Focusing our Google Play games services efforts
Posted By James Smith, Product Manager, Google Play In order to help developers make great games and build their businesses, we offer Google Play Games Services (GPGS). GPGS provides powerful tools to...
View ArticleOpen sourcing the Firebase SDKs
Today, at Google I/O 2017, we are pleased to announce that we are taking our first steps towards open sourcing our client libraries. By making our SDKs open, we’re aiming to show our commitment to...
View ArticleGoogle I/O: New Ways to Put Users at the Center of Your Apps and Payments
I/O is a magical time at Google. Every year, thousands of developers gather in Google's backyard to share new product ideas and learn about our latest innovations in computing. We're meeting at an...
View ArticleFirebase Analytics Gets New Features and a Familiar New Name
Can it be just a year since we announced the expansion of Firebase to become Google's integrated app developer platform at I/O 2016? That Firebase launch came complete with brand new app analytics...
View ArticleGoogle I/O 2017: Empowering developers to build the best experiences across...
By Jason Titus, Vice President, Developer Product Group It's great to be in our backyard again for Google I/O to connect with developers around the world. The 7,200 attendees at Shoreline...
View ArticleGoogle I/O: New Ways to Put Users at the Center of Your Apps and Payments
Cross posted from Inside AdMobPosted by Sridhar Ramaswamy, Senior Vice President, Ads and CommerceI/O is a magical time at Google. Every year, thousands of developers gather in Google's backyard to...
View ArticleWhat’s new from Firebase at Google I/O 2017
Originally posted on the Firebase Blog by Francis Ma, Firebase Group Product ManagerIt's been an exciting year! Last May, we expanded Firebase into our unified app platform, building on the original...
View ArticleHamilton App Takes the Stage
Posted by David DeRemer (from Posse) Whether it's opening night for a Broadway musical or launch day for your app, both are thrilling times for everyone involved. Our agency, Posse, collaborated with...
View ArticleMaking Great Mobile Games with Firebase
So much goes into building and maintaining a mobile game. Let’s say you want to ship it with a level builder for sharing content with other players and, looking forward, you want to roll out new...
View ArticleIntroducing Cloud Firestore: Our New Document Database for Apps
Originally posted by Alex Dufetel on the Firebase BlogToday we're excited to launch Cloud Firestore, a fully-managed NoSQL document database for mobile and web app development. It's designed to easily...
View ArticleBetter A/B Testing with Firebase
Earlier this year, the Google Optimize and Firebase teams worked together to bring A/B testing functionality to Firebase. Last week, at the Firebase Dev Summit, we announced that A/B testing is now...
View ArticleGoogle Analytics for Firebase: New Look and New Features
If you use Google Analytics for Firebase to measure your apps, you'll notice something familiar today: a new look and feel that's more consistent with your Google Analytics experience.These new...
View ArticleFirebase Crashlytics graduates from beta
Originally posted on the Firebase Blog by Jason St. Pierre, Product Manager. Back in October, we were thrilled to launch a beta version of Firebase Crashlytics. As the top ranked mobile app crash...
View ArticleTransitioning Google URL Shortener to Firebase Dynamic Links
Posted by Michael Hermanto, Software Engineer, Firebase We launched the Google URL Shortener back in 2009 as a way to help people more easily share links and measure traffic online. Since then, many...
View ArticleAnnouncing new SDK versioning in Google Play services and Firebase
Posted by Doug Stevenson, Developer Advocate Starting today, the Android SDKs for Google Play services and Firebase will be using a new build and versioning scheme. This may require some changes to...
View ArticleIntroducing ML Kit
Posted by Brahim Elbouchikhi, Product ManagerIn today's fast-moving world, people have come to expect mobile apps to be intelligent - adapting to users' activity or delighting them with surprising...
View ArticleWeb Notifications API Support Now Available in FCM Send v1 API
Posted by Mertcan Mermerkaya, Software EngineerWe have great news for web developers that use Firebase Cloud Messaging to send notifications to clients! The FCM v1 REST API has integrated fully with...
View ArticleNew ML Kit features easily bring Machine Learning to your apps
Posted by Brahim Elbouchikhi, Director of Product Management and Matej Pfajfar, Engineering Director We launched ML Kit at I/O last year with the mission to simplify Machine Learning for everyone. We...
View ArticleGoogle Play services and Firebase migrating to AndroidX
Posted by Doug Stevenson, Developer AdvocateLater this year, the Google Play services and Firebase SDKs will migrate from the Android Support libraries to androidx-packaged library artifacts. We are...
View ArticleReviewing ad issues in mobile apps with the Google Mobile Ads SDK
In order to help mobile app publishers review ad issues (e.g., out-of-memory caused by graphic intense creatives, violations of Ad Manager policies, or AdMob policies and restrictions) in production...
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