Link Multiple Auth Providers to an Account on Android
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You can allow users to sign in to your app using multiple authentication
providers by linking auth provider credentials to an existing user account.
Users are identifiable by the same Firebase user ID regardless of the
authentication provider they used to sign in. For example, a user who signed in
with a password can link a Google account and sign in with either method in the
future. Or, an anonymous user can link a Facebook account and then, later, sign
in with Facebook to continue using your app.
Before you begin
Add support for two or more authentication providers (possibly including
anonymous authentication) to your app.
Link auth provider credentials to a user account
To link auth provider credentials to an existing user account:
Sign in the user using any authentication provider or method.
Complete the sign-in flow for the new authentication provider up to, but not
including, calling one of theFirebaseAuth.signInWithmethods. For example, get
the user's Google ID token, Facebook access token, or email and password.
Get aAuthCredentialfor the new authentication provider:
The call tolinkWithCredentialwill fail if the credentials are
already linked to another user account. In this situation, you must handle
merging the accounts and associated data as appropriate for your app:
Kotlin
valprevUser=auth.currentUserauth.signInWithCredential(credential).addOnSuccessListener{result->valcurrentUser=result.user// Merge prevUser and currentUser accounts and data// ...}.addOnFailureListener{// ...}
FirebaseUserprevUser=FirebaseAuth.getInstance().getCurrentUser();mAuth.signInWithCredential(credential).addOnCompleteListener(newOnCompleteListener<AuthResult>(){@OverridepublicvoidonComplete(@NonNullTask<AuthResult>task){FirebaseUsercurrentUser=task.getResult().getUser();// Merge prevUser and currentUser accounts and data// ...}});
If the call tolinkWithCredentialsucceeds, the user can now sign in using
any linked authentication provider and access the same Firebase data.
Unlink an auth provider from a user account
You can unlink an auth provider from an account, so that the user can no
longer sign in with that provider.
To unlink an auth provider from a user account, pass the provider ID to theunlinkmethod. You can get the provider IDs of the auth providers
linked to a user by callinggetProviderData.
Kotlin
Firebase.auth.currentUser!!.unlink(providerId).addOnCompleteListener(this){task->if(task.isSuccessful){// Auth provider unlinked from account// ...}}
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For example, a user who signed in\nwith a password can link a Google account and sign in with either method in the\nfuture. Or, an anonymous user can link a Facebook account and then, later, sign\nin with Facebook to continue using your app.\n\nBefore you begin\n\nAdd support for two or more authentication providers (possibly including\nanonymous authentication) to your app.\n\nLink auth provider credentials to a user account\n\nTo link auth provider credentials to an existing user account:\n\n1. Sign in the user using any authentication provider or method.\n2. Complete the sign-in flow for the new authentication provider up to, but not including, calling one of the [`FirebaseAuth.signInWith`](/docs/reference/android/com/google/firebase/auth/FirebaseAuth#public-method-summary) methods. For example, get the user's Google ID token, Facebook access token, or email and password.\n3. Get a `AuthCredential` for the new authentication provider:\n\n Google Sign-In \n\n Kotlin \n\n ```kotlin\n val credential = GoogleAuthProvider.getCredential(googleIdToken, null)https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/kotlin/MainActivity.kt#L394-L394\n ```\n\n Java \n\n ```java\n AuthCredential credential = GoogleAuthProvider.getCredential(googleIdToken, null);https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/MainActivity.java#L479-L479\n ```\n\n Facebook Login \n\n Kotlin \n\n ```kotlin\n val credential = FacebookAuthProvider.getCredential(token.token)https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/kotlin/MainActivity.kt#L401-L401\n ```\n\n Java \n\n ```java\n AuthCredential credential = FacebookAuthProvider.getCredential(token.getToken());https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/MainActivity.java#L487-L487\n ```\n\n Email-password sign-in \n\n Kotlin \n\n ```kotlin\n val credential = EmailAuthProvider.getCredential(email, password)https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/kotlin/MainActivity.kt#L409-L409\n ```\n\n Java \n\n ```java\n AuthCredential credential = EmailAuthProvider.getCredential(email, password);https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/MainActivity.java#L495-L495\n ```\n4. Pass the `AuthCredential` object to the signed-in user's\n `linkWithCredential` method:\n\n Kotlin \n\n ```kotlin\n auth.currentUser!!.linkWithCredential(credential)\n .addOnCompleteListener(this) { task -\u003e\n if (task.isSuccessful) {\n Log.d(TAG, \"linkWithCredential:success\")\n val user = task.result?.user\n updateUI(user)\n } else {\n Log.w(TAG, \"linkWithCredential:failure\", task.exception)\n Toast.makeText(\n baseContext,\n \"Authentication failed.\",\n Toast.LENGTH_SHORT,\n ).show()\n updateUI(null)\n }\n }https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/kotlin/AnonymousAuthActivity.kt#L66-L81\n ```\n\n Java \n\n ```java\n mAuth.getCurrentUser().linkWithCredential(credential)\n .addOnCompleteListener(this, new OnCompleteListener\u003cAuthResult\u003e() {\n @Override\n public void onComplete(@NonNull Task\u003cAuthResult\u003e task) {\n if (task.isSuccessful()) {\n Log.d(TAG, \"linkWithCredential:success\");\n FirebaseUser user = task.getResult().getUser();\n updateUI(user);\n } else {\n Log.w(TAG, \"linkWithCredential:failure\", task.getException());\n Toast.makeText(AnonymousAuthActivity.this, \"Authentication failed.\",\n Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();\n updateUI(null);\n }\n }\n });https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/AnonymousAuthActivity.java#L91-L106\n ```\n\n The call to `linkWithCredential` will fail if the credentials are\n already linked to another user account. In this situation, you must handle\n merging the accounts and associated data as appropriate for your app: \n\n Kotlin \n\n ```kotlin\n val prevUser = auth.currentUser\n auth.signInWithCredential(credential)\n .addOnSuccessListener { result -\u003e\n val currentUser = result.user\n // Merge prevUser and currentUser accounts and data\n // ...\n }\n .addOnFailureListener {\n // ...\n }https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/kotlin/MainActivity.kt#L250-L259\n ```\n\n Java \n\n ```java\n FirebaseUser prevUser = FirebaseAuth.getInstance().getCurrentUser();\n mAuth.signInWithCredential(credential)\n .addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener\u003cAuthResult\u003e() {\n @Override\n public void onComplete(@NonNull Task\u003cAuthResult\u003e task) {\n FirebaseUser currentUser = task.getResult().getUser();\n // Merge prevUser and currentUser accounts and data\n // ...\n }\n });https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/MainActivity.java#L303-L312\n ```\n\nIf the call to `linkWithCredential` succeeds, the user can now sign in using\nany linked authentication provider and access the same Firebase data.\n\nUnlink an auth provider from a user account\n\nYou can unlink an auth provider from an account, so that the user can no\nlonger sign in with that provider.\n\nTo unlink an auth provider from a user account, pass the provider ID to the\n`unlink` method. You can get the provider IDs of the auth providers\nlinked to a user by calling [`getProviderData`](/docs/reference/android/com/google/firebase/auth/FirebaseUser#getProviderData()). \n\nKotlin \n\n```kotlin\nFirebase.auth.currentUser!!.unlink(providerId)\n .addOnCompleteListener(this) { task -\u003e\n if (task.isSuccessful) {\n // Auth provider unlinked from account\n // ...\n }\n }https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/kotlin/MainActivity.kt#L265-L271\n```\n\nJava \n\n```java\nmAuth.getCurrentUser().unlink(providerId)\n .addOnCompleteListener(this, new OnCompleteListener\u003cAuthResult\u003e() {\n @Override\n public void onComplete(@NonNull Task\u003cAuthResult\u003e task) {\n if (task.isSuccessful()) {\n // Auth provider unlinked from account\n // ...\n }\n }\n });https://github.com/firebase/snippets-android/blob/b694d4dbd411d31be39655f47691c3e9f3529b03/auth/app/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/quickstart/auth/MainActivity.java#L321-L330\n```\n\nTroubleshooting\n\nIf you encounter errors when trying to link multiple accounts, see the\n[documentation on\nverified email addresses](https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/users#verified_email_addresses)."]]
