# App Quality Published articles for App Quality. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Crashlytics adds tombstone support for native crash debugging on Android DevFeed: [Crashlytics adds tombstone support for native crash debugging on Android]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Matthew Robertson Published: 2025-11-14T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Android](), [Crashlytics](), [debugging](), [SDKs](), [Firebase]() Tags: [android](), [android-12](), [api](), [app-quality](), [c-plus-plus](), [crashlytics](), [debugging](), [firebase](), [sdk]() ### 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. ## Accelerate debugging with Crashlytics MCP Tools DevFeed: [Accelerate debugging with Crashlytics MCP Tools]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Cleo Schneider; Alex Singer Published: 2025-11-07T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [Model Context Protocol](), [debugging](), [AI Development](), [Mobile](), [npm](), [Node.js]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-agents](), [ai-development](), [android](), [app-quality](), [crashlytics](), [debugging](), [firebase](), [flutter](), [gemini](), [google](), [ios](), [js](), [mcp](), [node-js](), [npm](), [tutorials]() ### AI overview A Firebase guide explains how to use Crashlytics Model Context Protocol tools with Gemini CLI to access crash data in a codebase, investigate mobile app crashes, and propose or implement fixes. It covers prerequisites, installation, authentication, and the guided debugging flow. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Why Visual Testing Is Critical for Mobile App Quality DevFeed: [Why Visual Testing Is Critical for Mobile App Quality]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Alex Zhukovich Published: 2025-03-13T20:59:10Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Alex Zhuk - Android development and testing]() Topics: [Testing](), [Mobile](), [Android](), [App]() Tags: [accessibility](), [android](), [android-testing](), [app-quality](), [devices](), [mobile](), [screenshot](), [screenshot-testing](), [testing](), [tests](), [themes](), [ui](), [visual-testing]() ### AI overview The article explains that visual testing can detect UI imperfections that conventional UI tests may miss. It introduces screenshot comparison in Android, using baseline "golden screenshots" to identify alignment, color, layout, localization, and accessibility issues across devices and themes. ### Source excerpt Visual tests catches UI imperfections that traditional UI tests miss. They detect misalignments, color issues, and layout problems across different devices and themes. This article introduces visual testing concepts, explains how screenshot comparison works, and demonstrates implementation. ## Crashlytics adds code context to AI Assistance for more actionable Gemini responses DevFeed: [Crashlytics adds code context to AI Assistance for more actionable Gemini responses]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ryan McMorrow Published: 2024-10-29T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Firebase](), [Code](), [Mobile]() Tags: [ai](), [app-quality](), [best-practices](), [code](), [context](), [crashlytics](), [firebase](), [gemini](), [launch](), [production](), [test]() ### AI overview Firebase's Crashlytics AI Assistance adds a public preview code context interface. Developers can provide code and other situational information so Gemini can regenerate issue responses using Crashlytics data, the original output, and the supplied context, producing more targeted recommendations and best practices. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Crashlytics adds AI Assistance for analyzing app crashes and suggesting debugging steps DevFeed: [Crashlytics adds AI Assistance for analyzing app crashes and suggesting debugging steps]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ryan McMorrow Published: 2024-05-14T01:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Firebase](), [debug](), [Mobile]() Tags: [ai](), [android](), [app-quality](), [crashlytics](), [debug](), [firebase](), [gemini](), [ios](), [launch](), [mobile]() ### AI overview Firebase introduces AI Assistance in Crashlytics, which uses the Gemini model and Firebase's mobile app development knowledge to analyze app issues, explain possible causes, suggest debugging approaches, and recommend next steps. ### Source excerpt Solve issues in your app faster ## Firebase introduces a real-time Release Monitoring dashboard powered by Crashlytics DevFeed: [Firebase introduces a real-time Release Monitoring dashboard powered by Crashlytics]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ryan McMorrow; Rosário Fernandes Published: 2024-02-22T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [monitor](), [Mobile](), [Crashlytics](), [dashboards](), [real-time](), [benchmarking]() Tags: [android](), [app-quality](), [benchmarking](), [crashlytics](), [features](), [firebase](), [ios](), [launch](), [mobile](), [monitoring](), [real-time](), [release](), [rollback]() ### AI overview Firebase introduces a beta Release Monitoring dashboard in the Firebase console. Powered by Crashlytics, it provides real-time release metrics, crash-free session data, comparisons with up to two previous builds, and a table of new issues to support release decisions. