Firebase added a series of emulation, dashboard, testing and extension updates to its mobile platform at Google I/O 2021.

App development is getting more complex, so Google is making it easier to use Firebase with other popular Google developer products and third-party tools.

At Google I/O 2019, Google announced a host of Firebase improvements and upgrades, including expanded app performance monitoring.

Also, Firebase Studio can be used to build apps that have native functionality and control flow driven by generative AI." That accords with other definitions of the term we’ve seen.