What’s new from Firebase at Cloud Next 2026

At Cloud Next 2026, Firebase announced updates intended to make Google Cloud services more accessible to mobile and web developers while improving application scalability, security, and AI integration. Firebase Data Connect is becoming Firebase SQL Connect, adding native SQL, real-time synchronization, offline caching, and Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL support through a no-cost trial. Firestore Enterprise is expanding its query capabilities with full-text search, geospatial queries, subquery-based joins, and data manipulation features, while Firebase’s integration with Google Cloud Application Design Center provides centralized deployment, governance, and AI-assisted infrastructure management. Firebase AI Logic is adding tools such as automatic function calling, JSON schema mapping, secure prompt templates, replay protection, hybrid on-device and cloud inference, and content caching to simplify and control generative AI features. Other announcements include experimental Dart support for Cloud Functions, general availability of SMS-free Firebase Phone Number Verification in May 2026, and Firestore and Firebase Authentication integration with Google AI Studio for building full-stack applications through natural-language prompts.

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