title: Xamarin FirebaseApp.InitializeApp(this) returns null in 60.1142.1
body: <p>I've looked at every question on the net regarding this bug. It seams to have been very common with versions &lt; 42.1021.1. But I have the newest version and the bug is still occurring.</p>
  
  <p>I have added my google-services.json and selected the appropriate build action. I have tried the clean and rebuild with no success. I also tried workarounds for the bugs in other versions like adding the Target tag in the csproj file. I've tried manually entering the strings from the json.</p>
  
  <p>Whatever I do calling FirebaseApp.InitializeApp(this) returns null and when I try to reference FirebaseInstanceId.Instance.Token I get the very common exception:</p>
  
  <p>Java.Lang.IllegalStateException: Default FirebaseApp is not initialized in this process
  Make sure to call FirebaseApp.initializeApp(Context) first.</p>
  
  <p>Github and Xamarin forums say this was fixed with 60.1141.1, it never was. I also went through my csproj to ensure all references to GoogleServices were for the newest version.</p>
  
  <p>I have no idea why this won't work and I really need this soon for work. Please help if you can.</p>
  
  <p>I've looked at the following resources with no success:
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42158239/getting-exception-using-firebase-in-xamarin-android/42159446#42159446">Getting Exception Using Firebase in Xamarin Android</a>
  <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/data-cloud/google-messaging/remote-notifications-with-fcm?tabs=vswin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/data-cloud/google-messaging/remote-notifications-with-fcm?tabs=vswin</a>
  <a href="https://bugzilla.xamarin.com/show_bug.cgi?id=56108#c1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bugzilla.xamarin.com/show_bug.cgi?id=56108#c1</a>
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40081539/default-firebaseapp-is-not-initialized?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_source=google_rich_qa&amp;utm_campaign=google_rich_qa">Default FirebaseApp is not initialized</a>
  <a href="https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/94464/firebase-cloud-messaging-app-not-initialized" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/94464/firebase-cloud-messaging-app-not-initialized</a>
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44162084/xamarin-android-default-firebaseapp-is-not-initialized-in-this-process?utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_source=google_rich_qa&amp;utm_campaign=google_rich_qa">Xamarin.android Default FirebaseApp is not initialized in this process</a></p>
  
  <p>and more I can't track down. Why is this bug still occurring on this version????</p>