I have checked my app build.gradle file and these are the only lines that are related to firebase in them
/*** * Firebase */ implementation \'com.google.f
Turns out I forgot to change the version number for com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads, switched it to 15.0.0 and it worked.
com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads
15.0.0
Here's a blog by Google that provides more information. Announcing new SDK versioning in Google Play services and Firebase