Where to save GoogleService-Info.plist in Flutter without Xcode?

Question

I have my app already submited, reviewed and online in Google Play & iTunes, but recently I added the firebase_messaging plugin for notification feature.

While joining the Firebase Cloud Messaging, Google forced me to download two files:

• google-services.json - Saved in the folder of my flutter App: MyApp\android\app
• GoogleService-Info.plist - I don't know where to save it, but tried on MyApp\ios\Runner and MyApp\ios\Runner.xcodeworkspace without success

And all the tutorials point to the use of Xcode to set the file GoogleService-Info.plist properly, but I do not own a Mac and I've been using with success the windows application AppUploader to submit my iOS apps.

Is there any way to not use the Xcode and be able to attach the GoogleService-Info.plist to my project?

Answer 1

If you want to avoid using Xcode, you have to manually edit this file : /ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

You will need to reference GoogleService-Info.plist in order to make it included during the build process.

Here are the 4 differents sections where you need to add a line (see example line for GoogleService-Info.plist):

/* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
        1498D2341E8E89220040F4C2 /* GeneratedPluginRegistrant.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1498D2331E8E89220040F4C2 /* GeneratedPluginRegistrant.m */; };
        3B3967161E833CAA004F5970 /* AppFrameworkInfo.plist in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3B3967151E833CAA004F5970 /* AppFrameworkInfo.plist */; };
        3B80C3941E831B6300D905FE /* App.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3B80C3931E831B6300D905FE /* App.framework */; };
        3B80C3951E831B6300D905FE /* App.framework in Embed Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 3B80C3931E831B6300D905FE /* App.framework */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (CodeSignOnCopy, RemoveHeadersOnCopy, ); }; };
        74858FAF1ED2DC5600515810 /* AppDelegate.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 74858FAE1ED2DC5600515810 /* AppDelegate.swift */; };
        9705A1C61CF904A100538489 /* Flutter.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9740EEBA1CF902C7004384FC /* Flutter.framework */; };
        9705A1C71CF904A300538489 /* Flutter.framework in Embed Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9740EEBA1CF902C7004384FC /* Flutter.framework */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (CodeSignOnCopy, RemoveHeadersOnCopy, ); }; };
        97C146FC1CF9000F007C117D /* Main.storyboard in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 97C146FA1CF9000F007C117D /* Main.storyboard */; };
        DE4C455E21DE1E4300EA0709 /* GoogleService-Info.plist in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = DE4C455D21DE1E4300EA0709 /* GoogleService-Info.plist */; };
        97C146FE1CF9000F007C117D /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 97C146FD1CF9000F007C117D /* Assets.xcassets */; };
        97C147011CF9000F007C117D /* LaunchScreen.storyboard in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 97C146FF1CF9000F007C117D /* LaunchScreen.storyboard */; };
/* End PBXBuildFile section */

Here :

/* Begin PBXFileReference section */
        1498D2321E8E86230040F4C2 /* GeneratedPluginRegistrant.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = GeneratedPluginRegistrant.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        1498D2331E8E89220040F4C2 /* GeneratedPluginRegistrant.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = GeneratedPluginRegistrant.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        3B3967151E833CAA004F5970 /* AppFrameworkInfo.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.xml; name = AppFrameworkInfo.plist; path = Flutter/AppFrameworkInfo.plist; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        3B80C3931E831B6300D905FE /* App.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = App.framework; path = Flutter/App.framework; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        74858FAD1ED2DC5600515810 /* Runner-Bridging-Header.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "Runner-Bridging-Header.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        74858FAE1ED2DC5600515810 /* AppDelegate.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = AppDelegate.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        7AFA3C8E1D35360C0083082E /* Release.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = Release.xcconfig; path = Flutter/Release.xcconfig; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        9740EEB21CF90195004384FC /* Debug.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = Debug.xcconfig; path = Flutter/Debug.xcconfig; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        9740EEB31CF90195004384FC /* Generated.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = Generated.xcconfig; path = Flutter/Generated.xcconfig; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        9740EEBA1CF902C7004384FC /* Flutter.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = Flutter.framework; path = Flutter/Flutter.framework; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        97C146EE1CF9000F007C117D /* Runner.app */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.application; includeInIndex = 0; path = Runner.app; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
        97C146FB1CF9000F007C117D /* Base */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.storyboard; name = Base; path = Base.lproj/Main.storyboard; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        97C146FD1CF9000F007C117D /* Assets.xcassets */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder.assetcatalog; path = Assets.xcassets; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        97C147001CF9000F007C117D /* Base */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.storyboard; name = Base; path = Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.storyboard; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        97C147021CF9000F007C117D /* Info.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.xml; path = Info.plist; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
        DE4C455D21DE1E4300EA0709 /* GoogleService-Info.plist */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.xml; path = "GoogleService-Info.plist"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };

/* End PBXFileReference section */

Here:

97C146F01CF9000F007C117D /* Runner */ = {
    isa = PBXGroup;
    children = (
        97C146FA1CF9000F007C117D /* Main.storyboard */,
        97C146FD1CF9000F007C117D /* Assets.xcassets */,
        97C146FF1CF9000F007C117D /* LaunchScreen.storyboard */,
        97C147021CF9000F007C117D /* Info.plist */,
        DE4C455D21DE1E4300EA0709 /* GoogleService-Info.plist */,
        97C146F11CF9000F007C117D /* Supporting Files */,
        1498D2321E8E86230040F4C2 /* GeneratedPluginRegistrant.h */,
        1498D2331E8E89220040F4C2 /* GeneratedPluginRegistrant.m */,
        74858FAE1ED2DC5600515810 /* AppDelegate.swift */,
        74858FAD1ED2DC5600515810 /* Runner-Bridging-Header.h */,
    );
    path = Runner;
    sourceTree = "<group>";
};

And here :

/* Begin PBXResourcesBuildPhase section */
        97C146EC1CF9000F007C117D /* Resources */ = {
            isa = PBXResourcesBuildPhase;
            buildActionMask = 2147483647;
            files = (
                97C147011CF9000F007C117D /* LaunchScreen.storyboard in Resources */,
                3B3967161E833CAA004F5970 /* AppFrameworkInfo.plist in Resources */,
                97C146FE1CF9000F007C117D /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */,
                97C146FC1CF9000F007C117D /* Main.storyboard in Resources */,
                DE4C455E21DE1E4300EA0709 /* GoogleService-Info.plist in Resources */,
            );
            runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
        };
/* End PBXResourcesBuildPhase section */

Tested successfully with codemagic, this modification made the provided GoogleService-Info.plist included in the App IPA