[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":2145},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-studio-shutting-down-migrate-project-2027\u002F":3,"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-studio-shutting-down-migrate-project-2027\u002F-related":580,"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-studio-shutting-down-migrate-project-2027\u002F-resources":2126},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":10,"category":527,"createdAt":528,"description":529,"disclosure":530,"extension":531,"faq":532,"howTo":530,"lastVerified":530,"location":548,"meta":549,"navigation":555,"ogImage":530,"path":556,"primaryKeyword":557,"readingTime":558,"related":559,"seo":563,"sources":564,"stem":570,"tags":571,"takeaways":572,"updatedAt":528,"url":578,"__hash__":579},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-studio-shutting-down-migrate-project-2027.md","Firebase Studio Shutting Down: How to Migrate by March 2027",{"name":7,"social":8},"Simon Dziak",{"twitter":9},"@SzymonDziak",{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":509},"minimark",[13,21,24,30,35,103,106,110,113,116,126,129,132,136,139,169,172,175,179,227,231,234,245,248,251,256,266,295,298,302,305,308,311,315,318,324,344,350,364,379,383,386,427,430,434,440,444,473,486,493,497],[14,15,16,20],"p",{},[17,18,19],"strong",{},"Firebase Studio shuts down on March 22, 2027, and Firebase says any data still in it after that date is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered."," New workspaces and signups were already disabled on June 22, 2026. Firebase names two places to move your project, Google Antigravity and Google AI Studio, and also documents a zip or GitHub export for other platforms.",[14,22,23],{},"The facts below come from two Firebase documentation pages, as shown in the sources. I checked each one on October 18, 2026. Google can change a date, so open the linked page before you plan around it.",[14,25,26,29],{},[17,27,28],{},"Disclosure:"," App369 is my studio. I build and fix Flutter and Firebase apps, and the last section mentions what I sell. Google doesn't pay me for anything on this page.",[31,32,34],"h2",{"id":33},"the-dated-timeline","The dated timeline",[36,37,38,54],"table",{},[39,40,41],"thead",{},[42,43,44,48,51],"tr",{},[45,46,47],"th",{},"Date",[45,49,50],{},"What happens",[45,52,53],{},"Source",[55,56,57,75,88],"tbody",{},[42,58,59,63,66],{},[60,61,62],"td",{},"March 19, 2026",[60,64,65],{},"Sunset announced. Migration tools start rolling out",[60,67,68],{},[69,70,74],"a",{"href":71,"rel":72},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fstudio\u002Fmigrating-project",[73],"nofollow","Firebase",[42,76,77,80,83],{},[60,78,79],{},"June 22, 2026",[60,81,82],{},"New workspace creation and new user signup are disabled. Existing workspaces can still be used and migrated",[60,84,85],{},[69,86,74],{"href":71,"rel":87},[73],[42,89,90,95,98],{},[60,91,92],{},[17,93,94],{},"March 22, 2027",[60,96,97],{},"Firebase Studio shuts down. Remaining data is deleted",[60,99,100],{},[69,101,74],{"href":71,"rel":102},[73],[14,104,105],{},"Between those dates, Firebase says existing workspaces remain accessible and that it keeps providing critical security patches and Gemini model updates. The Studio overview page says: \"You can continue to work in and migrate your existing workspaces to Google AI Studio or Google Antigravity.\"",[31,107,109],{"id":108},"what-happens-to-your-workspace-code-and-data","What happens to your workspace, code and data",[14,111,112],{},"Firebase's page is direct about this. Projects you want to keep must be migrated before March 22, 2027. After that date, remaining data is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered. I read that as: if the only copy of your code is in a Studio workspace, treat the date as a hard deadline.",[14,114,115],{},"Firebase also says what does not change:",[117,118,119,123],"ul",{},[120,121,122],"li",{},"Cloud Firestore, Authentication and App Hosting keep working. The sunset applies only to the Firebase Studio development environment.",[120,124,125],{},"The overview page says apps already deployed to Firebase keep running after the sunset date.",[14,127,128],{},"So the deadline is about your editing environment and the files inside it, not your live backend.",[14,130,131],{},"One more fact from the overview page. Firebase Studio is a preview, with no SLA, and it combines Project IDX with AI agents and Gemini assistance. Firebase says Project IDX is now part of Firebase Studio.",[31,133,135],{"id":134},"which-path-firebase-recommends","Which path Firebase recommends",[14,137,138],{},"Firebase says its development focus now goes to two tools. Antigravity is for code-first, agentic development. AI Studio is for browser-based prototyping, with Cloud Firestore and Firebase Authentication integrated into it.",[36,140,141,151],{},[39,142,143],{},[42,144,145,148],{},[45,146,147],{},"Choose",[45,149,150],{},"If you",[55,152,153,161],{},[42,154,155,158],{},[60,156,157],{},"Google Antigravity",[60,159,160],{},"Prefer an agent-first desktop environment, the Antigravity IDE or the terminal. Created your app from a built-in template or imported repository. Mainly use Code View. Want multi-model support, including Claude and GPT-OSS alongside Gemini. Started in Prototyper mode but now need a local environment",[42,162,163,166],{},[60,164,165],{},"Google AI Studio",[60,167,168],{},"Prefer a web-based experience for multi-device work or can't install software. Created your app with the App Prototyping agent and want rapid, prompt-based generation. Want the fastest path from prompt to full-stack production app",[14,170,171],{},"You aren't locked in. Firebase says you can start in AI Studio and move to Antigravity later, using the Code tab, then Export, then Export to Antigravity.",[14,173,174],{},"My advice: if your project is a real codebase that you plan