diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 1fd55d4e9..63d338d26 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import java.util.regex.Matcher
+import java.util.regex.Pattern
+
 plugins {
     id 'com.android.application'
     id 'kotlin-android'
@@ -135,4 +138,31 @@ dependencies {
    // debugImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android:2.8.1'
 
     coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.1.5'
+}
+def getCurrentFlavor() {
+    Gradle gradle = getGradle()
+    String  tskReqStr = gradle.getStartParameter().getTaskRequests().toString()
+    println("tskReqStr:" +tskReqStr)
+    Pattern pattern
+
+    if( tskReqStr.contains( "assemble" ) ) // to run ./gradlew assembleRelease to build APK
+        pattern = Pattern.compile("assemble(\\w+)(Release|Debug)")
+    else if( tskReqStr.contains( "bundle" ) ) // to run ./gradlew bundleRelease to build .aab
+        pattern = Pattern.compile("assemble(\\w+)(Release|Debug)")
+    else
+        pattern = Pattern.compile("generate(\\w+)(Release|Debug)")
+
+    Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher( tskReqStr )
+    println(tskReqStr)
+    if( matcher.find() )
+        return matcher.group(1).toLowerCase()
+    else
+    {
+        println "NO MATCH FOUND"
+        return ""
+    }
+}
+println("Flavor: ${getCurrentFlavor()}")
+if ( getCurrentFlavor() == "playstore" ){
+    apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/debug/playstore/google-services.json b/app/src/debug/playstore/google-services.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f035606c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/debug/playstore/google-services.json
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+{
+  "project_info": {
+    "project_number": "479837431022",
+    "project_id": "pc-api-4835782490875392372-140",
+    "storage_bucket": "pc-api-4835782490875392372-140.appspot.com"
+  },
+  "client": [
+    {
+      "client_info": {
+        "mobilesdk_app_id": "1:479837431022:android:1102a97a55202beb547fff",
+        "android_client_info": {
+          "package_name": "app.fedilab.android"
+        }
+      },
+      "oauth_client": [
+        {
+          "client_id": "479837431022-mettpakdcso72c35djvikfc57l4i7n53.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+          "client_type": 3
+        }
+      ],
+      "api_key": [
+        {
+          "current_key": "AIzaSyCklTEEgLUxy__0Vzcr5_H179kYPXGjmGo"
+        }
+      ],
+      "services": {
+        "appinvite_service": {
+          "other_platform_oauth_client": [
+            {
+              "client_id": "479837431022-mettpakdcso72c35djvikfc57l4i7n53.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+              "client_type": 3
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "client_info": {
+        "mobilesdk_app_id": "1:479837431022:android:529536f519b8f4ce547fff",
+        "android_client_info": {
+          "package_name": "app.fedilab.android.debug"
+        }
+      },
+      "oauth_client": [
+        {
+          "client_id": "479837431022-mettpakdcso72c35djvikfc57l4i7n53.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+          "client_type": 3
+        }
+      ],
+      "api_key": [
+        {
+          "current_key": "AIzaSyCklTEEgLUxy__0Vzcr5_H179kYPXGjmGo"
+        }
+      ],
+      "services": {
+        "appinvite_service": {
+          "other_platform_oauth_client": [
+            {
+              "client_id": "479837431022-mettpakdcso72c35djvikfc57l4i7n53.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+              "client_type": 3
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "configuration_version": "1"
+}
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diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 59dfab897..9e7043247 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
         google()
+
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.4'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.7.10"
         classpath "androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.5.1"
-
+        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.8'
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
     }