# I made an app, however I made it on a newer version so I cannot use realtime database

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**Created:** [February 24, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-made-an-app-however-i-made-it-on-a-newer-version-so-i-cannot-use-realtime-database/1753025 "2022-02-24T14:26:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![dario.wycocoxpra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7bcc69/32.png) [@dario.wycocoxpra](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dario.wycocoxpra)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-made-an-app-however-i-made-it-on-a-newer-version-so-i-cannot-use-realtime-database/1753025/1 "2022-02-24T14:26:38Z")

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I made an app, however I made it on a newer version so I cannot use realtime database. I have worked a lot on the aesthetics and I do not want to restart. Is there any way to solve this?

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**Author:** ![shrey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/shrey/32/105637_2.png) [@shrey](https://community.thunkable.com/u/shrey)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-made-an-app-however-i-made-it-on-a-newer-version-so-i-cannot-use-realtime-database/1753025/2 "2022-02-24T14:40:48Z")

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You can use cloud variables instead (which is the same thing) in the ‘Variable’ tab

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**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-made-an-app-however-i-made-it-on-a-newer-version-so-i-cannot-use-realtime-database/1753025/3 "2022-02-24T15:07:57Z")

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Hey @dario.wycocoxpra

welcome to the community! What kind of app are you building?

In the latest version of our platform, you’ll no longer use purple Firebase blocks and instead can use the Cloud Variables directly.

> **[Variables](https://docs.thunkable.com/variables#cloud-variables)**

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**Author:** ![dario.wycocoxpra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7bcc69/32.png) [@dario.wycocoxpra](https://community.thunkable.com/u/dario.wycocoxpra)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-made-an-app-however-i-made-it-on-a-newer-version-so-i-cannot-use-realtime-database/1753025/4 "2022-02-28T17:57:35Z")

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Thanks for the reply, however I’m working on a school project. I consulted with my teacher and she stated that we should be using firebase rather than cloud variables. Is there no other solution?

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**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-made-an-app-however-i-made-it-on-a-newer-version-so-i-cannot-use-realtime-database/1753025/5 "2022-02-28T18:14:11Z")

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You can access Firebase through the `cloud variables`. This is how the platform is setup.

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**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-made-an-app-however-i-made-it-on-a-newer-version-so-i-cannot-use-realtime-database/1753025/6 "2022-02-28T18:36:26Z")

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We have made Firebase easier ot use by removing ‘firebase’ blocks and instead calling them Cloud variables. We do the heavy work in the code to make it so that your cloud variables use the firebase bucket that you specify in your app settings.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/i-made-an-app-however-i-made-it-on-a-newer-version-so-i-cannot-use-realtime-database/1753025/7 "2022-05-29T18:37:04Z")

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