to keep editing, Firebase's own criteria point to Antigravity. If it began as a prompt-built prototype, they point to AI Studio.",[31,176,178],{"id":177},"before-you-start","Before you start",[180,181,182,188,207,221],"ol",{},[120,183,184,187],{},[17,185,186],{},"Check who created the workspace."," Only the creator can use the Move now button. For a shared workspace, others can duplicate it or export the code manually. Its backend config still points to the owner's Firebase project and keys, so create your own project and update the environment variables.",[120,189,190,193,194,198,199,202,203,206],{},[17,191,192],{},"Save your chat history."," It is not in the zip. Firebase says prompts and responses for the App Prototyping agent and Gemini are in ",[195,196,197],"code",{},"\u002Fhome\u002Fuser\u002F.idx\u002Fai",". To keep them, open the folder with File > Open Folder, right-click ",[195,200,201],{},".idx\u002Fai",", choose Zip and Download, and cancel the environment rebuild prompt. For Prototyper sessions, check ",[195,204,205],{},"git log"," or Source Control history.",[120,208,209,212,213,216,217,220],{},[17,210,211],{},"Trim what you export."," If an export stalls or times out, Firebase says to delete ",[195,214,215],{},"node_modules",", large media, database exports and build folders, and to avoid zipping a large ",[195,218,219],{},".git"," history or logs.",[120,222,223,226],{},[17,224,225],{},"Allow pop-ups."," If the download does nothing, Firebase says to allow pop-ups in your browser or run Zip and Download manually.",[31,228,230],{"id":229},"move-to-google-ai-studio","Move to Google AI Studio",[14,232,233],{},"Firebase's steps for the transfer:",[180,235,236,239,242],{},[120,237,238],{},"Click Move now at the top of your workspace, then select Prepare for AI Studio.",[120,240,241],{},"When preparation finishes, click Move to Google AI Studio.",[120,243,244],{},"If asked, review and accept the Terms of Service. Your code opens in a new AI Studio workspace.",[14,246,247],{},"Firebase says conversion can take several minutes and that AI Studio notifies you when it is done.",[14,249,250],{},"Then you choose how to publish.",[252,253,255],"h3",{"id":254},"option-a-keep-your-existing-url","Option A: keep your existing URL",[14,257,258,259,262,263,265],{},"This uses App Hosting and GitHub sync. Firebase Studio stored your Gemini API key from the workspace ",[195,260,261],{},".env"," file as an App Hosting environment variable. After migrating, you must set the environment variable manually in the Firebase console, because the ",[195,264,261],{}," file shouldn't be stored in GitHub to avoid API key exposure. Firebase notes the key stays accessible to anyone with access to the Firebase project, and suggests Secret Manager for finer control.",[180,267,268,278,284],{},[120,269,270,271,274,275,277],{},"In the Firebase console, open App Hosting and click View on your backend, usually named ",[195,272,273],{},"studio",". Go to Settings > Environment, click Add new, and enter your ",[195,276,261],{}," contents in the Key field.",[120,279,280,281,283],{},"In AI Studio, open Settings, then the GitHub panel. Sign in to GitHub and install the Google AI Studio GitHub App. Click Create GitHub repository, confirm ",[195,282,261],{}," is not in the file list, and select Stage and commit all changes.",[120,285,286,287,290,291,294],{},"In the App Hosting backend's Settings > Deployment, select Connect to GitHub. Install the Firebase App Hosting GitHub App, select your repository, set the branch to ",[195,288,289],{},"main"," and the root directory to ",[195,292,293],{},"\u002F",", then click Save and deploy.",[14,296,297],{},"For later updates, you stage and commit in the AI Studio GitHub panel and watch the deployment in the Firebase console.",[252,299,301],{"id":300},"option-b-one-click-publish-to-cloud-run","Option B: one-click publish to Cloud Run",[14,303,304],{},"This gives you a new URL. In AI Studio, click Publish, click Import project in the project selector, choose the project name shown in the top bar of your Studio workspace, click Import, then Publish.",[14,306,307],{},"Firebase warns about custom domains here. You must map the domain to the new Cloud Run service, mapping can take up to 24 hours, and it may cause downtime. Firebase offers staying on App Hosting through AI Studio's GitHub sync (Option A) as the way to avoid migrating domains.",[14,309,310],{},"My advice: if you have a custom domain or real users, pick Option A. It keeps your URL, so you don't have to remap the domain.",[31,312,314],{"id":313},"move-to-google-antigravity","Move to Google Antigravity",[14,316,317],{},"Firebase lists three prerequisites: the Antigravity IDE (choose the IDE, not the other download options), Node.js 20 or higher, and Firebase CLI 15.10.0 or higher.",[14,319,320,323],{},[17,321,322],{},"Step 1: export and initialize."," Firebase gives an automated way and a manual one.",[117,325,326,333],{},[120,327,328,329,332],{},"Automated: click Move now, then Zip and Download if it is shown. If not, run Firebase Studio: Zip & Download from the command palette. Extract the folder and open it in the Antigravity IDE. In the Agent pane, enter ",[195,330,331],{},"@fbs-to-agy-export",". Firebase recommends the Gemini Flash model for this task. Follow the agent's prompts, and if errors occur, ask it to try again.",[120,334,335,336,339,340,343],{},"Manual, with no AI tokens: run ",[195,337,338],{},"npx firebase-tools@latest studio:export PATH",", where PATH is your project folder or zip file, or ",[195,341,342],{},"."," if you are already in it. Firebase says this command is optimized for Next.js, Flutter and Angular, and that other workspace types may not be fully updated.",[14,345,346,349],{},[17,347,348],{},"Step 2: preview."," Open Run and Debug in the left sidebar, click the play button to start the local dev server, and follow the terminal