# firebase/quickstart-android

Firebase Quickstart Samples for Android

Repository: https://github.com/firebase/quickstart-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/quickstart-android
Homepage: https://firebase.google.com
Language: Kotlin
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: android, firebase
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:12:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3781, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9307, forks 7405 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:30.464797+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of official Firebase quickstart sample apps for Android, written in Kotlin, demonstrating Firebase APIs such as Auth, Firestore, Realtime Database, Cloud Messaging, and AI Logic. Each sample is an openable Android Studio project meant to be run against a Firebase project.

## Use cases
- learn how to integrate Firebase into an Android app
- see example code for Firebase authentication on Android
- try Firestore or Realtime Database in a sample Android project
- set up Firebase Cloud Messaging push notifications on Android
- experiment with Firebase AI Logic and Gemini in an Android app
- get started with Firebase Crashlytics and Analytics on Android

## When to choose
- you are learning Firebase APIs on Android and want runnable reference code
- you need copy-paste examples for a specific Firebase feature in Kotlin
- you want official, maintained samples straight from the Firebase team

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready app skeleton rather than demo samples
- you are building for iOS, web, or Flutter instead of native Android
- you want a library or SDK to add as a dependency - these are standalone sample apps

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, auth, database, analytics, monitoring, developer-tools
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, tutorials, android-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: firebase, sample-apps, android-studio, kotlin, google, quickstart, tutorials, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- firebase/quickstart-android (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.464797+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:22:31.073591+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/firebase/quickstart-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.464797+00:00, sha 44a0d00648d1)
  - homepage: https://firebase.google.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:31.075714+00:00, sha 75cb35a969a0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.