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## Getting Started on Android

> warning "Firebase doesn't natively support arrays for Realtime Database implementations"
> If you are using Google's [Realtime Database](https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/rtdb-vs-firestore){:target="_blank"} to store Segment event data, see the [Best Practices: Arrays in Firebase](https://firebase.blog/posts/2014/04/best-practices-arrays-in-firebase/){:target="_blank"} blog post for some array best practices.

To start sending data to Firebase Analytics from your Android project, you'll need to follow a few simple steps:

1. Register your mobile app with Firebase at `https://console.firebase.google.com`
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To set up consent mode for Google Firebase:
1. Update your app's SDK to a version that supports consent mode v2.
* Android apps must use F[irebase Android Analytics SDK version 21.5.0 or later](https://firebase.google.com/support/release-notes/android#analytics_v21-5-0){:target="_blank"}.
* Android apps must use [Firebase Android Analytics SDK version 21.5.0 or later](https://firebase.google.com/support/release-notes/android#analytics_v21-5-0){:target="_blank"}.
* iOS apps must use [Firebase Apple SDK version 10.17.0 or later](https://firebase.google.com/support/release-notes/ios#analytics){:target="_blank"}.

2. Set up consent mode for your app if you haven't already set it up.
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