Ionic blank project's build failed after adding mfp-push plugin - firebase

Question

create an blank ionic project and added mfp and mfp-push plugins. Tried to build and got this error:
BUILD FAILED in 41s
Error: cmd: Command failed with exit code 1 Error output:
C:\Users\saikmeda\TestFbSdk\platforms\android\app\src\main\java\com\ibm\mobilefirstplatform\clientsdk\cordovaplugins\push\CDVMFPPush.java:100: error: cannot access FirebaseInstanceIdService
MFPPush.getInstance().initialize(this.cordova.getActivity().getApplicationContext(), timeout);
^
class file for com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdService not found
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
1 error
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.
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BUILD FAILED in 41s

Answer 1

The latest MFP 8.0 client side iFix for Android has been modified to work with FCM completely. The error message you see is coming because there are some changes needed in your Android project - specifically around removing GCM classes and modifying for FCM.
Follow the instructions in the link to get your project working:
http://mobilefirstplatform.ibmcloud.com/tutorials/en/foundation/8.0/notifications/handling-push-notifications/android/#migrate-to-fcm
Now, all this is required only if you use MFP's push feature. If you do not , you can remove cordova-plugin-mfp-push plugin from your project and rebuild it.