firebase-ios-sdk/FirebaseCore/CHANGELOG.md

Firebase 12.0.0

• [changed] Breaking change: Firebase's minimum supported versions have updated for the following platforms:
  • | Platform | Firebase 12 | | ------------- | ------------- | | iOS | 15.0 | | tvOS | 15.0 | | macOS | 10.15 | | watchOS | 7.0 |
• [removed] Breaking change: FirebaseDynamicLinks has been removed. See https://firebase.google.com/support/dynamic-links-faq for more info.
• [removed] Breaking change: Removed the Options.deepLinkURLScheme property. This API was exclusively used by the Dynamic Links SDK, which has been removed.
• [removed] Breaking change: Removed the following unused API.
  • Options.androidClientID
  • Options.trackingID
• [removed] Breaking change: Firebase's zip and Carthage distributions of the Google Mobile Ads SDK has been removed. Instead, the Google Mobile Ads SDK binary distribution should be accessed from https://developers.google.com/admob/ios/download. Note that any existing versions of the Firebase zip or Carthage distributions will continue to be available and functional. Learn more about this change in our FAQ: https://firebase.google.com/support/faq/#admob-which-sdk. (#14408)
• [removed] The deprecated Vertex AI in Firebase SDK (FirebaseVertexAI) has been removed. It has been replaced by the Firebase AI Logic SDK (FirebaseAI) to accommodate the evolving set of supported features and services. To start using the new SDK, import the FirebaseAI module and use the top-level FirebaseAI class. See details in the migration guide .
• [changed] Breaking change The Firebase Swift package now requires the Swift 6.0 toolchain (Xcode 16.2+).
• [changed] Update GTMSessionFetcher dependency specifications to enable support for the compatible GTMSessionFetcher 5.x versions.

Firebase 11.15.0

• [fixed] Remove c99 as the required C language standard. (#14950)
• [deprecated] Deprecated the Options.deepLinkURLScheme property. This property will be removed in a future release. This is related to the overall Firebase Dynamic Links deprecation. For more details, see the Dynamic Links deprecation FAQ.

Firebase 11.12.0

• [changed] Firebase now requires at least Xcode 16.2. See https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=9s0rgdy9 for more info.

Firebase 11.8.0

• [deprecated] The zip and Carthage distributions of the Google Mobile Ads SDK with Firebase are deprecated and will be removed in the next major release. Instead, the Google Mobile Ads SDK binary distribution should be accessed from https://developers.google.com/admob/ios/download. Note that any existing versions of the Firebase zip or Carthage distributions will continue to be available and functional. Learn more about this change in our FAQ: https://firebase.google.com/support/faq/#admob-which-sdk. (#14408)

Firebase 11.4.2

• [fixed] CocoaPods only release to fix iOS 12 build failure resulting from incomplete implementation in the FirebaseCoreInternal CocoaPod.

Firebase 11.4.1

• [fixed] CocoaPods only release to revert breaking change in FirebaseCoreExtension SDK. (#13942)

Firebase 11.4.0

• [fixed] Fixed issue building documentation with some Firebase products. (#13756)

Firebase 11.0.0

• [changed] Breaking change: Firebase's minimum supported versions have updated for the following platforms:
  • | Platform | Firebase 11 | | ------------- | ------------- | | iOS | 13.0 | | tvOS | 13.0 | | macOS | 10.15 | | watchOS | 7.0 |
  • FirebaseAnalytics and FirebaseCrashlytics also continue to support iOS 12.0.
• [removed] Breaking change: The deprecated Swift extension SDKs for Analytics, Firestore, Database, Remote Config and In App Messaging have been removed. See https://firebase.google.com/docs/ios/swift-migration for migration instructions.
• Update underlying FIRLogger implementation from asl to os_log.
• Remove FIRLoggerForceSTDERR configuration option.
• [changed] Move Timestamp class into FirebaseCore. FirebaseFirestore.Timestamp was changed to FirebaseCore.Timestamp. (#13221)

Firebase 10.25.0

• [changed] Firebase now requires at least Xcode 15.2. See https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=fxu2qp7b for more info.
• [Zip Distribution] Update zip integration instructions with tips for preserving symlinks and protecting code signatures.

Firebase 10.24.0

• Fix validation issue for macOS and macCatalyst XCFrameworks related to framework directory structure. (#12587)
• Extend community watchOS support to zip and Carthage distributions. See https://firebase.google.com/docs/ios/learn-more#firebase_library_support_by_platform for the Firebase products included. (#8731)
• Add code signatures to all of Firebase's binary artifacts (#12238).