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Firebase App Distribution Introduces Automated Tester (Beta) DevFeed: [Firebase App Distribution Introduces Automated Tester (Beta)]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Radhika Advani Published: 2024-02-21T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Smoke Tests](), [Android](), [Testing]() Tags: [android](), [announce](), [apk](), [app-distribution](), [app-quality](), [automated](), [best-practices](), [distribution](), [firebase](), [firebase-cli](), [test-lab]() ### AI overview Firebase App Distribution introduces Automated Tester (Beta), which runs automated smoke tests on Android app builds across selected devices and API levels. Results include reports with screenshots, video recordings, and issues, with Test Lab rates applying after the daily no-cost cap. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Crashlytics introduces a new event-grouping algorithm DevFeed: [Crashlytics introduces a new event-grouping algorithm]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Alex Singer Published: 2023-05-02T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [Algorithms](), [App]() Tags: [algorithm](), [app](), [app-quality](), [crashlytics](), [firebase](), [launch](), [releases](), [update]() ### AI overview Crashlytics is rolling out a new event-grouping algorithm that analyzes crashes, non-fatals, and ANRs to group similar events into issues. The update is designed to better highlight root causes and reduce under-grouping and over-grouping. ### Source excerpt Find and fix the root causes of issues faster ## How Firebase Performance Monitoring optimized app startup time DevFeed: [How Firebase Performance Monitoring optimized app startup time]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Viswanathan Munisamy Published: 2022-03-09T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Android](), [Mobile](), [App](), [Code](), [configuration]() Tags: [android](), [app-quality](), [app-startup](), [article](), [code](), [configuration](), [cpu](), [dependencies](), [firebase](), [measurement](), [metrics](), [mobile](), [network](), [optimization](), [performance](), [performance-monitoring](), [tool]() ### AI overview This article explains how Firebase Performance Monitoring measures Android application cold-start performance, including startup time, initial display, CPU and memory impact, and network requests. It describes the library's startup tasks and suggests comparing app versions with and without the library to measure its effect. ### Source excerpt Mobile users expect their apps to be fast and responsive, and apps with a slow startup time, especially during coldstart, can leave them feeling... ## Pinpointing API performance issues with Custom URL Patterns DevFeed: [Pinpointing API performance issues with Custom URL Patterns]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ibrahim Ulukaya Published: 2021-10-20T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [API](), [Monitoring](), [dashboards](), [Traces]() Tags: [api](), [app-quality](), [best-practices](), [firebase](), [monitoring](), [patterns](), [performance](), [performance-monitoring](), [traces](), [tutorials]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains how Firebase Performance Monitoring analyzes network request performance using automatically aggregated and custom URL patterns. It shows how developers can identify slow requests, review response times, success rates, and payload sizes, and investigate performance trends while URL aggregation removes personally identifiable information. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Unlocking your app's best experience with Firebase Performance Monitoring DevFeed: [Unlocking your app's best experience with Firebase Performance Monitoring]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Nitin Kaushik Published: 2021-08-02T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Monitoring](), [Mobile](), [Development]() Tags: [app-performance](), [app-quality](), [best-practices](), [crashlytics](), [firebase](), [monitoring](), [performance-metrics](), [performance-monitoring](), [releases](), [test-lab]() ### AI overview This article explains how Firebase Performance Monitoring helps developers understand app performance from users' perspectives. It covers real-time performance metrics, monitoring releases during development and after launch, and analyzing screen-rendering and network-request data across user segments. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Unlocking the next level of app stability with Firebase Crashlytics DevFeed: [Unlocking the next level of app stability with Firebase Crashlytics]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Alex Singer; Scott Brissenden Published: 2021-07-26T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [Firebase](), [App](), [Monitoring]() Tags: [app-quality](), [best-practices](), [bugs](), [crash-reporting](), [crashlytics](), [firebase](), [monitoring]() ### AI overview This Firebase article explains how app crashes and other stability problems can frustrate users and lead to uninstallations. It presents Firebase Crashlytics as a real-time crash reporting tool that groups and prioritizes crashes by frequency, impact, and location in an app's code, helping developers triage bugs and monitor release stability. