ERROR: File google-services.json is missing. (Since com.google.gms:google-services updated from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0)

Question

Since I updated com.google.gms:google-services from version 4.2.0 to 4.3.0 in my top level build.gradle, I cannot compile my project any more because I have the error :

"File google-services.json is missing"

My google-services.json are in :

• /My/personnal/project/app/src/ProductFlavors/BuildTypes

(for example)

• /My/personnal/project/app/src/AT/debug

• /My/personnal/project/app/src/DE/debug

• /My/personnal/project/app/src/AT/release (...)

When my version is 4.2.0, I have no issue but in 4.3.0 I have the error and the Searched Location is: /My/personnal/project/app/google-services.json

not working

dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.2'
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.0'
    }

working

dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.2'
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0'
    }

EDIT 1

Looks like it has been resolved with version 4.3.1

EDIT 2

Looks like issue is back on version 4.3.2 :(

EDIT 3

Issue still there with 4.3.3 :(

Answer 1

There is already an open issue on github based on this

https://github.com/google/play-services-plugins/issues/91

The problem is google-services plugin ignores the build variant if it starts with a capital letter.

If you refactor the build variant names to camelCase, then it seems to detect the google-services.json file.