instructions.",[14,351,352,355,356,359,360,363],{},[17,353,354],{},"Step 3: publish."," In the agent chat, enter ",[195,357,358],{},"Publish my app",". When prompted to run ",[195,361,362],{},"firebase deploy",", choose Yes. Firebase says that if you have published before, the app keeps its existing URL. Otherwise the agent walks you through App Hosting setup.",[14,365,366,367,370,371,374,375,378],{},"If the Antigravity terminal can't find ",[195,368,369],{},"npx"," or the Firebase CLI, Firebase says to add a block to ",[195,372,373],{},"~\u002F.bash_profile"," that sources ",[195,376,377],{},"~\u002F.bashrc"," if it exists, then restart Antigravity.",[31,380,382],{"id":381},"move-to-another-platform-zip-or-github","Move to another platform: zip or GitHub",[14,384,385],{},"Firebase documents a third route that doesn't use either tool.",[180,387,388,391],{},[120,389,390],{},"Click Move now, then Zip and Download, and extract the archive. Firebase says you can also export to GitHub.",[120,392,393,394],{},"Pick how to publish:\n",[117,395,396,415,421],{},[120,397,398,401,402,405,406,409,410,412,413,342],{},[17,399,400],{},"Firebase CLI, which keeps your URL."," Install with ",[195,403,404],{},"npm install -g firebase-tools",", run ",[195,407,408],{},"firebase init apphosting",", choose Link to an existing backend, select ",[195,411,273],{},", then run ",[195,414,362],{},[120,416,417,420],{},[17,418,419],{},"External hosting."," It works with any provider, but you get a new URL.",[120,422,423,426],{},[17,424,425],{},"Local only."," Use the Firebase Local Emulator Suite for offline testing.",[14,428,429],{},"My advice: even if you plan to use AI Studio or Antigravity, download the zip first. It is a copy of your code that lives outside Google's workspace.",[31,431,433],{"id":432},"what-the-app-prototyping-agent-and-gemini-become","What the App Prototyping agent and Gemini become",[14,435,436,437,439],{},"Firebase's migration page has no dedicated guidance on either. What it does say is narrow. Apps built with the App Prototyping agent fit the AI Studio path, where you get prompt-based generation. Gemini model updates continue in Studio until the shutdown, and Firebase recommends the Gemini Flash model for the automated Antigravity step. The Gemini API key in your workspace ",[195,438,261],{}," is the thing you have to move yourself.",[31,441,443],{"id":442},"a-short-checklist","A short checklist",[180,445,446,449,452,458,461,467,470],{},[120,447,448],{},"Find out who created each workspace you care about.",[120,450,451],{},"Download a zip now and store it somewhere you control.",[120,453,454,455,457],{},"Zip the ",[195,456,201],{}," folder if you want your chat history.",[120,459,460],{},"Choose AI Studio, Antigravity or another platform using Firebase's criteria above.",[120,462,463,464,466],{},"Move your Gemini API key out of ",[195,465,261],{}," and into App Hosting settings or Secret Manager.",[120,468,469],{},"Test sign-in. Firebase says that if Google Sign-In breaks after migration, you add the AI Studio app's domain under Authentication > Settings > Authorized domains.",[120,471,472],{},"Finish well before March 22, 2027.",[14,474,475,476,480,481,485],{},"For the other Firebase retirements that fall in 2027, see my ",[69,477,479],{"href":478},"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-deprecations-shutdown-dates-2026\u002F","Firebase deprecations table",". If your app came from Builder.ai, which shut down in 2025, the ",[69,482,484],{"href":483},"\u002Fblog\u002Fbuilder-ai-shut-down-what-to-do-with-your-app-2026\u002F","Builder.ai guide"," covers what to do with it.",[14,487,488,489,342],{},"For every other dated Apple, Google Play and Firebase requirement in 2026 and 2027, see ",[69,490,492],{"href":491},"\u002Fblog\u002Fapp-store-google-play-deadlines-2026-2027\u002F","App Store and Google Play deadlines for 2026 and 2027",[31,494,496],{"id":495},"need-a-hand","Need a hand?",[14,498,499,500,504,505,342],{},"If your app lives in a Firebase Studio workspace and you want it moved out safely before the shutdown, the ",[69,501,503],{"href":502},"\u002Ffixed-price\u002Fflutter-firebase-bug-fix\u002F","App Fix Ticket"," covers it in two fixed-price steps. A $450 Diagnosis gives you the root cause with evidence and a fixed repair quote within 3 business days, credited toward the fix. If you go ahead, the $1,200 Fix takes 5 business days and comes as a pull request. Or ",[69,506,508],{"href":507},"\u002Fcontact\u002F","send me a short description",{"title":510,"searchDepth":511,"depth":511,"links":512},"",2,[513,514,515,516,517,522,523,524,525,526],{"id":33,"depth":511,"text":34},{"id":108,"depth":511,"text":109},{"id":134,"depth":511,"text":135},{"id":177,"depth":511,"text":178},{"id":229,"depth":511,"text":230,"children":518},[519,521],{"id":254,"depth":520,"text":255},3,{"id":300,"depth":520,"text":301},{"id":313,"depth":511,"text":314},{"id":381,"depth":511,"text":382},{"id":432,"depth":511,"text":433},{"id":442,"depth":511,"text":443},{"id":495,"depth":511,"text":496},"AI & Technology","2026-10-18T23:45:00.000Z","Firebase Studio shuts down on March 22, 2027 and remaining data is permanently deleted. The dated timeline, what happens to your workspace, and the migration paths to Google AI Studio, Google Antigravity or a zip or GitHub export, from Firebase's pages checked October 18, 2026.",null,"md",[533,536,539,542,545],{"question":534,"answer":535},"When does Firebase Studio shut down?","On March 22, 2027. Firebase's migration page says new workspace creation and new user signup were disabled on June 22, 2026, and that existing workspaces stay accessible until the shutdown date. After March 22, 2027, remaining data is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.",{"question":537,"answer":538},"Will my deployed app stop working when Firebase Studio shuts down?","Firebase says apps already deployed to Firebase keep running after