In react native app (through Expo) using firestore permissions - request.auth is always null

Question

Here\'s my code:

firebase.auth().onAuthStateChanged((user) => {
    if (user) {
        console.log(\"We are authenticated now!\");
        firebase.fires         


        

Answer 1

Sorry I'm late to the party, but I just came across this and thought I'd share my experience. I had the exact same issue, and after months of researching and debugging, it resolved itself when I upgraded to firebase v 5. Here's a link to my SO post and solution. Hope it helps: https://stackoverflow.com/a/51115385/6158840