Firebase 10.23.1

• [Swift Package Manager / CocoaPods] Fixes the macOS/Catalyst xcframework structure issue in Firebase Analytics blocking submission via Xcode 15.3.

Firebase 10.23.0

• Fix validation issue for macOS and macCatalyst XCFrameworks. (#12505)

Firebase 10.22.1

• [Swift Package Manager / CocoaPods] Fix app validation issues on Xcode 15.3 for those using the FirebaseAnalyticsOnDeviceConversion SDK. This issue was caused by embedding an incomplete Info.plist from a dependency of the SDK. (#12441)

Firebase 10.22.0

• [Swift Package Manager] Firebase now enforces a Swift 5.7.1 minimum version, which is aligned with the Xcode 14.1 minimum. (#12350)
• Revert Firebase 10.20.0 change that removed Info.plist files from static xcframeworks (#12390).
• Added privacy manifests for Firebase SDKs named in https://developer.apple.com/support/third-party-SDK-requirements/. Please review https://firebase.google.com/docs/ios/app-store-data-collection for updated guidance on interpreting Firebase's privacy manifests and completing app Privacy Nutrition Labels. (#11490)
• Fixed validation issues in Xcode 15.3 that affected binary distributions including Analytics, Firestore (SwiftPM binary distribution), and the Firebase zip distribution. (#12441)
• [Zip Distribution] The manual integration instructions found in the Firebase.zip have been updated for Xcode 15 users. The updated instructions call for embedding SDKs dragged in from the Firebase.zip. This will enable Xcode's tooling to detect privacy manifests bundled within the xcframework.
• [Zip Distribution] Several xcframeworks have been renamed to resolve the above Xcode 15.3 validation issues. Please ensure that the following renamed xcframeworks are removed from your project when upgrading (#12437, #12447):
  • abseil.xcframework to absl.xcframework
  • BoringSSL-GRPC.xcframework to openssl_grpc.xcframework
  • gRPC-Core.xcframework to grpc.xcframework
  • gRPC-C++.xcframework to grpcpp.xcframework
  • leveldb-library.xcframework to leveldb.xcframework
  • PromisesSwift.xcframework to Promises.xcframework

Firebase 10.21.0

• Firebase now requires at least CocoaPods version 1.12.0 to enable privacy manifest support.

Firebase 10.20.0

• The following change only applies to those using a binary distribution of a Firebase SDK(s): In preparation for supporting Privacy Manifests, each platform framework directory within a static xcframework no longer contains an Info.plist file (#12243).

Firebase 10.14.0

• For developers building for visionOS, Xcode 15 beta 6 or later is required.

Firebase 10.13.0

• For developers building for visionOS, Xcode 15 beta 5 or later is required.

Firebase 10.12.0

• For developers building for visionOS, using products that use the Keychain (e.g. FirebaseAuth) may fail to access the keychain on the visionOS simulator. To work around this, add the Keychain Sharing capability to the visionOS target and explicitly add a keychain group (e.g. the bundle ID).
• Firebase's Swift Package Manager distribution does not support Xcode 15 Beta 1. Please use Xcode 15 Beta 2 or later.

Firebase 10.11.0

• [changed] Improved error reporting for misnamed configuration plist files (#11317).

Firebase 10.10.0

• [changed] Firebase now requires at least Xcode 14.1.

Firebase 10.8.1

• [fixed] Swift Package Manager only release to fix a 10.8.0 Firestore issue impacting macCatalyst. (#11119)

Firebase 10.8.0

• Fix new build warnings introduced by Xcode 14.3. (#11059)
• [changed] The Firebase Swift package now requires the Swift 5.6 toolchain (Xcode 13.3) to build.

Firebase 10.4.0

• Deprecate androidClientID and trackingID from FirebaseOptions. (#10520)

Firebase 10.2.0

• Update GTMSessionFetcher dependency specifications to enable support for the compatible GTMSessionFetcher 3.x versions.

