Android failing to build with Google-Services plugin not configured properly.

[abisalde]

What React Native libraries do you use?

RN New Architecture

Are you using sentry.io or on-premise?

sentry.io (SaS)

@sentry/react-native SDK Version

7.4.0

How does your development environment look like?

⬇  Place the `npx react-native@latest info` output here. ⬇

Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.2
      - iOS 18.2
      - macOS 15.2
      - tvOS 18.2
      - visionOS 2.2
      - watchOS 11.2
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2025.1 AI-251.27812.49.2514.14217341
  Xcode:
    version: 16.2/16C5032a
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.16
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 20.0.0
    wanted: 20.0.0
  react:
    installed: 19.1.0
    wanted: 19.1.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.81.4
    wanted: 0.81.4
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

Sentry.init()

Sentry.init({
  dsn: 'https://[email protected]/...'
  // other options
});

Steps to Reproduce

• Start up a React-Native project with New Architecture
• Start the metro dev server with npx react-native start in a terminal
• Build Android using npx react-native run-android
• Don't add google-services.json to Android

Expected Result

Android build should not fail

Actual Result

apps/node_modules/@sentry/react-native/sentry.gradle' line: 33

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating root project 'aurora'.
> Failed to apply plugin 'com.facebook.react.rootproject'.
   > A problem occurred configuring project ':app'.
      > Could not create task ':app:uploadCrashlyticsSymbolFileBaseappRelease'.
         > Google-Services plugin not configured properly.

[linear[bot]]

RN-369

[antonis]

Thank you for your report @abisalde 🙇

Based on the information shared, the error you are encountering:

      > Could not create task ':app:uploadCrashlyticsSymbolFileBaseappRelease'.
         > Google-Services plugin not configured properly.

is related to the Crashlytics (Firebase) integration, not Sentry itself (related Crashlytics issue). This error typically occurs when the google-services.json file is missing from your Android project, but it is required by the Crashlytics Gradle plugin.

Could you test with Crashlytics disabled/removed?

Are you setting up Sentry on a new project or you noticed the issue after bumping to the latest (7.4.0) version?

[abisalde]

Thank you for your report @abisalde 🙇

Based on the information shared, the error you are encountering:

      > Could not create task ':app:uploadCrashlyticsSymbolFileBaseappRelease'.
         > Google-Services plugin not configured properly.

is related to the Crashlytics (Firebase) integration, not Sentry itself (related Crashlytics issue). This error typically occurs when the google-services.json file is missing from your Android project, but it is required by the Crashlytics Gradle plugin.

Could you test with Crashlytics disabled/removed?

Are you setting up Sentry on a new project or you noticed the issue after bumping to the latest (7.4.0) version?

Hi @antonis, this error occurs when I bumped Sentry from 7.3.0 to 7.4.0. Working with Sentry 7.3.0

[antonis]

Thank you for iterating so quickly @abisalde 🙏

this error occurs when I bumped Sentry from 7.3.0 to 7.4.0. Working with Sentry 7.3.0

Could you share how your Crashlytics and Sentry configuration to help us reproduce the issue?

[abisalde]

Could you share how your Crashlytics and Sentry configuration to help us reproduce the issue?

android/build.gradle
buildscript {
    ext {
        buildToolsVersion = "36.0.0"
        minSdkVersion = 26
        compileSdkVersion = 36
        targetSdkVersion = 36
        ndkVersion = "27.1.12297006"
        kotlinVersion = "2.1.20"
        androidXBrowser = "1.5.0"
    }
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle")
        classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin")
        classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin")
        classpath ("com.google.gms:google-services:4.4.4")
        classpath ("com.google.firebase:perf-plugin:2.0.1")
        classpath ("com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-gradle:3.0.5")
    }
}

apply plugin: "expo-root-project"
apply plugin: "com.facebook.react.rootproject"

// package.json

    "@react-native-firebase/analytics": "~23.0.1",
    "@react-native-firebase/app": "~23.0.1",
    "@react-native-firebase/crashlytics": "~23.0.1",
    "@react-native-firebase/messaging": "~23.0.1",
    "@react-native-firebase/perf": "~23.0.1",

// index.js

import  "@react-native-firebase/crashlytics"

Sentry.init({
dsn: '',
// all other config
})

[antonis]

Thank you. We will investigate this and iterate back.

[romtsn]

@abisalde would you mind also sharing android/app/build.gradle if available?

[abisalde]

@abisalde would you mind also sharing android/app/build.gradle if available?

This is how far I can go

// android/app/build.gradle

apply plugin: "com.android.application"
apply plugin: "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android"
apply plugin: "com.facebook.react"
def isReleaseBuild = getGradle().getStartParameter().getTaskRequests().toString().contains("Release")
if (isReleaseBuild) {
apply from: "../../node_modules/@datadog/mobile-react-native/datadog-sourcemaps.gradle"
}
apply plugin: "com.google.firebase.firebase-perf"
apply plugin: 'com.google.firebase.crashlytics'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false

def jscFlavor = 'io.github.react-native-community:jsc-android-intl:2026004.+'

apply from: new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('@sentry/react-native/package.json')"].execute().text.trim(), "../sentry.gradle")


react {
  autolinkLibrariesWithApp()
}

[antonis]

Thank you for sharing 🙇 We will investigate this and iterate back.