the sunset date, and that Cloud Firestore, Authentication and App Hosting are not affected. The sunset applies only to the Firebase Studio development environment. What you lose is the workspace itself, so move your code out before March 22, 2027.",{"question":540,"answer":541},"Where does Google tell me to move my Firebase Studio project?","To Google Antigravity or Google AI Studio. Firebase says Antigravity suits code-first, agentic development, and AI Studio suits browser-based prototyping. The migration page also covers other platforms: you zip and download the workspace, or export it to GitHub, then publish it with the Firebase CLI or an external host.",{"question":543,"answer":544},"Does the zip download include my chat history?","No. Firebase says chat history is not in the zip. Prompts and responses for the App Prototyping agent and Gemini are stored in \u002Fhome\u002Fuser\u002F.idx\u002Fai, and you can zip that folder separately. For Prototyper sessions, Firebase says to check git log or Source Control history.",{"question":546,"answer":547},"Can someone other than the creator migrate a shared workspace?","Not with the Move now button. Firebase says only the workspace creator can use it. Other people can duplicate the workspace or export the code manually. The backend configuration still points to the owner's Firebase project and keys, so you create your own project and update the environment variables.","Boynton Beach, FL",{"readingTimeStats":550},{"text":551,"minutes":552,"time":553,"words":554},"9 min read",8.435,506100,1687,true,"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-studio-shutting-down-migrate-project-2027","firebase studio shutting down","8 min",[560,561,562],"firebase-deprecations-shutdown-dates-2026","app-store-google-play-deadlines-2026-2027","builder-ai-shut-down-what-to-do-with-your-app-2026",{"title":5,"description":529},[565,567],{"title":566,"url":71},"Firebase, Firebase Studio sunset and project migration (page last checked October 18, 2026)",{"title":568,"url":569},"Firebase, Firebase Studio overview (page last updated 2026-10-14 UTC)","https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fstudio","blog\u002Ffirebase-studio-shutting-down-migrate-project-2027","firebase studio shutting down, firebase studio sunset, firebase studio migration, migrate firebase studio to google ai studio, firebase studio to antigravity, firebase studio export zip, firebase studio github export, project idx shutdown, firebase studio march 22 2027, firebase studio app prototyping agent",[573,574,575,576,577],"Firebase Studio shuts down on March 22, 2027. Firebase says remaining data is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered after that date, so anything you want to keep must be migrated before then.","New workspace creation and new signups were disabled on June 22, 2026. You can still use and migrate existing workspaces until the shutdown.","Firebase names two destinations. Google Antigravity is for code-first, agentic work, and Google AI Studio is for browser-based prototyping. You can also zip and download your code, or export it to GitHub, and use it on another platform.","Only the sunset of the Studio development environment is announced. Firebase says Cloud Firestore, Authentication and App Hosting are not affected, and that apps already deployed to Firebase keep running.","Chat history is not included in the zip. Firebase says the App Prototyping agent and Gemini prompts and responses are stored in a separate folder you have to zip yourself.","https:\u002F\u002Fapp369.com\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-studio-shutting-down-migrate-project-2027\u002F","tbn1WaZpTkl0MiOGKzFzF5hwJJrrFoDQBx5QLLKI6WI",[581,1042,1726],{"id":582,"title":583,"author":584,"body":586,"category":527,"createdAt":981,"description":982,"disclosure":530,"extension":531,"faq":983,"howTo":530,"lastVerified":530,"location":548,"meta":1002,"navigation":555,"ogImage":530,"path":1008,"primaryKeyword":1009,"readingTime":558,"related":1010,"seo":1014,"sources":1015,"stem":1032,"tags":1033,"takeaways":1034,"updatedAt":981,"url":1040,"__hash__":1041},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-deprecations-shutdown-dates-2026.md","Firebase Deprecations: Every Shutdown Date, 2024 to 2027",{"name":7,"social":585},{"twitter":9},{"type":11,"value":587,"toc":969},[588,594,597,602,606,804,808,812,815,822,825,829,832,839,842,845,877,881,884,888,897,901,904,908,954,958,960],[14,589,590,593],{},[17,591,592],{},"Firebase isn't shutting down, but seven of its products and APIs are being retired between 2024 and 2027, and five of the deadlines fall in 2027."," If your app uses Extensions, Firebase Studio, Firebase ML model hosting, Test Lab, device groups or the old FCM InstanceId APIs, you have a deadline. The table below lists each one with the date, what stops working and where Firebase says to move.",[14,595,596],{},"Every date here comes from Firebase's own documentation, linked in each row and in the sources. I checked each page on October 18, 2026. Google can change a deadline, so open the linked page before you plan around one.",[14,598,599,601],{},[17,600,28],{}," App369 is my studio. I build Flutter and Firebase apps, and I run my own product, Workspace369, on Firebase. The last section mentions what I sell. Google doesn't pay me for anything on this page.",[31,603,605],{"id":604},"every-firebase-shutdown-in-date-order","Every Firebase shutdown, in date order",[36,607,608,626],{},[39,609,610],{},[42,611,612,615,618,621,624],{},[45,613,614],{},"Deadline",[45,616,617],{},"What is retired",[45,619,620],{},"What stops working",[45,622,623],{},"Move to",[45,625,53],{},[55,627,628,661,686,706,728,750,782],{},[42,629,630,637,640,647,654],{},[60,631,632,633,636],{},"From ",[17,634,635],{},"July 22, 2024"," (done)",[60,638,639],{},"Legacy FCM HTTP and XMPP send APIs",[60,641,642,643,646],{},"Sending with a