use emulator with android firebase sms authentication

Question

I'm using Firebase authentication service to authenticate users using SMS.

I read on Firebase documentation that :

Also, note that phone number sign-in requires a physical device and won't work on an emulator.

The question is how do I continue to develop using the emulator without the verification? How do i force authentication or any other method to continue development ?

Answer 1

Yes. It is possible but only with testing phone numbers.

Go to your

firebase console -> Authentication -> SIGN-IN Method -> Phone

and check the "Phone numbers for testing (optional)" field.