Firebase 10.1.0

• [changed] Bitcode is no longer included in Firebase binary distributions. Xcode 14 does not support bitcode. tvOS apps using a Firebase binary distribution will now need to use Xcode 14. (#10372)

Firebase 10.0.0

• [changed] Breaking change: Firebase's minimum supported versions have updated for the following platforms:
  • If using CocoaPods:
  • | Platform | Firebase 9 | Firebase 10 | | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | | iOS | 10.0 | 11.0 | | tvOS | 10.0 | 12.0 | | macOS | 10.12 | 10.13 | | watchOS | 6.0 | 6.0 |
  • If using Swift Package Manager:
  • | Platform | Firebase 9 | Firebase 10 | | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | | iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 | | tvOS | 12.0 | 12.0 | | macOS | 10.12 | 10.13 | | watchOS | 7.0 | 7.0 |
  • If using Carthage or the Zip distribution:
  • | Platform | Firebase 9 | Firebase 10 | | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | | iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 | | tvOS | 11.0 | 12.0 | | macOS | 10.13 | 10.13 | | watchOS | N/A | N/A |
• [changed] Breaking change: Update dependency specification for GTMSessionFetcher to allow all versions that are >= 2.1 and < 3.0. (#10131)

Firebase 9.6.0

• [fixed] Mac apps using Firebase products that store SDK data in the keychain will no longer prompt the user for permission to access the keychain. This requires that Mac apps using Firebase be signed with a provisioning profile that has the Keychain Sharing capability enabled. (#9392)
• [fixed] Fixed Array.Index-related compile time errors when building with older Swift versions. (#10171)
• [fixed] Update dependency specification for GTMSessionFetcher to allow all 2.x versions. (#10131)

Firebase 9.5.0

• [fixed] Zip Distribution Fixed Promises module name issue impacting lld builds. (#10071)
• [fixed] Limit dependency GTMSessionFetcher version update to < 2.1.0 to avoid a new deprecation warning. (#10123)

Firebase 9.4.1

• [fixed] Swift Package Manager only release to fix a 9.4.0 tagging issue impacting some users. (#10083)

Firebase 9.4.0

• [fixed] Fixed rare crash on launch due to out-of-bounds exception in FirebaseCore. (#10025)

Firebase 9.3.0

• [changed] Discontinue bitcode inclusion in all binary distributions.
• [fixed] Remove GoogleSignInSwiftSupport from Zip and Carthage distributions due to infeasibility. The GoogleSignIn distribution continues. (#9937)

Firebase 9.2.0

• [added] Zip and Carthage distributions now include GoogleSignInSwiftSupport. (#9900)

Firebase 9.0.0

• [changed] Firebase now requires at least Xcode 13.3.1.
• [deprecated] Usage of the Firebase pod, the Firebase module (import Firebase), and Firebase.h is deprecated. Use the specific Firebase product instead like: pod 'FirebaseMessaging' and import FirebaseMessaging.

CocoaPods Users

• [changed] Breaking change: Podfiles must include use_frameworks! or use_frameworks! :linkage => :static.
• [changed] Objective-C only apps using use_frameworks! :linkage => :static may need to add a dummy Swift file to their project to avoid linker issues.
• [changed] C++/Objective-C++ clients should use #import <FirebaseFunctions/FirebaseFunctions-Swift.h> and #import <FirebaseStorage/FirebaseStorage-Swift.h> to access Functions and Storage APIs, respectively.
• [changed] Beta Swift pods (except FirebaseInAppMessagingSwift-Beta) have exited beta and are now generally available. The -beta version suffix is no longer required. These should be removed from your Podfile, and any import statements should be changed accordingly.
• [changed] The FirebaseStorageSwift and FirebaseFunctionsSwift have been merged into FirebaseStorage and FirebaseFunctions respectively and should be removed from your Podfile.

Swift Package Manager Users

• [changed] import Firebase will no longer implicitly import Firebase Storage and Firebase Functions APIs. Use import FirebaseStorage and import FirebaseFunctions, respectively. C++/Objective-C++ clients should find alternative workarounds at https://forums.swift.org/t/importing-swift-libraries-from-objective-c/56730.
• [changed] Beta Swift libraries (except FirebaseInAppMessagingSwift-Beta) have exited beta and are now generally available. When upgrading a project that includes one or more of these libraries, an error like Missing package product 'FirebaseSwift-Beta' will appear. In your project's settings, go to "General" and scroll down to Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content. Select the missing package, and remove it. Then, click the + button to add the associated library without the -Beta suffix. Any import statements in your project should be changed accordingly.
• [changed] The FirebaseStorageSwift-Beta and FirebaseFunctionsSwift-Beta libraries have been merged into FirebaseStorage and FirebaseFunctions respectively and should be removed from your project following the instructions above.

