One of NativeScript's most powerful features is the possibility of incorporating truly native SDKs. So, in this context, we can install the Firebase NativeScript on Android using the normal gradle installation command. You can also do it on iOS via a Podfile if you are running macOS and want to create an iOS application along the way. However, the NativeScript ecosystem is pluggable, which means the ecosystem has plugins that extend certain functionalities. Those plugins usually incorporate native SDKs and expose the functionalities using JavaScript so we can exploit them directly within our application.
In this recipe, we're going to use the wonderfully easy-to-use Eddy Verbruggen Firebase plugin, so let's see how we can add it to our project.
