FirebaseStorage returning unknown error when requesting image

Question

I am trying to pull in an image I have added to my firebase storage on an Android device. Every time this runs I get this error from the onFailureListener()

Answer 1

Update Google Play Services on your device, not in your gradle script (though do that, too).

After banging my head against the wall for about an hour due to only skimming benjamin-wulfe's answer as well as others on the internet, I came back and read it carefully. Hope this will help others avoid my mistake!