# What's new from Firebase at Google I/O 2021

DevFeed: [What's new from Firebase at Google I/O 2021](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-s-new-from-firebase-at-google-i-o-2021-16386.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2021/05/whats-new-from-firebase-at-google-io>)

Author: Kristen Richards

Published: 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

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

Topics: [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [Emulator](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/emulator.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Cloud Functions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-functions.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>)

Tags: [a-b-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/a-b-testing.md>), [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [app-check](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app-check.md>), [app-distribution](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app-distribution.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cloud-functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-functions.md>), [crashlytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crashlytics.md>), [emulator-suite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/emulator-suite.md>), [extensions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/extensions.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [firebase-cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase-cli.md>), [games](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/games.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [google-i-o](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-i-o.md>), [google-i-o-2021](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-i-o-2021.md>), [launch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/launch.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [performance-monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance-monitoring.md>), [personalization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/personalization.md>), [pre-release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pre-release.md>), [remote-config](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-config.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [tutorials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorials.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

Firebase announces updates presented at Google I/O 2021, including a Storage Emulator for the Emulator Suite and Android App Bundle support in Firebase App Distribution. The updates target app development, testing, backend emulation, and user experience.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.