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Google fixes Firebase bug that crashed thousands of iPhone apps

A malformed payload sent to Google's Analytics for Firebase SDK caused widespread launch crashes across thousands of iOS apps starting the evening of September 28. Google engineer Nick Cooke said a fix was fully rolled out by 7:52pm Pacific that day, with lingering crashes from caching expected to clear within four hours, requiring no action from developers or users.

9to5google.com · 2026-09-29

Google Analytics for Firebase bug crashed thousands of iOS apps

A bug in Google Analytics for Firebase iOS caused widespread app crashes at launch, affecting thousands of apps that rely on Firebase for backend and analytics services. Google deployed a fix within a couple of hours, but caching meant some apps kept crashing for up to four hours afterward, with some seeing crash rates over 5,000 times normal levels.

androidauthority.com · 2026-09-29