Zip and Carthage Users

• [changed] Breaking change: Update the minimum supported versions for the zip and Carthage distributions to iOS 11.0, tvOS 11.0 and macOS 10.13. (#9633)
• [added] The zip and Carthage distributions now include the Swift extension frameworks. (#7819)
• [changed] Zip file installation instructions have changed. Please see the README embedded in the zip file for updated instructions.

Firebase 8.10.0

• [fixed] Fixed platform availability checks in Swift Package Manager that may prevent code completion for Analytics APIs on macOS and tvOS. (#9032)
• [added] Firebase now includes community supported Combine publishers. More details can be found here. (#7295)

Firebase 8.9.0

• [added] Firebase introduces beta support for tvOS, macOS, and Catalyst. watchOS continues to be available with community support. Individual product details at https://firebase.google.com/docs/ios/learn-more#firebase_library_support_by_platform (#583)
• [changed] The minimum support tvOS version is now 12.0.
• [fixed] Force GoogleUtilities and GoogleDataTransport CocoaPods dependencies to be updated to latest minor versions. (#8733)

Firebase 8.8.1

• [fixed] Swift Package Manager only release to force GoogleUtilities and GoogleDataTransport to be updated to latest current bug-fix versions. (#8728)

Firebase 8.3.1

• [fixed] Swift Package Manager only release to fix an 8.3.0 tagging issue impacting some users. (#8367)

Firebase 8.2.0

• [fixed] Stop flooding Swift Package Manager projects with Firebase test schemes. (#8167)
• [fixed] Removed "Invalid Exclude" warnings for Swift Package Manager using Xcode 13 beta 1.

Firebase 8.1.1

• [fixed] Fixed an issue where apps were getting rejected for a formerly-public method name removed in iOS 15. Only FirebaseAnalytics is updated for this release. (#8222)

Firebase 8.0.0

• [removed] The deprecated Firebase InstanceID has been removed. Use Firebase Installations to manage app instance and use Firebase Messaging to manage FCM registration token instead. (#7970)
• [changed] The experimental Carthage distribution is temporarily discontinued pending integration with the upcoming Carthage 0.38.0 release with support for binary xcframeworks. In the meantime, a mix of 7.4.0 and 7.11.0 will be the latest Carthage distribution. Use the zip distribution as an alternative way to get the latest 8.x binary distribution.
• [removed] Build warnings will no longer be generated to warn about missing capabilities resulting from not including FirebaseAnalytics in the app. See the Firebase docs instead. (#7487)
• [removed] The Firebase/AdMob CocoaPods subspec has been removed. Use the Google-Mobile-Ads-SDK CocoaPod instead. (#7833)
• [removed] The Firebase/MLModelInterpreter CocoaPods subspec has been removed. Use the Firebase/MLModelDownloader subspec instead. CocoaPod instead.
• [removed] The Firebase/MLVision CocoaPods subspec has been removed. Use the GoogleMLKit CocoaPod instead.
• [added] The Swift Package Manager distribution has exited beta and is now generally available for use.
• [changed] The Swift Package Manager distribution now requires at least iOS 11.0. The CocoaPods distribution continues to support iOS 10.0.
• [changed] The Swift Package Manager distribution now requires at least watchOS 7.0 for products that support watchOS. The CocoaPods distribution continues to support watchOS 6.0 with the exception of FirebaseDatabase.
• [changed] Migrate transform: callsites and introduce breaking version of GoogleDataTransport (9.0). (#7899)

Firebase 7.10.0

• [changed] Update Nanopb to version 0.3.9.8. It fixes a possible security issue. (#7787)

FirebaseCore 7.7.0

• [changed] Deprecated FirebaseMLModelInterpreter and FirebaseMLVision.
• [added] Introduced FirebaseMLModelDownloader.
• [fixed] Fixed missing doc comment in FirebaseVersion(). (#7506)
• [changed] Minimum required Xcode version for Zip and Carthage distributions changed to 12.2 (was 12.0).
• [added] The zip distribution now includes Catalyst arm64 simulator slices. (#7007)

FirebaseCore 7.6.0

• [fixed] Fixed build warnings introduced with Xcode 12.5. (#7431)

Firebase 7.5.0

• [fixed] Fixed potential deadlock with objc_copyImageNames call. (#7310)

Firebase 7.4.0

• [changed] Patch update to nanopb 0.3.9.7 that fixes a memory leak and other issues. (#7090)
• [added] Zip distribution now includes community supported macOS and tvOS libraries. Product support detailed here.

