When using Firebase BoM , Android Studio won't highlight newer BoM versions because:

• BoM is treated as a platform dependency (version aggregator), not a direct library
• The IDE's dependency checker prioritizes visible library updates over BoM updates
• It still knows about newer versions, but requires manual triggering

Solution

1. Manually check for updates

2. Verify connectivity:

   • Ensure you're using a recent Android Studio version (Flamingo+)
   • Sync Gradle files (File > Sync Project with Gradle Files)
   • Check you're not offline in Gradle settings (Preferences > Build, Execution, Deployment > Gradle)

3. For automatic checks: add this to your gradle.properties

   android.dependencyUpdateChecker=enabled