# firebase/firebase-android-sdk

Firebase Android SDK

Repository: https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/firebase-android-sdk
Homepage: https://firebase.google.com
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: firebase, firebase-database, firebase-realtime-database, firebase-functions, firebase-storage, database-as-a-service, firebase-firestore, android, firebase-inappmessaging, firebase-remote-config, firebase-abt, firebase-android-sdk, firebase-library
Last push: 2026-08-25T15:09:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2924, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2565, forks 710 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:01.137155+00:00)

## What it is
The official Firebase Android SDK, containing the source code for Firebase's Android libraries such as Firestore, Realtime Database, Cloud Functions, Storage, Crashlytics, In-App Messaging, and Remote Config. It lets Android apps integrate with Google's Firebase app development platform for data sync, storage, messaging, and monitoring.

## Use cases
- add firestore database to my android app
- sync realtime data in an android app
- upload files to firebase storage from android
- crash reporting for android apps
- remote config and a/b testing in android
- send in-app messages in my android app

## When to choose
- building an Android app that uses Firebase backend services
- you want managed realtime database, storage, or crash reporting on Android
- you need Google-backed mobile infrastructure with minimal setup

## When to avoid
- building for iOS, web, or non-Android platforms
- you need a self-hosted or vendor-neutral backend
- you only need Analytics or Auth SDKs, which are not in this repo

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, database, auth, file-upload, monitoring, configuration-management
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, backend, developer-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: firebase, firestore, realtime-database, crashlytics, remote-config, google, mobile-backend, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- firebase/firebase-android-sdk (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.137155+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:23:24.968498+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.137155+00:00, sha 097643982980)
  - homepage: https://firebase.google.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:05:51.180108+00:00, sha 75cb35a969a0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.