note: If you enabled only Google Sign-In when you generated the configuration file, you can skip this step. Google Sign-In does not require the configuration file to be included in your project—generating the file performs the neecessary configuration steps." - this is the official note in the documentation and since I only enabled Google Sign-In I don't see a reason for this error message. Does anyone have had this problem too and a solve to it because I think that I implemented everything correctly.

Note: It works with the file in the project included.

EDIT: To clarify, my application works completely fine and I have no problems, but I wondered why I cannot remove the google-services.json file even though I should be able to do it with no problem!

Just clarifying. You are only using google sign in and not firebase right ? — Jaswanth Manigundan, May 12 '17 at 06:06
Yes @JaswanthManigundan Also when I sign in, I don't have to allow anything, so I am not even requesting Email or similar, just plain sign in. — creativecreatorormaybenot, May 12 '17 at 21:33
Have you added plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' at the bottom of your app/build.gradle — Ashish Garg, May 12 '17 at 08:38
I updated my question. This does not in any way answer it, sorry if I my question was poorly written. — creativecreatorormaybenot, May 12 '17 at 17:27
Related: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33866061/error-file-google-services-json-is-missing-from-module-root-folder-the-google — lucidbrot, Apr 08 '19 at 07:35

score 29 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 12 '19 at 10:01

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When you add apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' inside your app-level build.gradle it parses configuration information from the google-services.json file.

You removed google-services.json file, that's why it is not able to parse
So remove the below line too from your app-level build.gradle who triggered parsing to make it work again.

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

edited Feb 12 '19 at 10:01

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answered May 14 '17 at 20:06

Abhishek Aryan

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According to your requirement(`Google Sign-In`), you don't need to send/parse `.json` data so remove it. – Abhishek Aryan May 16 '17 at 15:49
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You are a genius man!! saved a lot of time... thank you so much. – Rajnish Sharma Oct 03 '20 at 18:53
Thank you, I forgot to copy my google-service.json file into project and I was wonder why it's not working. Thaks once again – Flutter Supabase Mar 26 '21 at 07:47

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 12 '17 at 10:08

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You are using Google signin right? So u definitely need a google-services.json file

Refer this link

https://developers.google.com/identity/sign-in/android/start-integrating

Add the dependency to your project-level build.gradle:

classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.0.0'

Add the plugin to your app-level build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

answered May 12 '17 at 10:08

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I actually don't need it. See @AbhishekAryan's anwser. – creativecreatorormaybenot May 16 '17 at 15:27

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 13 '17 at 01:57

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The gradle-plugin google-services that is referenced by classpath and with apply is a build-time plugin only! So it only influences the build-process of your app, but not the runtime-process! Thats why your app is working fine but google-services json is required.

answered May 13 '17 at 01:57

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This only lacked the explanation on how to fix the issue / use Google Signin without the json file. – creativecreatorormaybenot May 16 '17 at 15:22

Google Services Plugin cannot function without google-services.json

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