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## The Firebase guide to building stable, high-performing apps DevFeed: [The Firebase guide to building stable, high-performing apps]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Firebase Team Published: 2021-07-22T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [App](), [Latency](), [debug](), [Testing]() Tags: [app-performance](), [app-quality](), [apps](), [best-practices](), [bugs](), [building](), [crashlytics](), [debug](), [developers](), [development](), [firebase](), [guide](), [latency](), [performance](), [real-time](), [technical](), [tutorials]() ### AI overview This introduction to a three-part Firebase blog series explains why app stability and performance affect user retention, reviews, and acquisition. It discusses ongoing app-quality work, including testing, debugging, tracing code changes, and using customized reporting and real-time insights to identify relevant metrics. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Expanding Crashlytics Support for Apple Platforms DevFeed: [Expanding Crashlytics Support for Apple Platforms]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sam Edson Published: 2021-06-02T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [Firebase](), [iOS](), [macOS](), [SDK](), [watchOS](), [x86]() Tags: [app-clips](), [app-quality](), [apple](), [ci](), [crashlytics](), [firebase](), [ios](), [macos](), [updates](), [watchos](), [xcode]() ### AI overview Firebase describes Crashlytics updates that expand support across Apple platforms, including Apple Silicon Macs, iOS, macOS, App Clips, and watchOS. The release also adds Firebase console device filtering and reports faster startup and dSYM processing in specified scenarios. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Improve app stability with Firebase Crashlytics and Kotlin DevFeed: [Improve app stability with Firebase Crashlytics and Kotlin]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Akua Prempeh Published: 2021-02-18T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Crashlytics](), [Kotlin](), [Android](), [Firestore](), [BigQuery]() Tags: [android](), [app-quality](), [bigquery](), [crashlytics](), [firebase](), [firestore](), [kotlin]() ### AI overview This Firebase tutorial explains how Kotlin can help reduce Android app crashes and how Firebase Crashlytics can monitor, diagnose, and prioritize stability issues after release. It also covers Kotlin extension libraries, Firestore code, and exporting crash data to BigQuery. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## How Gameloft uses Crashlytics to lower crash rates and increase engagement DevFeed: [How Gameloft uses Crashlytics to lower crash rates and increase engagement]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Patrick Martin Published: 2020-06-11T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [Firebase](), [Mobile]() Tags: [app-quality](), [case-study](), [crash](), [crash-reporting](), [crashlytics](), [firebase](), [games](), [play-store]() ### AI overview A Firebase case study describes how Gameloft uses Crashlytics to aggregate crashes by root cause, assess their impact on players, and prioritize troubleshooting. Gameloft reported a 10% overnight reduction in users experiencing crashes for Overdrive City, along with increased session duration. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## The Firebase Crashlytics SDK is now publicly available! DevFeed: [The Firebase Crashlytics SDK is now publicly available!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Shobhit Chugh Published: 2020-06-09T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [Firebase](), [SDKs]() Tags: [app-quality](), [crashlytics](), [firebase](), [launch](), [legacy](), [migration](), [news](), [sdk](), [updates](), [upgrade]() ### AI overview Firebase announces that the Firebase Crashlytics SDK is publicly available, recommends upgrading from the beta or legacy Fabric SDK, and provides minimum SDK versions needed to continue sending crash reports to the Firebase console after November 15, 2020. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Announcing the Firebase Crashlytics SDK Beta! DevFeed: [Announcing the Firebase Crashlytics SDK Beta!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Shobhit Chugh Published: 2020-02-18T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [Firebase](), [SDKs](), [Google Analytics](), [iOS](), [macOS](), [tvOS](), [GitHub]() Tags: [analytics](), [android](), [app-quality](), [apple](), [crash-reporting](), [crashlytics](), [firebase](), [github](), [guide](), [ios](), [latest-release](), [launch](), [legacy](), [macos](), [news](), [reporting](), [sdk](), [sdks](), [updates]() ### AI overview Firebase announces the Firebase Crashlytics SDK in beta. The SDK removes Fabric dependencies, aligns package names, API design, and initialization with other Firebase SDKs, supports Apple platforms including Mac Catalyst, and is open source. Integration with Google Analytics provides crash-related insights and reporting features. