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initializeAppCheck requires provider; text-to-speech added; VertexAIBackend deprecated

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firebase-js-sdk · firebase@12.17.0

initializeAppCheck can no longer be called without a provider, and VertexAIBackend is deprecated in favor of AgentPlatformBackend. Text-to-speech for non-Live API models (including Gemini TTS) is now supported, and Firestore's HTTP/2 flow control window was increased from 64 KB to 256 KB.

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App Check debug tokens CLI; Storage emulator large uploads fixed

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firebase-tools · v15.25.0

Added CLI commands for managing App Check debug tokens and fixed the Storage Emulator hanging on JSON uploads larger than 100KB. Also fixed a Data Connect emulator crash on cancelled GraphQL requests and a Cloud Storage emulator hang under concurrent requests.

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Gemini 2.5 models retired October 2026

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Gemini 2.5 Pro, 2.5 Flash, 2.5 Flash Lite, and 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) will be retired in October 2026, with dates varying by provider. Users must migrate to newer models like gemini-3.6-flash or gemini-3.1-flash-image to avoid 404 errors.

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MlModelDownloader deprecated; 16MB docs; crash fixes

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firebase-ios-sdk · v12.17.0

FirebaseMlModelDownloader is deprecated, Firestore now supports 16MB documents, and multiple crash fixes tackle string views, malformed bundle payloads, streaming, and simulator file uploads. Vertex AI has been renamed to agentPlatform, and speech output is marked public preview.

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Extensions deprecated; sunset March 2027

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Firebase Extensions is deprecated and will be sunset on March 31, 2027. Already-deployed extensions will continue to run after that date, but users will lose the ability to update, reconfigure, or uninstall them through the console or CLI.

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Declarative security for 2nd gen functions; lifecycle commands

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firebase-tools · v15.24.0

Declarative security support and automated rolling IAM role grants/revocations for 2nd gen Cloud Functions, plus new functions:lifecycle:list and functions:lifecycle:run commands. Fixed a Hosting emulator timeout when a web frameworks request with a body falls through to a function rewrite, and removed the Dart warning.

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