server key to ",[195,644,645],{},"fcm\u002Fsend",". Deprecated June 20, 2023",[60,648,649,650],{},"FCM HTTP v1 API or the Admin SDK. ",[69,651,653],{"href":652},"\u002Fblog\u002Ffcm-legacy-api-shutdown-http-v1-migration-2026\u002F","My guide",[60,655,656],{},[69,657,660],{"href":658,"rel":659},"https:\u002F\u002Fweb.archive.org\u002Fweb\u002F20260108211426\u002Fhttps:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fcloud-messaging\u002Fmigrate-v1",[73],"Firebase (archived)",[42,662,663,668,671,674,680],{},[60,664,665,636],{},[17,666,667],{},"August 25, 2025",[60,669,670],{},"Firebase Dynamic Links",[60,672,673],{},"Dynamic Links, and email link sign-in that relied on them",[60,675,676,677],{},"Your own deep links. For email link sign-in, Firebase Authentication Android SDK 23.2.0 or later (BoM 33.9.0 or later). ",[69,678,653],{"href":679},"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-dynamic-links-shutdown-deep-linking-2026\u002F",[60,681,682],{},[69,683,74],{"href":684,"rel":685},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fauth\u002Fandroid\u002Femail-link-migration",[73],[42,687,688,692,695,698,701],{},[60,689,690],{},[17,691,94],{},[60,693,694],{},"Firebase Studio",[60,696,697],{},"Existing workspaces. New workspaces and signups already stopped on June 22, 2026",[60,699,700],{},"Google AI Studio, Google Antigravity, or an export of your source to another platform",[60,702,703],{},[69,704,74],{"href":71,"rel":705},[73],[42,707,708,713,716,719,722],{},[60,709,710],{},[17,711,712],{},"March 31, 2027",[60,714,715],{},"Firebase Extensions",[60,717,718],{},"Updating, reconfiguring or uninstalling extensions, or downloading their configuration, through the console or CLI. Installed extensions keep running",[60,720,721],{},"Function kits on npm where the publisher offers one, or your own Cloud Functions (2nd gen)",[60,723,724],{},[69,725,74],{"href":726,"rel":727},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fextensions\u002Ffaq-and-troubleshooting",[73],[42,729,730,735,738,741,744],{},[60,731,732],{},[17,733,734],{},"June 15, 2027",[60,736,737],{},"Firebase ML custom model hosting",[60,739,740],{},"Hosting and serving custom models through Firebase ML",[60,742,743],{},"Cloud Storage for Firebase, per Firebase's guide",[60,745,746],{},[69,747,74],{"href":748,"rel":749},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fml\u002Fmigrate-to-cloud-storage",[73],[42,751,752,757,760,767,776],{},[60,753,754],{},[17,755,756],{},"September 29, 2027",[60,758,759],{},"FCM InstanceId server APIs and device groups",[60,761,762,763,766],{},"Requests to ",[195,764,765],{},"iid.googleapis.com"," and device group management start failing. New users are blocked after January 1, 2027",[60,768,769,770,773,774],{},"The FCM topic subscription API, HTTP v1 with ",[195,771,772],{},"validate_only",", and sends to individual tokens. ",[69,775,653],{"href":652},[60,777,778],{},[69,779,74],{"href":780,"rel":781},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fcloud-messaging\u002Ftroubleshooting#fcm-26-deprecation",[73],[42,783,784,789,792,795,798],{},[60,785,786],{},[17,787,788],{},"September 30, 2027",[60,790,791],{},"Firebase Test Lab",[60,793,794],{},"All of Test Lab",[60,796,797],{},"The Developer Device Platform on Google Cloud",[60,799,800],{},[69,801,74],{"href":802,"rel":803},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Ftest-lab",[73],[31,805,807],{"id":806},"what-each-2027-deadline-means-in-practice","What each 2027 deadline means in practice",[252,809,811],{"id":810},"firebase-studio-march-22-2027","Firebase Studio: March 22, 2027",[14,813,814],{},"Firebase Studio launched as a preview to explore AI-driven, full-stack app development. Firebase's migration page points to Google AI Studio, for rapid browser-based prototyping, and Google Antigravity, for code-first agentic work. You can keep working in an existing workspace until March 22, 2027. Any project you want to keep must be migrated before then, and Firebase's page has steps for both destinations and for exporting the source to anywhere else.",[14,816,817,818,342],{},"For the step-by-step move, see ",[69,819,821],{"href":820},"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-studio-shutting-down-migrate-project-2027\u002F","Firebase Studio is shutting down: how to migrate",[14,823,824],{},"Your Firebase backend isn't affected. Firebase says Firestore, Authentication, App Hosting and your data keep working outside Firebase Studio. One thing to test after a move: Firebase's own FAQ has an entry about Google Sign-In not working after migrating to Google AI Studio, so check sign-in first.",[252,826,828],{"id":827},"firebase-extensions-march-31-2027","Firebase Extensions: March 31, 2027",[14,830,831],{},"This one is easy to miss, because nothing breaks on the day. Firebase says installed extensions run on standard Google Cloud services (Cloud Functions, Eventarc, Cloud Run, Cloud Tasks) and keep executing. What you lose after March 31, 2027 is control: you can't change parameters or environment variables, apply fixes or security patches, uninstall through the console or CLI, or download the configuration to set up a replacement.",[14,833,834,835,342],{},"For the inventory and function kit steps, see ",[69,836,838],{"href":837},"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-extensions-shutting-down-replace-2027\u002F","Firebase Extensions are shutting down: how to replace them",[14,840,841],{},"There's a second risk. Firebase notes that most extensions are built on the legacy Cloud Functions v1 SDK and older Node.js runtimes, and that functions may stop running or be disabled when Google Cloud retires those runtimes. So an extension you can't update may stop working once those runtimes are retired, and you won't be able to patch it.",[14,843,844],{},"Before March 31, 2027:",[180,846,847,853,859,865],{},[120,848,849,852],{},[17,850,851],{},"List