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## What's new at Firebase Summit 2019 DevFeed: [What's new at Firebase Summit 2019]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Francis Ma Published: 2019-09-26T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Mobile](), [Web](), [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)]() Tags: [android](), [app-distribution](), [app-quality](), [cloud-messaging](), [community](), [emulator-suite](), [extensions](), [fabric](), [fastlane](), [firebase](), [firebase-cli](), [firebase-summit](), [google-analytics](), [ios](), [machine-learning](), [mobile](), [news](), [open-source](), [predictions](), [react](), [react-native](), [realtime-database](), [remote-config](), [sdks](), [security-rules](), [test-lab](), [unity](), [updates](), [web]() ### AI overview Firebase Summit 2019 updates introduced Firebase Extensions, open-source bundles that automate common app development tasks, and expanded the Firebase Emulator Suite with hot reloading for Security Rules and broader client and server-side SDK support. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## How to set up Crashlytics alerting to monitor app stability DevFeed: [How to set up Crashlytics alerting to monitor app stability]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Shobhit Chugh; Todd Burner Published: 2019-09-17T00:00:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [monitor](), [Firebase](), [App]() Tags: [app-quality](), [best-practices](), [crashlytics](), [developers](), [firebase](), [how-to](), [monitor](), [tutorials]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains Crashlytics alert types for monitoring app stability, including new issue, regression, trending issue, and velocity alerts. It also recommends configuring notifications for development, QA, and operational needs. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Using Google Data Studio with Crashlytics data DevFeed: [Using Google Data Studio with Crashlytics data]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Shobhit Chugh; Todd Burner Published: 2018-11-29T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Crashlytics](), [BigQuery](), [Firebase](), [dashboards](), [datasets]() Tags: [app-quality](), [bigquery](), [crashlytics](), [dashboards](), [data-studio](), [firebase](), [google](), [updates]() ### AI overview Firebase announces a customizable Data Studio template for Crashlytics data exported to BigQuery. The template helps teams explore crash trends by operating system, device, custom metadata, and code files, and supports filtering, visualization, collaboration, and sharing. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Firebase Performance Monitoring launches deeper performance insights DevFeed: [Firebase Performance Monitoring launches deeper performance insights]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Kechy Eke Published: 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Monitoring](), [App](), [dashboards]() Tags: [app-quality](), [cpu](), [developer](), [firebase](), [launch](), [network](), [performance-monitoring](), [traces](), [updates]() ### AI overview Firebase Performance Monitoring adds session-level drill-downs that expose device properties, system usage, concurrent traces, and network requests around performance issues. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## What's new at Firebase Summit 2018 DevFeed: [What's new at Firebase Summit 2018]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Francis Ma Published: 2018-10-29T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [Firebase](), [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](), [Google]() Tags: [a-b-testing](), [app-development](), [app-quality](), [bigquery](), [cloud-functions](), [cloud-messaging](), [cloud-platform](), [community](), [crashlytics](), [data-studio](), [dynamic-audiences](), [firebase](), [firebase-summit](), [firestore](), [google-analytics](), [hosting](), [ios](), [live-streaming](), [machine-learning](), [ml-kit](), [news](), [performance-monitoring](), [predictions](), [realtime-database](), [remote-config](), [summit](), [tensorflow-lite](), [test-lab](), [unity](), [updates](), [web]() ### AI overview Firebase announces updates at Firebase Summit 2018, including beta support for Firebase through Google Cloud Platform support packages. The article also highlights Firebase adoption and a Hotstar case study involving increased user engagement. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. ## Exporting Crashlytics data to BigQuery DevFeed: [Exporting Crashlytics data to BigQuery]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jason St. Pierre Published: 2018-08-22T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Firebase Blog]() Topics: [BigQuery](), [Crashlytics](), [Firebase](), [data](), [dashboards](), [experiments](), [CSV](), [debugging](), [JSON]() Tags: [analytics](), [android](), [app-quality](), [bigquery](), [crash-reporting](), [crashlytics](), [data](), [debugging](), [experiment](), [firebase](), [json](), [news](), [updates]() ### AI overview Firebase announces that Crashlytics data can be exported to BigQuery. Developers can enable daily exports of raw crash data, control retention and deletion policies, analyze trends across experiments, and export data in CSV, JSON, or Avro formats. ### Source excerpt News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team. [Next page]()