# Firebase Blog The official Firebase Blog This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Introducing Firebase spend caps DevFeed: [Introducing Firebase spend caps]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Yvonne Monterroso Published: 2026-09-14T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [API](), [Cloud](), [Google]() Tags: [ai-logic](), [api](), [app-hosting](), [billing](), [cloud](), [cloud-functions](), [configuration](), [financial](), [firebase](), [firebase-console](), [google-cloud]() ### AI overview Firebase introduces spend caps for eligible services, including Firebase AI Logic, Cloud Functions for Firebase, and Firebase App Hosting. Developers can set service-level limits, receive alerts at 50%, 80%, and 100% of the budget, and pause a service when the cap is reached. ### Source excerpt Spend caps are designed to act as a circuit breaker for services like the Gemini API and Cloud Functions, reducing the risk of a financial surprise from a simple coding error or an unexpected spike in traffic. ## 5 ways to use Gemini text-to-speech (TTS) in your apps with Firebase AI Logic DevFeed: [5 ways to use Gemini text-to-speech (TTS) in your apps with Firebase AI Logic]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ankita Saxena Published: 2026-09-09T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [voice ai](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [digital accessibility](), [Mobile](), [Web]() Tags: [accessibility](), [ai](), [ai-logic](), [firebase](), [firebase-ai-logic](), [gemini](), [mobile](), [speech](), [text-to-speech](), [web]() ### AI overview The article presents five use cases for Gemini text-to-speech through Firebase AI Logic, including language-learning conversation practice, hands-free content reading, and accessibility-focused audio content. It also describes examples involving Finnish language exercises and recipe instructions. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Authentication made easy: Building a secure e-commerce shopping cart with Firebase DevFeed: [Authentication made easy: Building a secure e-commerce shopping cart with Firebase]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Karl Weinmeister Published: 2026-09-01T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Authentication](), [Firebase](), [Firestore](), [Authorization](), [Security]() Tags: [authentication](), [cloud-run](), [e-commerce](), [firebase](), [firestore](), [security-rules](), [shopping](), [tutorials](), [web]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains how to build a secure e-commerce shopping cart with Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore. It covers guest onboarding through anonymous authentication, migration of guest carts to permanent accounts, real-time synchronization, and checkout while addressing database permissions and security. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## 3 ways to optimize Firebase Remote Config fetch usage DevFeed: [3 ways to optimize Firebase Remote Config fetch usage]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sumit Chandel; Siddhant Jain Published: 2026-08-31T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [App](), [configuration](), [Latency](), [Network](), [cross-platform]() Tags: [a-b-testing](), [battery](), [best-practices](), [feature-rollouts](), [firebase](), [firebase-remote-config](), [latency](), [network](), [pricing](), [remote-config]() ### AI overview This article presents three strategies for reducing Firebase Remote Config fetch traffic. It explains how smarter fetch and activation patterns can reduce network overhead, latency, battery consumption, and usage-based costs. ### Source excerpt Reduce network fetches, battery consumption and usage costs ## Eval-driven development: How we build better agent skills for Firebase DevFeed: [Eval-driven development: How we build better agent skills for Firebase]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Charlotte Liang Published: 2026-08-11T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Agent Skills](), [Firebase](), [AI-assisted coding](), [Development](), [Model Context Protocol](), [Command-line interface]() Tags: [agent](), [agent-skills](), [ai](), [ai-agents](), [best-practices](), [cli](), [coding-agents](), [development](), [firebase](), [mcp]() ### AI overview This article explains how Firebase combines Agent Skills, the Firebase CLI, and MCP servers to help AI coding agents produce better Firebase code. It describes skills as focused, outcome-driven guidance for current APIs, best practices, Firestore development, and Firebase Security Rules, and notes that they can help agents discover recent features beyond their training data. ### Source excerpt How we build better agent skills for Firebase ## Triple-layer security for Firebase web apps DevFeed: [Triple-layer security for Firebase web apps]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Roger Martinez Published: 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Security](), [Web app](), [Firestore]() Tags: [app-check](), [apps](), [article](), [cloud-functions](), [firebase](), [firestore](), [security](), [security-rules](), [tutorials](), [web](), [web-apps]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains three layers of security for Firebase web apps: Firebase Security Rules, Google Cloud service accounts, and Firebase App Check. It focuses on narrowing Firestore rules by resource, allowed operations, and client identity, including a rule that limits reads to published articles. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Bringing Google Maps to Friendly Meals with Firebase AI Logic DevFeed: [Bringing Google Maps to Friendly Meals with Firebase AI Logic]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Marina Coelho Published: 2026-07-28T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Google Maps](), [Android](), [Kotlin](), [Google](), [SDKs](), [Mobile](), [personalization](), [real-time](), [configuration]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-logic](), [android](), [build](), [configuration](), [features](), [firebase](), [firebase-ai-logic](), [gemini](), [google](), [google-maps](), [grounding](), [kotlin](), [mobile](), [personalization](), [prompt](), [real-time](), [sdks](), [time]() ### AI overview A Firebase team tutorial explains how to add a Store Finder feature to the Friendly Meals Android app using Grounding with Google Maps through Firebase AI Logic. The Kotlin implementation uses location-aware Gemini responses to provide nearby businesses, operational details, and geographic personalization. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Zero-flicker Firestore SSR with React DevFeed: [Zero-flicker Firestore SSR with React]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jeff Huleatt Published: 2026-06-24T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firestore](), [Server-side rendering](), [React](), [Next.js](), [web applications]() Tags: [firebase](), [firestore](), [next-js](), [react](), [real-time](), [serialization](), [server-side-rendering](), [ssr](), [web](), [web-app]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains how to use Firebase JS SDK SSR-specific APIs to serialize Firestore query results on the server, resume them on the client, and support realtime updates in a Next.js and React application. It also discusses payload size and when serialization is unnecessary. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Gemini in Apple's Foundation Models framework DevFeed: [Gemini in Apple's Foundation Models framework]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Miguel Ramos; Ryan Wilson Published: 2026-06-09T09:41:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [foundation-models](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [API](), [Swift](), [Inference]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-logic](), [app-check](), [apple](), [firebase](), [foundation-models](), [gemini](), [hybrid-inference](), [ios](), [news](), [on-device-ai](), [swift](), [updates](), [wwdc]() ### AI overview Firebase describes a preview integration that lets developers use cloud-hosted Gemini models through Apple's Foundation Models framework. The shared API allows switching between on-device Apple models and Gemini, while Firebase AI Logic and App Check provide request routing and attestation for Apple apps. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Building a cooking assistant with Firebase AI Logic DevFeed: [Building a cooking assistant with Firebase AI Logic]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Marina Coelho Published: 2026-05-29T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Android](), [SDKs](), [Mobile](), [WebSocket]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-logic](), [android](), [api](), [app](), [app-check](), [authentication](), [build](), [building](), [camera](), [capture](), [firebase](), [function-calling](), [gemini](), [google](), [how-to](), [kotlin](), [mobile](), [permission](), [remote-config](), [sdks](), [streaming]() ### AI overview A tutorial on building a real-time cooking assistant for the Friendly Meals Android app with Firebase AI Logic, Gemini Live, bidirectional video streaming, and client-side function calling. It covers secure connections, authentication and App Check, camera and microphone permissions, and actions such as updating a grocery list. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Live text search with Firestore pipelines and React DevFeed: [Live text search with Firestore pipelines and React]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jeff Huleatt Published: 2026-05-28T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firestore](), [React](), [Firebase](), [web applications](), [TypeScript]() Tags: [firebase](), [firestore](), [full-text-search](), [javascript](), [react](), [typescript](), [web](), [web-app]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains how to implement text search in a React web app using Firestore Enterprise text indexes and pipelines. It covers a reusable search-results component, React Suspense with TanStack Query, search on form submission, and debounced live search. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## What's new from Firebase at Google I/O 2026 DevFeed: [What's new from Firebase at Google I/O 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Seba Gnagnarella; Arthur Thompson; Kristen Richards Published: 2026-05-19T01:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Agent Skills](), [Google](), [Mobile](), [Android Studio](), [Flutter](), [Model Context Protocol]() Tags: [2026](), [a-b-testing](), [agent-skills](), [ai-logic](), [ai-studio](), [android](), [android-studio](), [antigravity](), [app-check](), [application-design-center](), [authentication](), [cloud-logging](), [cloud-run](), [crashlytics](), [firebase](), [firestore](), [flutter](), [google](), [google-i-o](), [hybrid-inference](), [ios](), [mcp](), [mobile](), [news](), [remote-config](), [security]() ### AI overview Firebase announces updates from Google I/O 2026, including integrations with Google Antigravity and Android Studio, expanded Agent Skills for mobile development, and support for Firestore, Firebase Authentication, Crashlytics, and Remote Config. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Bringing the real world to your AI application using Firebase AI Logic DevFeed: [Bringing the real world to your AI application using Firebase AI Logic]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ankita Saxena; Ken Nevarez Published: 2026-05-19T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Google Maps](), [Generative AI](), [Large Language Model](), [JavaScript](), [Web Components](), [API](), [Mobile]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-logic](), [api](), [firebase](), [firebase-ai-logic](), [gemini](), [generative-ai](), [google-maps](), [hallucinations](), [javascript](), [tutorials](), [web]() ### AI overview Firebase introduces Grounding with Google Maps in the Firebase AI Logic SDK to help mobile and web applications produce location-aware responses based on real-world geospatial data. The article explains configuring the model, plotting places with Google Maps Web Components, and using grounding metadata for citations and coordinates. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Announcing Dart support in Cloud Functions for Firebase DevFeed: [Announcing Dart support in Cloud Functions for Firebase]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Kevin Moore; Rody Davis Published: 2026-05-06T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Cloud Functions](), [Dart](), [Firebase](), [Flutter](), [Firebase CLI](), [Serverless](), [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)]() Tags: [admin-sdk](), [cloud-functions](), [cloud-run](), [dart](), [dart-on-the-server](), [emulator-suite](), [firebase](), [firebase-cli](), [firestore](), [flutter](), [google-cloud](), [launch](), [serverless]() ### AI overview Firebase announced experimental support for Dart in Cloud Functions for Firebase, allowing developers to use Dart and shared tooling across Flutter clients and backend functions. The article also describes AOT compilation, asynchronous I/O, Firebase CLI deployment, and local testing with the Firebase Emulator Suite. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Firebase Phone Number Verification is generally available! DevFeed: [Firebase Phone Number Verification is generally available!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Micah Baker Published: 2026-05-04T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Authentication](), [Mobile](), [Internet]() Tags: [android](), [authentication](), [ci-cd](), [emulator](), [firebase](), [internet](), [launch](), [news](), [phone-number-verification](), [testing](), [updates]() ### AI overview Firebase Phone Number Verification has graduated from public preview to general availability. Its SIM-less test mode lets developers prototype UI changes, run the service in an emulator, and add it to CI/CD without a credit card or live SIM. Production uses the same methods as testing, and supported carrier networks are expanding. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Realtime PostgreSQL: From Data Connect to SQL Connect DevFeed: [Realtime PostgreSQL: From Data Connect to SQL Connect]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Cynthia Wang Published: 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [PostgreSQL](), [SQL](), [Firebase](), [GraphQL](), [Caching](), [reactive](), [SDKs]() Tags: [admin-sdk](), [caching](), [cloud-functions](), [firebase](), [full-text-search](), [graphql](), [postgresql](), [real-time](), [realtime](), [sdks](), [sql](), [sql-connect](), [updates]() ### AI overview Firebase announces that Firebase Data Connect is becoming Firebase SQL Connect, with a renewed focus on PostgreSQL and expanded SQL capabilities. The update includes Realtime Query Updates, Offline Caching, raw SQL alongside GraphQL, and lower-friction access for prototypes and testing. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Firestore adds generally available pipeline operations with full-text search, JOINs, geospatial queries, and data manipulation DevFeed: [Firestore adds generally available pipeline operations with full-text search, JOINs, geospatial queries, and data manipulation]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Morgan Chen; Minh Nguyen Published: 2026-04-27T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firestore](), [NoSQL](), [Database](), [Serverless](), [serverless architecture]() Tags: [database](), [firebase](), [firestore](), [full-text-search](), [geo-queries](), [geospatial](), [javascript](), [nosql](), [real-time](), [serverless](), [serverless-architecture]() ### AI overview Firestore pipeline operations reached general availability on the enterprise edition, adding full-text search, geospatial queries, JOIN capabilities through subqueries, and data manipulation while retaining Firestore's NoSQL and serverless features. ### Source excerpt With support for full-text search, joins, and geospatial queries, Firestore is ready to meet all of your app's querying needs. ## What's new from Firebase at Cloud Next 2026 DevFeed: [What's new from Firebase at Cloud Next 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Seba Gnagnarella; Arthur Thompson; Kristen Richards Published: 2026-04-22T11:30:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Cloud](), [Firestore](), [PostgreSQL](), [SQL](), [Mobile](), [Web](), [GraphQL]() Tags: [2026](), [ai](), [ai-logic](), [ai-studio](), [app-check](), [application-design-center](), [authentication](), [cloud-functions](), [cloud-next](), [dart-on-the-server](), [firebase](), [firestore](), [flutter](), [full-text-search](), [gemini](), [geo-queries](), [graphql](), [hybrid-inference](), [mobile](), [news](), [phone-number-verification](), [postgresql](), [sql](), [sql-connect](), [updates](), [web]() ### AI overview Firebase describes announcements from Cloud Next 2026, including the evolution of Firebase Data Connect into Firebase SQL Connect with realtime syncing, offline cache, and native SQL support. The article also covers Firestore Enterprise pipeline queries moving to general availability. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Firebase AI Logic adds server prompt template support for chat and function calling DevFeed: [Firebase AI Logic adds server prompt template support for chat and function calling]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Miguel Ramos Published: 2026-04-22T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Mobile](), [Web](), [SDK]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-logic](), [android](), [app-check](), [chat](), [cloud-next](), [firebase](), [firebase-ai-logic](), [firebase-console](), [flutter](), [function-calling](), [gemini](), [hybrid-inference](), [kotlin](), [prompt](), [sdk](), [security](), [server](), [web](), [web-app]() ### AI overview This Firebase blog post describes Cloud Next '26 updates to Firebase AI Logic. Server prompt templates now support multi-turn chat and function calling, keeping system instructions, model configuration, tool definitions, and function schemas on Firebase's servers while clients reference the template ID. ### Source excerpt What's new at Cloud Next '26 ## Next.js 16.2 introduces a stable Deployment Adapter API for Firebase App Hosting DevFeed: [Next.js 16.2 introduces a stable Deployment Adapter API for Firebase App Hosting]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: James Daniels Published: 2026-03-26T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Next.js](), [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](), [Deployment](), [Netlify](), [Cloudflare](), [Amazon Web Services]() Tags: [app-hosting](), [cloud-run](), [cloudflare](), [deployment](), [firebase](), [google-cloud](), [hosting](), [javascript](), [netlify](), [next-js](), [release](), [security](), [web]() ### AI overview Firebase announces that Next.js 16.2 includes a stable, documented Deployment Adapter API, intended to give hosting providers an official integration path and support more predictable framework updates. The article presents this as an initial milestone; advanced features still pose architectural challenges. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Writing SQL in SQL Connect DevFeed: [Writing SQL in SQL Connect]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Cynthia Wang Published: 2026-03-24T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [SQL](), [PostgreSQL](), [GraphQL]() Tags: [firebase](), [graphql](), [postgresql](), [sql](), [sql-connect](), [tutorials]() ### AI overview This tutorial introduces Native SQL in Firebase Data Connect (now SQL Connect), allowing predefined raw SQL operations alongside Firebase integrations and generated SDKs. It explains deploy-time validation, parameter binding, and use with Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## From prompt to production: Build full-stack apps faster with Google AI Studio and Firebase DevFeed: [From prompt to production: Build full-stack apps faster with Google AI Studio and Firebase]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Kara Yu; Sam Phillips Published: 2026-03-19T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Google AI](), [Firestore](), [Google](), [Authentication](), [backends](), [Agent Harness]() Tags: [agent](), [agent-harness](), [ai](), [ai-studio](), [antigravity](), [authentication](), [backends](), [build](), [firebase](), [firebase-studio](), [firestore](), [google](), [security]() ### AI overview Firebase announces an integration with Google AI Studio that can provision Firebase projects, Firestore, Authentication, sign-in pages, application code, and draft Security Rules with user approval. The announcement also describes a new Google AI Studio coding agent for multi-step code edits and connections to services such as payment processors and Google Maps. ### Source excerpt Today, we're announcing that Firebase is now integrated with Google AI Studio, accelerating your path from prompt to production so you can turn your vibe-coded ideas into fully functional apps with robust backends. Read on to learn how this works and what this means for Firebase Studio. ## App Hosting has in-console environment variables and faster builds DevFeed: [App Hosting has in-console environment variables and faster builds]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Julia Reid Published: 2026-03-12T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [hosting](), [build performance](), [configuration](), [Deployment]() Tags: [app-hosting](), [build-times](), [cloud-native](), [configuration](), [deployment](), [environment-variables](), [firebase](), [firebase-console](), [javascript](), [web]() ### AI overview Firebase App Hosting now supports adding and editing environment variables in the Firebase console. The update also describes configuration merging, precedence rules, secret references, and an optimized build process intended to improve build times. ### Source excerpt Manage environment variables in the Firebase console, and learn about a small change our engineering team made to improve build times for everyone. ## Introducing no-cost trials for Data Connect DevFeed: [Introducing no-cost trials for Data Connect]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Cynthia Wang Published: 2026-03-12T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [PostgreSQL](), [Database](), [Cloud]() Tags: [billing](), [firebase](), [free](), [news](), [postgresql](), [quotas](), [sql-connect](), [ssd](), [storage](), [updates]() ### AI overview Firebase announces no-cost trials for Firebase Data Connect. Spark-plan projects can provision one PostgreSQL database instance for 90 days without a credit card, while Blaze-plan projects qualify for a no-cost Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL trial for three months. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. [Next page]()