what's installed."," In the Firebase console, open Extensions for each project, including staging and old projects.",[120,854,855,858],{},[17,856,857],{},"Uninstall what you no longer use."," After the deadline the Uninstall button goes away, and you'd have to delete the underlying resources by hand.",[120,860,861,864],{},[17,862,863],{},"Export the configuration of the rest."," You need the parameters to set up a replacement.",[120,866,867,870,871,876],{},[17,868,869],{},"Replace each one."," Use the publisher's function kit on npm if there is one. If not, the extensions are open source, so a developer can rebuild one as Cloud Functions (2nd gen). Firebase's ",[69,872,875],{"href":873,"rel":874},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fextensions\u002Fusers\u002Fmigrate",[73],"guide for users"," covers both.",[252,878,880],{"id":879},"firebase-ml-model-hosting-june-15-2027","Firebase ML model hosting: June 15, 2027",[14,882,883],{},"This only matters if you host custom TensorFlow Lite models through Firebase ML. On-device ML Kit features are a separate product. Firebase's suggested route is to download your models and host them in Cloud Storage for Firebase, and its guide covers Android, Apple platforms and Flutter, plus an optional move to the LiteRT CompiledModel API.",[252,885,887],{"id":886},"fcm-instanceid-apis-and-device-groups-september-29-2027","FCM InstanceId APIs and device groups: September 29, 2027",[14,889,890,891,893,894,342],{},"If your server checks tokens with ",[195,892,765],{},", manages topic subscriptions through the old InstanceId endpoints, imports APNs tokens in bulk, or uses device groups, those calls start failing after September 29, 2027. If you manage topics through an older Firebase Admin SDK, you're affected too. I cover each case and the replacement in the ",[69,895,896],{"href":652},"FCM guide",[252,898,900],{"id":899},"test-lab-september-30-2027","Test Lab: September 30, 2027",[14,902,903],{},"Test Lab runs your Android and iOS tests on devices in Google's data centers. Firebase says it will be fully shut down on September 30, 2027, and points to the Developer Device Platform on Google Cloud, with a migration guide and FAQ linked from the Test Lab page. If Test Lab runs in your CI pipeline, budget time to move it and to compare device coverage and pricing before the deadline.",[31,905,907],{"id":906},"a-one-hour-check-for-your-project","A one-hour check for your project",[180,909,910,936,942,948],{},[120,911,912,915,916,918,919,918,922,918,925,928,929,932,933,342],{},[17,913,914],{},"Search your code"," for ",[195,917,765],{},", ",[195,920,921],{},"fcm.googleapis.com\u002Ffcm\u002F",[195,923,924],{},"page.link",[195,926,927],{},"firebase-ml-modeldownloader"," (or ",[195,930,931],{},"firebase_ml_model_downloader"," in Flutter), and ",[195,934,935],{},"gcloud firebase test",[120,937,938,941],{},[17,939,940],{},"Open the Firebase console"," for every project you own and look at Extensions, Machine Learning, Test Lab and Studio.",[120,943,944,947],{},[17,945,946],{},"Write down each deadline"," that applies, with the owner of the fix and a target date at least a month early.",[120,949,950,953],{},[17,951,952],{},"Start with the earliest deadlines."," Of the 2027 ones, Studio and Extensions come first, in March.",[14,955,488,956,342],{},[69,957,492],{"href":491},[31,959,496],{"id":495},[14,961,962,963,965,966,968],{},"If one of these migrations breaks something, such as pushes that stop arriving, a sign-in flow that fails after a move, or a Cloud Function that won't deploy, the ",[69,964,503],{"href":502}," covers it in two fixed-price steps. A $450 Diagnosis gives you the root cause with evidence and a fixed repair quote within 3 business days, credited toward the fix. If you go ahead, the $1,200 Fix takes 5 business days. If you want help planning several migrations at once, ",[69,967,508],{"href":507}," of your project.",{"title":510,"searchDepth":511,"depth":511,"links":970},[971,972,979,980],{"id":604,"depth":511,"text":605},{"id":806,"depth":511,"text":807,"children":973},[974,975,976,977,978],{"id":810,"depth":520,"text":811},{"id":827,"depth":520,"text":828},{"id":879,"depth":520,"text":880},{"id":886,"depth":520,"text":887},{"id":899,"depth":520,"text":900},{"id":906,"depth":511,"text":907},{"id":495,"depth":511,"text":496},"2026-10-18T23:00:00.000Z","Every Firebase shutdown from 2024 to 2027 in one dated table: FCM legacy APIs, Dynamic Links, Firebase Studio, Extensions, Firebase ML model hosting, the FCM InstanceId APIs and Test Lab. What stops working, the deadline, and what to move to, from Firebase's own docs checked October 18, 2026.",[984,987,990,993,996,999],{"question":985,"answer":986},"Is Firebase shutting down?","No. Firebase is retiring some products and APIs, but core services such as Firestore, Authentication, Cloud Functions and Hosting are not on any shutdown list I found. Firebase says the Firebase Studio sunset doesn't affect Firestore, Authentication or App Hosting.",{"question":988,"answer":989},"What Firebase products are being deprecated in 2027?","Firebase Studio sunsets on March 22, 2027, Firebase Extensions shuts down on March 31, 2027, Firebase ML custom model hosting on June 15, 2027, the FCM InstanceId server APIs and device groups on September 29, 2027, and Test Lab on September 30, 2027.",{"question":991,"answer":992},"Will my Firebase Extensions stop working on March 31, 2027?","Not immediately. Firebase says already-deployed extensions keep running on Google Cloud infrastructure, but after March 31, 2027 you can't update, reconfigure or uninstall them through the Firebase console or CLI, or download their configuration. Firebase also warns that most extensions use the legacy Cloud Functions v1 SDK, which may stop running when older runtimes are decommissioned.",{"question":994,"answer":995},"What replaces Firebase Test Lab?","Firebase points Test Lab