Firebase 7.3.0

• [added] Added FirebaseAppDistribution-Beta product to Swift Package Manager. (#7045)

Firebase 7.2.0

• [fixed] Reduced FirebaseApp.configure() and +[FIRApp registerInternalLibrary:withName:] impact on app launch time. (#6902)
• [added] Added arm64 simulator support to support new Apple silicon based Macs.
• [changed] Due to the new arm64 simulator support, Xcode 12 is now required for any binary products (Analytics, Performance, zip file distribution).

Firebase 7.0.0

• [changed] Update minimum iOS version to iOS 10 except for Analytics which is now iOS 9. (#4847)
• [changed] Update minimum macOS version to 10.12.
• [added] Swift Package Manager support for Firebase Messaging. (#5641)
• [added] Swift Package Manager support for Auth, Crashlytics, Messaging, and Storage watchOS targets. (#6584)
• [changed] The pods developed in this repo are no longer hard coded to be built as static frameworks. Instead, their linkage will be controlled by the Podfile. Use the Podfile option use_frameworks! :linkage => :static to get the Firebase 6.x linkage behavior. (#2022)
• [changed] Firebase no longer uses the CocoaPods private_headers feature to expose internal APIs. (#6572)
• [removed] Removed broken FirebaseOptions() initializer. Use init(contentsOfFile:) or init(googleAppID:gcmSenderID:) instead. (#6633)
• [changed] All Firebase pods now have the same version. (#6295)
• [changed] In CocoaPods, Firebase betas are now indicated in the version tag. In SwiftPM, beta is appended to the product name.
• [changed] The version must now be specified for the two Swift-only Firebase CocoaPods in the Podfile like pod 'FirebaseFirestoreSwift', '~> 7.0-beta'.
• [added] FirebaseVersion() - Swift FIRFirebaseVersion() - ObjC API to access the Firebase installation version.

Firebase 6.34.0

• [fixed] Removed warning related to missing Analytics framework for non-iOS builds since the framework isn't available on those platforms. (#6500)

Firebase 6.33.0

• [fixed] Swift Package Manager - Define system framework and system library dependencies. This resolves undefined symbol issues for system dependencies. (#6408, #6413)
• [fixed] Swift Package Manager - Fixed build warnings related to minimum iOS version. (#6449)
• [fixed] Enable Firebase pod support for Auth and Crashlytics watchOS platform. (#4558)
• [fixed] Carthage - Some frameworks were missing Info.plist files. (#5562)

Firebase 6.32.0

• [changed] Swift Package Manager - It's no longer necessary to select the Firebase or FirebaseCore products. Their build targets are implicitly selected when choosing any other Firebase product. If migrating from 6.31-spm-beta, you may need to remove those targets from the Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content Build Setting on the General tab.

Firebase 6.31.1

• [fixed] Sporadic missing FirebaseApp symbol build issue introduced in Firebase 6.28.0. (#6341)

Firebase 6.31.0 FirebaseCore 6.10.1 -- M78

• [added] Beta release of Swift Package Manager. Details here. (#3136)
• [changed] Firebase's dependencies on nanopb are updated from version 0.3.9.5 to version 0.3.9.6 (1.30906.0 in CocoaPods).

v6.10.0 -- M77

• [changed] Functionally neutral public header refactor in preparation for Swift Package Manager support. Applies to FirebaseCore, FirebaseABTesting, FirebaseAuth, FirebaseCrashlytics, FirebaseDatabase, FirebaseFirestore, FirebaseFunctions, FirebaseInstallations, FirebaseRemoteConfig, FirebaseStorage, and GoogleDataTransport.

v6.9.0 -- M75

• [changed] Added thread safety to [FIROptions defaultOptions] method. (#5915)
• [changed] Updated GoogleUtilities and GoogleDataTransport imports. The GoogleDataTransportCCTSupport pod/framework should no longer be linked along with Firebase. (#5824)

v6.8.0 -- M73

• [changed] Functionally neutral refactor to simplify FirebaseCore's header usage and replace Interop pods with headers only. This change is the reason most of the Firebase pods have a minor version update and why there may not be another specific release note.

