Firebase initaliztion

hi everyone, i am trying to set up open edx application but i am unable to initialize firebase. can some one help me understand what i am doing wrong.

E java.lang.NullPointerException: Parameter specified as non-null is null: method org.edx.mobile.module.prefs.LoginPrefs.storeAuthTokenResponse, parameter response
at org.edx.mobile.module.prefs.LoginPrefs.storeAuthTokenResponse(Unknown Source:2)
at org.edx.mobile.authentication.LoginAPI.finishLogIn(LoginAPI.java:135)
at org.edx.mobile.authentication.LoginAPI.logInUsingEmail(LoginAPI.java:95)
at org.edx.mobile.repository.AuthRepository$loginUsingEmail$2.invokeSuspend(AuthRepository.kt:27)
E Could not dispatch event: class org.edx.mobile.logger.Logger$CrashReportEvent to subscribing class class org.edx.mobile.base.MainApplication$CrashlyticsCrashReportObserver
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Default FirebaseApp is not initialized in this process org.edx.mobile. Make sure to call FirebaseApp.initializeApp(Context) first.
at com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp.getInstance(FirebaseApp.java:179)