Configuring a Flutter Project with Firebase and Gradle Plugins

Some of you may have seen this when running ~% flutter build apk or appbundle

Deprecated imperative apply of Flutter’s Gradle plugins

flutter needs upgrade: You are applying Flutter's 
app_plugin_loader Gradle plugin imperatively using the apply script method, 
which is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. 
Migrate to applying Gradle plugins with the declarative 
plugins block: https://flutter.dev/go/flutter-gradle-plugin-apply

After a lot of trial and error, I finally came up with a solution where the Gradle files compile without errors when running ./gradlew clean.

Reference: Flutter Gradle Plugin Apply

Here’s how it’s done!

This tutorial will guide you through configuring a Flutter project with necessary Gradle plugins and Firebase dependencies, ensuring a successful setup without errors.

Topics Covered:

1. Setting up android/build.gradle
2. Configuring android/app/build.gradle
3. Managing plugins in settings.gradle
4. Enabling resource shrinking and minification
5. Ensuring ProGuard rules are in place

Prerequisites: