[android] Failed to resolve: com.google.firebase:firebase-core:9.0.0

Following are the prerequisites if you want to add firebase to your project.

  1. For working with Firebase you should install Android Studio 1.5 or higher.
  2. Download the latest Google Play services SDK from through Android SDK Manager.
  3. The device should be running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) or newer, and Google Play services 9.2.0 or newer.

I could only find out all this after hours of struggle.

Source: Adding Firebase to your Android App