Nativescript V5 Crash on Start (Blank Template)

tns create myApp (Hello World and Plain Javascript)
cd myApp
tns debug android

Works fine.

tns plugin add nativescript-plugin-firebase

Copy over Google services files to iOS and Android

tns debug android

Crashes on boot.

packages.json

{
  "nativescript": {
    "id": "org.nativescript.myApp",
    "tns-android": {
      "version": "5.0.0"
    },
    "tns-ios": {
      "version": "5.0.0"
    }
  },
  "description": "NativeScript Application",
  "license": "SEE LICENSE IN <your-license-filename>",
  "repository": "<fill-your-repository-here>",
  "dependencies": {
    "nativescript-plugin-firebase": "^7.4.4",
    "nativescript-theme-core": "~1.0.4",
    "tns-core-modules": "~5.0.2"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "nativescript-dev-webpack": "~0.18.0"
  },
  "readme": "NativeScript Application"
}

app.gradle

android {  
  defaultConfig {  
    generatedDensities = []
    multiDexEnabled true
  }  
  aaptOptions {  
    additionalParameters "--no-version-vectors"  
  }  
} 


dependencies {
  compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'
}

[EddyVerbruggen]

Yeah that change by Google really sucks. For others, also see https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/nativescript-plugin-firebase/blob/master/docs/ADMOB.md#android

[Skintillion]

Found issue.

Admob meta data was missing from the Android manifest XML. Incase anyone else has this issue. It just crashes without any error.