v6.7.1 -- M71

• [fixed] Fixed FirebaseApps bundleID verification, allowing exact bundleID matches for extensions. (#5126)

v6.7.0 -- M70

• [fixed] Updated nanopb to 0.3.9.5 (across all Firebase pods). This includes a fix for CVE-2020-5235. Note that the versioning scheme for the nanopb CocoaPod has changed; see https://github.com/google/nanopb-podspec for more details. (#5191)

v6.6.7 -- M69

• [fixed] Fixed Carthage installation failures involving Protobuf.framework. Protobuf.framework is now separately installable via adding FirebaseProtobufBinary.json to the Cartfile. Full details in the Carthage usage instructions. (#5276)

v6.6.6 -- M68

• [fixed] Fixed unincluded umbrella header warnings in Carthage and zip distributions introduced in Firebase 6.21.0. (#5209)

v6.6.5 -- M67

• [changed] The zip distribution is now comprised of xcframeworks instead of frameworks. This provides a binary distribution for the community supported Firebase for Catalyst. See the zip's README for additional details.

• [fixed] The FirebaseCoreDiagnostic.framework in the Carthage distribution now includes an Info.plist. (#4917)

• [changed] The arm64e slice is no longer included the zip distribution's xcframeworks. The slice will be removed from the remaining frameworks in a subsequent release. We will restore once arm64e is officially supported by Apple.

v6.6.4 -- M66

• [changed] Added an Apple platform flag (ios/macos/watchos/etc.) to firebaseUserAgent. The information will be used to support product decisions related to Apple platforms, e.g. prioritizing watchOS support, etc. (#4939)

v6.6.3 -- M65

• [fixed] Fix Zip Builder module map generation that could cause linker missing symbol errors in the 6.14.0 through 6.16.0 binary release distributions. (#4819)

v6.6.1 -- M63

• [changed] Minimum required Xcode version changed to 10.3 (was 10.1).

v6.6.0 -- M62

• [changed] Reorganized directory structure.
• [changed] The following SDKs introduce a new transitive dependency on the Firebase Installations API:
  • Analytics
  • Cloud Messaging
  • Remote Config
  • In-App Messaging
  • A/B Testing
  • Performance Monitoring
  • ML Kit
  • Instance ID

The Firebase Installations SDK introduces the Firebase Installations API. Developers that use API-restrictions for their API-Keys may experience blocked requests (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58495985/). A solution is available here. (#4533)

v6.5.0 -- M61

• [added] Updated the binary distributions to include arm64e slices. See https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/preparing_your_app_to_work_with_pointer_authentication. Support for the open source libraries is now included in the zip and Carthage distributions. All libraries now support building for arm64e except the MLKit ones who's support is TBD. (#4110)

• [changed] The directory structure of the zip distribution has changed to include full name of each Firebase pod name in the directory structure. For example, the former Storage directory is now FirebaseStorage.

• [changed] Speed up initialization by lazily registering for the user agent. (#1306)

• [added] Added a Swift usage flag to firebaseUserAgent. The information will be used to support product decisions related to Swift, e.g. adding a Swift specific API, SDKs, etc. (#4448)

v6.4.0 -- M60

• [changed] Administrative minor version update to prepare for an upcoming Firebase pod open source.

v6.3.3 -- M59

• [changed] Carthage and zip file distributions are now built with Xcode 11.0. The Carthage and zip file distributions no longer support Xcode 10.3 and below.

v6.3.2 -- M58

• [fixed] Fix container instantiation timing, IID startup. (#4030)
• [changed] Open-sourced Firebase pod. This enables import Firebase module support for tvOS and macOS. (#4021)

v6.3.1 -- M57

• [fixed] Fixed race condition in component container. (#3967, #3924)

v6.3.0 -- M56

• [changed] Transitive GoogleDataTransport dependency incremented to v2.0.0. (#3729)
• [fixed] Fixed "expiclitlySet" typo. (#3853)

v6.2.0 -- M53

• [added] Added AppKit dependency on macOS and UIKit dependency on iOS and tvOS. (#3459)
• [added] Added support for Firebase Segmentation. (#3430)
• [changed] Moved core diagnostics log to app launch when core data collection is enabled. (#3437)
• [changed] Open-sourced the Firebase Core Diagnostics SDK. (#3129)

2019-07-18 -- v6.1.0 -- M52

• [added] FIROptions.appGroupID property added to configure the App Group identifier required to share data between the application and the application extensions. (#3293)

2019-05-21 -- v6.0.1 -- M48

• [changed] Allowed FirebaseApp name to accept any alpha-numeric character instead of only ASCII. (#2609)

