MlModelDownloader deprecated; 16MB docs; crash fixes

The Firebase Apple SDK (12.17.0) is now available. For more details, see the Firebase Apple SDK release notes.

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What's Changed

• Fix absl::string_view nullptr crash and binary truncation in StringFormat by @cherylEnkidu in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16350
• [ML] Deprecate FirebaseMlModelDownloader by @paulb777 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16357
• Add missing ABSL_CONST_INIT to variable definitions by @cherylEnkidu in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16355
• Fix StorageUploadTask cancel by @paulb777 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16359
• refactor(misc): remove obsolete OS availability checks by @ncooke3 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16313
• bound array access in StoragePath url parsers by @alhudz in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16243
• Changelog update for StoragePath fix by @paulb777 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16379
• feat(firestore): add support for 16MB docs by @dlarocque in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16206
• reject path separators in fileExtensionForResponse by @isl-Ramzi in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16387
• Prevent crashes when parsing malformed bundle payloads by @cherylEnkidu in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16367
• refactor(appcheck): remove recaptcha fallback from default provider factory by @ncooke3 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16388
• bound array access in ActionCodeURL query parser by @isl-Ramzi in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16382
• Fix simulator putfile posix error by @paulb777 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16386
• [AI] Rename vertexAI to agentPlatform by @paulb777 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16372
• [Storage,Functions] Fix credentials for emulator by @paulb777 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16395
• [Auth] Fix OAuth string escaping logic by @paulb777 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16394
• validate resource name format before PopFirst in bundle parsing by @alhudz in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16221
• refactor: remove site key from options; require explicit pass to recaptcha provider by @ncooke3 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16409
• docs(analytics): explain the three SPM products by @tsushanth in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16249
• ignore non-text websocket frames in handleIncomingFrame by @isl-Ramzi in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16414
• fix surrogate pair replacement range in FNextPushId by @isl-Ramzi in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16415
• fix(RemoteConfig): prevent activate from hanging with named apps by @paulb777 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16412
• fix(firebaseai): prevent stream leak on cancellation by @ncooke3 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16393
• zero image details in FIRCLSBinaryImageFindImageForUUID by @isl-Ramzi in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16407
• refactor(inappmessaging): remove obsolete OS availability checks by @ncooke3 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16336
• refactor(auth): remove obsolete OS availability checks by @ncooke3 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16356
• refactor(storage): remove obsolete OS availability checks by @ncooke3 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16417
• fix(RemoteConfig): prevent retain cycle in activateWithCompletion by @paulb777 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16413
• fix: resolve concurrency resource leak in Functions stream cancellation by @ncooke3 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16392
• refactor(messaging): remove obsolete OS availability checks by @ncooke3 in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16419
• Analytics 12.17.0 by @htcgh in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16427
• [AI] Mark speech output feature "public preview" by @milaGGL in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16432

New Contributors

• @alhudz made their first contribution in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16243
• @tsushanth made their first contribution in https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/pull/16249

Full Changelog: https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/compare/12.16.0...12.17.0