Thanks for letting me know. In this case you can try to install an mqtt app on your smartphone. One of the app that I have used for the same is "MyMQT"
Everything has its own benefits and disadvantages so we can't say which one is better because every protocol is better at something. But I have a link for you to have the comparison between MQTT and firebase. stackshare.io/stackups/firebase-cloud-messaging-vs-mqtt