diff --git a/native/android/app/build.gradle b/native/android/app/build.gradle
--- a/native/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/native/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -665,8 +665,8 @@
     implementation "androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout:1.0.0"
 
     implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:16.1.0"
-    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.9"
-    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:18.0.0"
+    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-core:21.1.0"
+    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:21.1.0"
     implementation "me.leolin:ShortcutBadger:1.1.21@aar"
     implementation project(':reactnativekeyboardinput')
     implementation "androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.1"
diff --git a/native/android/app/src/main/java/app/comm/android/notifications/CommAndroidNotifications.java b/native/android/app/src/main/java/app/comm/android/notifications/CommAndroidNotifications.java
--- a/native/android/app/src/main/java/app/comm/android/notifications/CommAndroidNotifications.java
+++ b/native/android/app/src/main/java/app/comm/android/notifications/CommAndroidNotifications.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
+import com.google.firebase.messaging.FirebaseMessaging;
 import com.google.firebase.messaging.RemoteMessage;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -106,6 +107,17 @@
     promise.resolve(enabled);
   }
 
+  @ReactMethod
+  public void getToken(Promise promise) {
+    FirebaseMessaging.getInstance().getToken().addOnCompleteListener(task -> {
+      if (task.isSuccessful()) {
+        promise.resolve(task.getResult());
+      } else {
+        promise.reject(task.getException());
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Map<String, Object> getConstants() {
     final Map<String, Object> constants = new HashMap<>();
diff --git a/native/push/android.js b/native/push/android.js
--- a/native/push/android.js
+++ b/native/push/android.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   +setBadge: (count: number) => void,
   +removeAllDeliveredNotifications: () => void,
   +hasPermission: () => Promise<boolean>,
+  +getToken: () => Promise<string>,
   ...
 };
 export type AndroidForegroundMessage = {
diff --git a/native/push/push-handler.react.js b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
--- a/native/push/push-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
   type AndroidForegroundMessage,
   CommAndroidNotifications,
 } from './android';
-import { getFirebase } from './firebase';
 import InAppNotif from './in-app-notif.react';
 import {
   requestIOSPushPermissions,
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@
 } from './ios';
 
 LogBox.ignoreLogs([
-  // react-native-firebase
-  'Require cycle: ../node_modules/react-native-firebase',
   // react-native-in-app-message
   'ForceTouchGestureHandler is not available',
 ]);
@@ -323,22 +320,21 @@
   }
 
   async ensureAndroidPushNotifsEnabled() {
-    const firebase = getFirebase();
     const hasPermission = await CommAndroidNotifications.hasPermission();
     if (!hasPermission) {
       this.failedToRegisterPushPermissions();
       return;
     }
 
-    const fcmToken = await firebase.messaging().getToken();
-    if (fcmToken) {
+    try {
+      const fcmToken = await CommAndroidNotifications.getToken();
       await this.handleAndroidDeviceToken(fcmToken);
-    } else {
+    } catch (e) {
       this.failedToRegisterPushPermissions();
     }
   }
 
-  handleAndroidDeviceToken = async (deviceToken: ?string) => {
+  handleAndroidDeviceToken = async (deviceToken: string) => {
     this.registerPushPermissions(deviceToken);
     await this.handleInitialAndroidNotification();
   };