Google expands Firebase with analytics, remote config, crash reporting, and dynamic links

At its I/O 2016 developer conference today, Google announced an expansion of Firebase, its service for helping developers build apps for Android, iOS, and the Web. At the same time, the company also simplified Firebase’s pricing in an effort to woo more developers.

Google acquired Firebase in October 2014. Since then, the backend-as-a-service has grown from 110,000 developers to over 470,000. Now the company has decided it’s time to turn Firebase into a true Google service.