users to the Developer Device Platform on Google Cloud, with a migration guide and FAQ. Test Lab will be fully shut down on September 30, 2027.",{"question":997,"answer":998},"What happens to apps I built in Firebase Studio?","New workspaces and signups were disabled on June 22, 2026. You can keep working in existing workspaces until March 22, 2027, but you must migrate any project you want to keep before then. Firebase offers migration paths to Google AI Studio, Google Antigravity, or exporting the source to another platform.",{"question":1000,"answer":1001},"Where can I host custom ML models after Firebase ML?","Firebase suggests Cloud Storage for Firebase and has a guide for downloading your TensorFlow Lite models and uploading them there, with steps for Android, Apple platforms and Flutter. Firebase ML model hosting shuts down on June 15, 2027.",{"readingTimeStats":1003},{"text":1004,"minutes":1005,"time":1006,"words":1007},"6 min read",5.515,330900,1103,"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-deprecations-shutdown-dates-2026","firebase deprecations",[1011,1012,1013],"fcm-legacy-api-shutdown-http-v1-migration-2026","firebase-dynamic-links-shutdown-deep-linking-2026","how-to-cut-your-firebase-bill-2026",{"title":583,"description":982},[1016,1018,1020,1022,1024,1026,1028,1030],{"title":1017,"url":658},"Firebase, migrate from legacy FCM APIs to HTTP v1 (Wayback Machine copy, January 8, 2026)",{"title":1019,"url":684},"Firebase, migrating email link sign-in off Dynamic Links (Android)",{"title":1021,"url":71},"Firebase, Firebase Studio sunset and project migration",{"title":1023,"url":726},"Firebase, Firebase Extensions deprecation FAQ",{"title":1025,"url":873},"Firebase, migrate an extension to Cloud Functions as a user",{"title":1027,"url":748},"Firebase, migrate custom models from Firebase ML to Cloud Storage",{"title":1029,"url":780},"Firebase, FCM InstanceId API and device group deprecation (FAQ, announced September 2026)",{"title":1031,"url":802},"Firebase, Test Lab (deprecation notice)","blog\u002Ffirebase-deprecations-shutdown-dates-2026","firebase deprecations, firebase shutdown dates, firebase extensions deprecated, firebase test lab shut down, firebase studio sunset, firebase ml model hosting shut down, firebase dynamic links shutdown, fcm legacy api shutdown, firebase deprecation 2027, firebase migration checklist",[1035,1036,1037,1038,1039],"Five Firebase deadlines fall between March and September 2027: Firebase Studio (March 22), Extensions (March 31), Firebase ML model hosting (June 15), the FCM InstanceId APIs and device groups (September 29) and Test Lab (September 30).","Two shutdowns have already happened: sending through the legacy FCM APIs, from July 22, 2024, and Firebase Dynamic Links, on August 25, 2025.","Core services such as Firestore, Authentication, Cloud Functions and Hosting are not on the list, and Firebase says the Studio sunset doesn't affect Firestore, Authentication or App Hosting.","Installed Firebase Extensions keep running after March 31, 2027, but you can no longer update, reconfigure or uninstall them through Firebase, so migrate or uninstall them before then.","Every date here comes from Firebase's own documentation, checked on October 18, 2026. Deadlines can move, so check the linked page before you plan around one.","https:\u002F\u002Fapp369.com\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-deprecations-shutdown-dates-2026\u002F","SWoYmy-MWqzoOm6_-6b4Jk-X92VaYnQjEUlo-iODeS4",{"id":1043,"title":1044,"author":1045,"body":1047,"category":527,"createdAt":1654,"description":1655,"disclosure":530,"extension":531,"faq":1656,"howTo":530,"lastVerified":530,"location":548,"meta":1672,"navigation":555,"ogImage":530,"path":1678,"primaryKeyword":1679,"readingTime":1680,"related":1681,"seo":1684,"sources":1685,"stem":1716,"tags":1717,"takeaways":1718,"updatedAt":1654,"url":1724,"__hash__":1725},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fapp-store-google-play-deadlines-2026-2027.md","App Store and Google Play Deadlines for 2026 and 2027",{"name":7,"social":1046},{"twitter":9},{"type":11,"value":1048,"toc":1646},[1049,1055,1058,1063,1067,1552,1564,1567,1579,1582,1586,1603,1606,1610,1624,1627,1631,1637,1639],[14,1050,1051,1054],{},[17,1052,1053],{},"The App Store and Google Play requirements that affect mobile app owners in 2026 and 2027 fit in one table: Xcode 26 uploads since April 28, 2026, target API 36 and Play Billing Library 8 since August 31, 2026, 16 KB page size support from February 1, 2027, and five Firebase shutdowns between March 22 and September 30, 2027."," The table below is sorted by date, and every row links to the page where the platform states it.",[14,1056,1057],{},"I checked each one on October 18, 2026. Rows whose date has passed are marked \"In effect\".",[14,1059,1060,1062],{},[17,1061,28],{}," App369 is my studio. I build and fix Android and iOS apps, mostly in Flutter, and the last section mentions what I sell. Apple and Google don't pay me for anything on this page.",[31,1064,1066],{"id":1065},"all-dates-in-order","All dates, in order",[36,1068,1069,1085],{},[39,1070,1071],{},[42,1072,1073,1075,1078,1081,1083],{},[45,1074,47],{},[45,1076,1077],{},"What changes",[45,1079,1080],{},"Status",[45,1082,53],{},[45,1084,653],{},[55,1086,1087,1111,1134,1160,1184,1203,1232,1257,1284,1309,1335,1357,1381,1405,1426,1447,1468,1489,1512,1532],{},[42,1088,1089,1092,1098,1101,1108],{},[60,1090,1091],{},"January 31, 2026",[60,1093,1094,1097],{},[17,1095,1096],{},"Apple."," Apple asked developers to answer the updated age rating questions in App Store Connect by this date, to avoid an interruption when submitting app updates. Affects: every app on the App Store.",[60,1099,1100],{},"In effect",[60,1102,1103],{},[69,1104,1107],{"href":1105,"rel":1106},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.apple.com\u002Fnews\u002Fupcoming-requirements\u002F",[73],"Apple",[60,1109,1110],{},"None",[42,1112,1113,1116,1121,1123,1128],{},[60,1114,1115],{},"April 