# Crashlytics adds tombstone support for native crash debugging on Android

DevFeed: [Crashlytics adds tombstone support for native crash debugging on Android](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/debugging-native-crashes-on-android-just-got-easier-with-crashlytics-16638.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2025/11/crashlytics-android-ndk-tombstones>)

Author: Matthew Robertson

Published: 2025-11-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Firebase Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/firebase-blog.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Crashlytics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/crashlytics.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debugging.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-12](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-12.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [app-quality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app-quality.md>), [c-plus-plus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-plus-plus.md>), [crashlytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crashlytics.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdk.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how Crashlytics improves native crash debugging on Android by combining minidumps with device-generated tombstones. Starting with Crashlytics NDK SDK version 18.3.6, tombstones are collected on Android 12 and higher and provide symbolicated system frames.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.