Android Studio update to 4.1 warns "Plugin incompatible with the new build found: Firebase Services"

Question

I have Android Studio 4.0.1 on Mac Catalina and want to update to 4.1. I see the warning that Firebase Services plugin is not compatabile.

I'm aware of this question from upgrading from 3.x to 4.0 here but when I look at the plugins under Android Studio -> Preferences I don't see any updates available for the Firebase Services plugin.

This shows I have plugin v4.0.0. As far as I can tell that is the last version from Google as of June 4, 2020.

This is the plugin homepage

Like most people here, I can't afford to screw with my working development environment. But I do like to stay current with updates. Is there a way to update the plugin manually or is my best solution to install 4.1 alongside the 4.0.1 version?

Answer 1

Seems to be a false alarm, I ignored it and updated to Android Studio 4.1 anyway and everything builds just fine.

Answer 2

Actually it will work, but you will not be able to use Firebase assistant in Tools. You will have to add and update it manually. Anyway, I have made a desicion to wait for Firebase update. Android Studio 4.1 does not change things critically and I am still happy with 4.0.2. I am sure that it will be fixed in 1-2 weeks

Answer 3

Don't update. I updated Android Studio to latest version and I can't use some plugins now. There is no solution for this issue. You must wait for developers to update their plugins for compatibility.