You attempted to use a firebase module that's not installed on your android project by calling firebase.storage()

Question

Im trying to use firebase storage on React Native using the react-native-firebase module and when y call firebase storage I get this error:

You attempted to use a firebase module that's not installed on your android project by calling firebase.storage()2IM.png

I have add all the necessary dependancies already.

android/app/build.gradle

apply plugin: "com.android.application"
import com.android.build.OutputFile

project.ext.react = [
    entryFile: "index.js"
]

apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"
def enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture = false
def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false

android {
    compileSdkVersion 26
    buildToolsVersion "26.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.detecta.detecta"
        minSdkVersion 19
        targetSdkVersion 26
        versionCode 5
        versionName "1.1.6"
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
        ndk {
            abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
        }
    }
    signingConfigs {
        release {
            if (project.hasProperty('MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_FILE')) {
                storeFile file(MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_FILE)
                storePassword MYAPP_RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD
                keyAlias MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS
                keyPassword MYAPP_RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD
            }
        }
    }
    splits {
        abi {
            reset()
            enable enableSeparateBuildPerCPUArchitecture
            universalApk false  // If true, also generate a universal APK
            include "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
        }
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
        }
    }
    // applicationVariants are e.g. debug, release
    applicationVariants.all { variant ->
        variant.outputs.each { output ->
            // For each separate APK per architecture, set a unique version code as described here:
            // http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide/apk-splits
            def versionCodes = ["armeabi-v7a":1, "x86":2]
            def abi = output.getFilter(OutputFile.ABI)
            if (abi != null) {  // null for the universal-debug, universal-release variants
                output.versionCodeOverride =
                        versionCodes.get(abi) * 1048576 + 
defaultConfig.versionCode
            }
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile project(':react-native-image-crop-picker')
    compile project(':react-native-svg')
    compile(project(':react-native-firebase')) {
        transitive = false
    }
    compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0"
    compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules

    compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:11.8.0"
    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-core:11.8.0"
    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:11.8.0"
    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-database:11.8.0"
    compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:11.8.0"
}

// Run this once to be able to run the application with BUCK
// puts all compile dependencies into folder libs for BUCK to use
task copyDownloadableDepsToLibs(type: Copy) {
    from configurations.compile
    into 'libs'
}
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

MainApplication.java

package com.detecta;

import android.app.Application;

import com.facebook.react.BuildConfig;
import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication;
import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost;
import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
import com.facebook.react.shell.MainReactPackage;
import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import io.invertase.firebase.RNFirebasePackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.auth.RNFirebaseAuthPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.database.RNFirebaseDatabasePackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.storage.RNFirebaseStoragePackage;

public class MainApplication extends Application implements ReactApplication {

  private final ReactNativeHost mReactNativeHost = new ReactNativeHost(this) {
    @Override
    public boolean getUseDeveloperSupport() {
      return BuildConfig.DEBUG;
    }

    @Override
    protected List<ReactPackage> getPackages() {
      return Arrays.<ReactPackage>asList(
              new MainReactPackage(),
              new RNFirebasePackage(),
              new RNFirebaseAuthPackage(),
              new RNFirebaseDatabasePackage(),
              new RNFirebaseStoragePackage()
      );
    }

    @Override
    protected String getJSMainModuleName() {
      return "index";
    }
  };

  @Override
  public ReactNativeHost getReactNativeHost() {
    return mReactNativeHost;
  }

  @Override
  public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    SoLoader.init(this, /* native exopackage */ false);
  }
}

Calling the method

import firebase from 'react-native-firebase';

/*...*/

uploadImage(userId) {
    path = this.state.image ? this.state.image.uri : null;
    firebase
        .storage()
        .ref(`users/${userId}/profile.jpg`)
        .putFile(path)
        .then(snapshot => {
            console.log(snapshot)
        })
        .catch(err => {
            console.log(err)
        });
};

Answer 1

Add to the import section of the app MainApplication class the following:

import io.invertase.firebase.messaging.RNFirebaseMessagingPackage;
import io.invertase.firebase.notifications.RNFirebaseNotificationsPackage;

Add to packages loop the following:

 protected List<ReactPackage> getPackages() {
          @SuppressWarnings("UnnecessaryLocalVariable")
          List<ReactPackage> packages = new PackageList(this).getPackages();
          // Packages that cannot be autolinked yet can be added manually here, for example:
          ...
         packages.add(new RNFirebaseMessagingPackage());
         packages.add(new RNFirebaseNotificationsPackage());
         return packages;
    }

Answer 2

I had this issue:

you attempted to use a firebase module that's not installed on your Android project by calling firebase.app()

In the end I figured out the issue; I was using 'Expo Start' to run my project and firebase.app() isn't supported by expo for some reason.
It worked by using expo run:android.

I couldn't find the solution anywhere else, so I made an account just for this.