2019-05-07 -- v6.0.0 -- M47

• [changed] Added support for CocoaPods 1.7.x :generate_multiple_pod_projects feature. (#2751)
• [removed] Remove FIRAnalyticsConfiguration from Public header. Use from FirebaseAnalytics. (#2728)
• [changed] Remove runtime warning for missing analytics in favor of one at build time. (#2734)

2019-04-02 -- v5.4.1 -- M46

• [changed] Avoid using NSRegularExpression in FIRApp.
• [changed] Improve error message for invalid app names. (#2614)
• [changed] FIRApp thread safety fixes. (#2639)

2019-03-19 -- v5.4.0 -- M45

• [changed] Allow Bundle IDs that have a valid prefix to enable richer extension support. (#2515)
• [changed] Deprecated FIRAnalyticsConfiguration API in favor of new methods on the Analytics SDK. Please call the new APIs directly: Enable/disable Analytics with Analytics.setAnalyticsCollectionEnabled(_) and modify the session timeout interval with Analytics.setSessionTimeoutInterval(_).

2019-01-22 -- v5.2.0 -- M41

• [changed] Added a registerInternalLibrary API. Now other Firebase libraries register with FirebaseCore instead of FirebaseCore needing all of its clients' versions built in. Firebase 5.16.0 makes this transition for FirebaseAnalytics, FirebaseAuth, FirebaseDatabase, FirebaseDynamicLinks, FirebaseFirestore, FirebaseFunctions, FirebaseInstanceID, FirebaseMessaging, and FirebaseStorage.

2018-12-18 -- v5.1.10 -- M40

• [changed] Removed some internal authentication methods on FIRApp which are no longer used thanks to the interop platform.

2018-10-31 -- v5.1.7 -- M37

• [fixed] Fixed static analysis warning for improper nil comparison. (#2034)
• [changed] Assign the default app before posting notifications. (#2024)
• [changed] Remove unnecessary notification flag. (#1993)
• [changed] Wrap diagnostics notification in collection flag check. (#1979)

2018-08-28 -- v5.1.2 -- M32

• [fixed] Clarified wording in FirebaseAnalytics not available log message. (#1653)

2018-07-31 -- v5.1.0 -- M30

• [feature] Added a global data collection flag to use when individual product flags are not set. (#1583)

2018-06-19 -- v5.0.4 -- M28

• [fixed] Fixed a thread sanitizer error (#1390)
• [fixed] Updated FirebaseCore.podspec so that it works with cocoapods-packager. (#1378)

2018-05-29 -- v5.0.2 -- M26

• [changed] Delayed library registration call from +load to +initialize. (#1305)

2018-05-15 -- v5.0.1 -- M25.1

• [fixed] Eliminated duplicate symbol in CocoaPods -all_load build (#1223)

2018-05-08 -- v5.0.0 -- M25

• [changed] Removed UIKit import from FIRApp.h.
• [changed] Removed deprecated methods.

2018-03-06 -- v4.0.16 -- M22

• [changed] Addresses CLANG_WARN_OBJC_IMPLICIT_RETAIN_SELF warnings that surface in newer versions of Xcode and CocoaPods.

2018-01-18 -- v4.0.14 -- M21.1

• [changed] Removed AppKit dependency for community macOS build.

2017-11-30 -- v4.0.12 -- M20.2

• [fixed] Removed FIR_SWIFT_NAME macro, replaced with proper NS_SWIFT_NAME.

2017-11-14 -- v4.0.11 -- M20.1

• [feature] Added -FIRLoggerForceSTDERR launch argument flag to force STDERR output for all Firebase logging

2017-08-25 -- v4.0.6 -- M18.1

• [changed] Removed unused method

2017-08-09 -- v4.0.5 -- M18.0

• [changed] Log an error for an incorrectly configured bundle ID instead of an info message.

2017-07-12 -- v4.0.4 -- M17.4

• [changed] Switched to using the https://cocoapods.org/pods/nanopb pod instead of linking nanopb in (preventing linker conflicts).

2017-06-06 -- v4.0.1 -- M17.1

• [fixed] Improved diagnostic messages for Swift

2017-05-17 -- v4.0.0 -- M17

• [changed] Update FIROptions to have a simpler constructor and mutable properties
• [feature] Swift naming update, FIR prefix dropped
• [changed] Internal cleanup for open source release