Gets the service for the default app or a given app.getStorage() can be called with no arguments to access the default app's Storage service or as getStorage(app) to access the Storage service associated with a specific app.
// Get the downloadUrl for a given file refconststorage=getStorage();constmyRef=ref(storage,'images/mountains.jpg');constdownloadUrl=awaitgetDownloadURL(myRef);
getStorage(app)
Gets the service for the default app or a given app.
getStorage() can be called with no arguments to access the default app's Storage service or as getStorage(app) to access the Storage service associated with a specific app.
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