firebase

• Changed the packaging of browser npm modules to fix an issue that occurred when using Cloud Storage with the Browserify and webpack module bundlers.

• Updated file attributes in the Firebase npm package to be compatible with the Yarn Package Manager .

• Updated the jsonwebtoken version used in the Firebase npm package.

Authentication

• Fixed an issue that prevented user authentication states from persisting when using Firebase Authentication with React Native versions 0.37 and higher.

Cloud Storage

• Reduced the SDK download size.

• Fixed networking issues affecting React Native on Android.

Authentication

• Added missing definitions for setCustomParameters() methods in the firebase.d.ts file for TypeScript users.

Authentication for Servers

• SDK authentication with a service account on Node.js, and the corresponding token minting and verification methods, has been deprecated in favor of a new Node.js Admin SDK. To learn more, go to Admin SDK Setup . To see the Node.js Admin API reference, go to Admin SDK API Reference .

Authentication

• Fixed an incorrect popup blocked error that occurred in the Chrome browser on iOS 7 and 8.

• Reduced the SDK download size.

Authentication

• Fixed issues with redirect and pop-up sign-in methods when using browsers that block third-party cookies and site data.

Authentication

• Increase the request timeout interval for mobile devices to improve performance on high-latency networks.

Cloud Messaging

• Added a check to validate the gcm_sender_id .

• Fixed a race condition that occurs when using the Firefox web browser.

Authentication

• Added support for custom OAuth parameters using the GoogleAuthProvider.setCustomParameters() , FacebookAuthProvider.setCustomParameters() , and GithubAuthProvider.setCustomParameters() methods.

Cloud Messaging

• Introduction of Firebase Cloud Messaging for the JavaScript SDK.

Realtime Database

• Ensure that the SDK does not prevent Node.js from shutting down the process. Calling firebase.database().goOffline() or firebase.app().delete() should be sufficient for Node.js to exit now.

• Fixed a bug where the database inadvertently created a global variable on the window object.

• Use of the update() method now only cancels transactions that are directly included in the updated paths (not transactions in adjacent paths). For example, an update at /move for a child node walk will cancel transactions at / , /move , and /move/walk and in any child nodes under /move/walk . But, it will no longer cancel transactions at sibling nodes, such as /move/run .

Cloud Storage

• Improved network utilization for file uploads.

Realtime Database

• New Query.isEqual() method allows for comparing any Reference or Query for equality.

Authentication

• Fixed an issue with signInWithPopup() not working with Internet Explorer.

• Added an error message when attempting to use a service account in non-Node.js environments.

Authentication

• Fixed backend error messages that were being truncated.

• Fixed an error where user properties were not automatically refreshed on page reload.

• The user's credential and email are now returned when account linking throws the following errors: auth/credential-already-in-use and auth/email-already-in-use .

• Modified the Facebook login and OAuth grant permissions screen to work better in popup-sized windows.

• This release has an issue with signInWithPopup() not working with Internet Explorer. You can continue to use version 3.3.0 or earlier until this is fixed in a future release.

Cloud Storage

• Fixed an issue where contentType in custom metadata was being ignored for string-format uploads.

Authentication

• Client Authentication APIs are now available in Node.js. When you call initializeApp() , pass a serviceAccount to use the Authentication for Servers APIs in your app, or pass an apiKey to use the client Authentication APIs.

• Network error handling for sign in and link with popup operations.

• Long popup cancellation timeouts.

• When you use signInWithRedirect , the onAuthStateChanged observer now waits until getRedirectResult resolves before triggering. (In older versions, the observer would trigger twice: once when the page loaded, and a second time when getRedirectResult resolved.)

Realtime Database

• A warning is no longer logged if you don't provide an apiKey when initializing the SDK and just want to have unauthenticated access to your Realtime Database. Security Rules are still in effect even if you do not provide an apiKey .

Cloud Storage

• Added support for string and base64 encoded uploads ( Reference.put() and Reference.putString() ).

• TypeScript 2.0 type definitions added to npm package.

Authentication

• Fixed issues with Safari private mode.

• More detailed debugging messages for internal errors.

Cloud Storage

• UploadTask can now be used like a Promise, and resolves with its snapshot data when the upload completes.

Authentication

• Github login responsiveness.

• Missing display names in profile scope for some Google accounts.

Authentication for Servers

• Added uid to the decoded token returned by verifyIdToken() . It is set to the ID token's sub (subject) claim.

Authentication

• Replace use of browser-specific APIs that were blocking use of React Native from the JavaScript SDK.

• The Node.js SDK now supports unauthenticated access. If no service account is provided, Realtime Database access will be restricted just as any unauthenticated client would be. In this case, certain methods (like creating and verifying tokens) will throw an error.

Authentication

• Fixed JSON parsing error when used in Chrome extensions.

• Corrected server URLs used by library when using localhost for debugging.

Cloud Storage

• Allows use of "gs://bucket" instead of "bucket" in storageBucket config.

Realtime Database

• Updated the reference documentation to include more extensive API descriptions and examples.

• Improved Realtime Database authentication-expiration retry logic.

Authentication

• When using Firebase Web SDK in a non http or https environment (Cordova or Electron apps for instance), instead of raising a confusing error on initialization, it will silently ignore it. It will only throw an auth/operation-not-supported-in-this-environment error when trying to use unsupported operations ( signInWithPopup , signInWithRedirect , linkWithPopup , linkWithRedirect and getRedirectResult ).

Cloud Storage

• Generate more specific error message when quota is exceeded.

Authentication

• Improved error messages.

Authentication for Servers

• Global Promise object is no longer overwritten.

• Added error message when initializing the Node.js SDK with an invalid service account.

• Browserify and webpack compatibility.

• Node.js version 0.10 support.

• Launch of new APIs and Firebase console .

Realtime Database

• The way you install and initialize the SDK has changed and several APIs have been renamed. When you decide to upgrade, please see the Web Migration Guide for detail.

• The way you install and initialize the Node.js has also changed. APIs have been renamed and you now authenticate using a service account instead of a secret or custom token. When you choose to upgrade, please see the Database Server SDK Setup Guide and use the Web Migration Guide to help you update your Node.js code to the latest APIs.

Authentication

• The way you install and initialize the SDK has changed and most APIs have been renamed. When you decide to upgrade, please see the Web Migration Guide for details.

• Node.js server SDK:

• Token minting and verification for Firebase Authentication is now built into the server SDKs themselves instead of in separate token minting libraries.

• All of the existing authentication methods have been removed. Instead, use the databaseAuthVariableOverride option (Node.js) or when initializing the SDK. See Installation & Setup for Servers for more details.

• Use the Web Migration Guide or to help you update your Node.js or Java code to the latest APIs.

Cloud Storage

• Initial release of Cloud Storage . Cloud Storage provides secure file uploads and downloads for your Firebase apps, regardless of network quality. You can use it to store images, audio, video, or other user-generated content. Cloud Storage is backed by Google Cloud Storage , a powerful, simple, and cost-effective object storage service.