# Open sourcing the Firebase Android SDK

DevFeed: [Open sourcing the Firebase Android SDK](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/open-sourcing-the-firebase-android-sdk-16289.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2018/09/open-sourcing-firebase-android-sdk>)

Author: Shyam Jayaraman

Published: 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

Topics: [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [bug-fixes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug-fixes.md>), [cloud-functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-functions.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [firestore](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firestore.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [issue-tracker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/issue-tracker.md>), [launch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/launch.md>), [new-features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/new-features.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [realtime-database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/realtime-database.md>), [sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdk.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

Firebase announces that its first Firebase Android SDKs are now open source, including Cloud Firestore, Cloud Functions, Realtime Database, Storage, and FirebaseCommon. The repository is hosted on GitHub, where developers can inspect changes, build the SDK locally, preview releases, and contribute.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.