28, 2026",[60,1117,1118,1120],{},[17,1119,1096],{}," Uploads to App Store Connect must be built with Xcode 26 or later, using an SDK for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26 or watchOS 26. Affects: anyone uploading a build, including Flutter apps.",[60,1122,1100],{},[60,1124,1125],{},[69,1126,1107],{"href":1105,"rel":1127},[73],[60,1129,1130],{},[69,1131,1133],{"href":1132},"\u002Fblog\u002Fitms-90725-sdk-version-issue-xcode-26-flutter-2026\u002F","ITMS-90725 and Xcode 26",[42,1135,1136,1139,1145,1147,1154],{},[60,1137,1138],{},"August 31, 2026",[60,1140,1141,1144],{},[17,1142,1143],{},"Google Play."," New apps and app updates must target Android 16 (API level 36) or higher. Wear OS and Android Automotive OS apps need API 35, and Android XR apps need API 34. Affects: anyone publishing a new app or an update.",[60,1146,1100],{},[60,1148,1149],{},[69,1150,1153],{"href":1151,"rel":1152},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fgoogleplay\u002Fandroid-developer\u002Fanswer\u002F11926878",[73],"Play Console Help",[60,1155,1156],{},[69,1157,1159],{"href":1158},"\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-play-target-api-36-android-16-requirement-2026\u002F","Target API 36",[42,1161,1162,1164,1169,1171,1178],{},[60,1163,1138],{},[60,1165,1166,1168],{},[17,1167,1143],{}," New apps and updates must use Play Billing Library 8 or later. Version 7 is no longer accepted by default. Affects: apps with in-app purchases or subscriptions.",[60,1170,1100],{},[60,1172,1173],{},[69,1174,1177],{"href":1175,"rel":1176},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Fgoogle\u002Fplay\u002Fbilling\u002Fdeprecation-faq",[73],"Android Developers",[60,1179,1180],{},[69,1181,1183],{"href":1182},"\u002Fblog\u002Fplay-billing-library-7-deprecated-update-to-8-2026\u002F","Billing Library 8",[42,1185,1186,1189,1194,1196,1201],{},[60,1187,1188],{},"September 9, 2026",[60,1190,1191,1193],{},[17,1192,1096],{}," iOS and iPadOS apps uploaded to App Store Connect must target iOS 13 or later. Affects: anyone uploading an iOS or iPadOS build.",[60,1195,1100],{},[60,1197,1198],{},[69,1199,1107],{"href":1105,"rel":1200},[73],[60,1202,1110],{},[42,1204,1205,1208,1213,1215,1226],{},[60,1206,1207],{},"September 14, 2026",[60,1209,1210,1212],{},[17,1211,1096],{}," Xcode 27 was released. Flutter's docs say Apple mandates the UIScene life cycle for UIKit apps built with the iOS 27 SDK, and that Flutter apps built with Xcode 27 without it fail to launch. Affects: anyone building with Xcode 27, including Flutter apps with a custom AppDelegate.",[60,1214,1100],{},[60,1216,1217,918,1222],{},[69,1218,1221],{"href":1219,"rel":1220},"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.flutter.dev\u002Frelease\u002Fbreaking-changes\u002Fuiscenedelegate",[73],"Flutter docs",[69,1223,1107],{"href":1224,"rel":1225},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.apple.com\u002Fnews\u002Freleases\u002F",[73],[60,1227,1228],{},[69,1229,1231],{"href":1230},"\u002Fblog\u002Fflutter-uiscene-migration-xcode-27-app-wont-launch-2026\u002F","UIScene migration",[42,1233,1234,1237,1243,1245,1251],{},[60,1235,1236],{},"September 30, 2026",[60,1238,1239,1242],{},[17,1240,1241],{},"Google Play \u002F Android."," Developer verification protections begin for apps installed from participating stores in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand on certified devices running Android 7 or higher. Affects: anyone distributing Android apps.",[60,1244,1100],{},[60,1246,1247],{},[69,1248,1177],{"href":1249,"rel":1250},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Fdeveloper-verification",[73],[60,1252,1253],{},[69,1254,1256],{"href":1255},"\u002Fblog\u002Fandroid-developer-verification-requirement-2026\u002F","Developer verification",[42,1258,1259,1262,1268,1271,1278],{},[60,1260,1261],{},"October 30, 2026",[60,1263,1264,1267],{},[17,1265,1266],{},"Google APIs."," Google says the legacy Fitbit Web API will be turned off and will no longer function or sync data. Support already ended on September 30, 2026. Affects: apps that read Fitbit data through the Fitbit Web API.",[60,1269,1270],{},"Upcoming",[60,1272,1273],{},[69,1274,1277],{"href":1275,"rel":1276},"https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.google.com\u002Fhealth",[73],"Google Health API",[60,1279,1280],{},[69,1281,1283],{"href":1282},"\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-fit-api-deprecated-health-connect-2026\u002F","Google Fit to Health Connect",[42,1285,1286,1288,1294,1296,1303],{},[60,1287,1261],{},[60,1289,1290,1293],{},[17,1291,1292],{},"Supabase."," New tables in the public schema stop getting automatic Data API access in existing projects, so they need an explicit grant. Affects: apps with a Supabase backend.",[60,1295,1270],{},[60,1297,1298],{},[69,1299,1302],{"href":1300,"rel":1301},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupabase.com\u002Fchangelog\u002F45329-breaking-change-tables-not-exposed-to-data-and-graphql-api-automatically",[73],"Supabase",[60,1304,1305],{},[69,1306,1308],{"href":1307},"\u002Fblog\u002Fsupabase-permission-denied-new-tables-october-30-2026\u002F","Supabase permission denied",[42,1310,1311,1314,1319,1321,1329],{},[60,1312,1313],{},"November 1, 2026",[60,1315,1316,1318],{},[17,1317,1143],{}," End of the extension Google offers for the target API 36 and Billing Library 7 deadlines. Affects: anyone who requested an extension.",[60,1320,1270],{},[60,1322,1323,918,1326],{},[69,1324,1153],{"href":1151,"rel":1325},[73],[69,1327,1177],{"href":1175,"rel":1328},[73],[60,1330,1331,918,1333],{},[69,1332,1159],{"href":1158},[69,1334,1183],{"href":1182},[42,1336,1337,1340,1345,1347,1353],{},[60,1338,1339],{},"End of 2026",[60,1341,1342,1344],{},[17,1343,1266],{}," The Google Fit APIs, including the REST API, are supported only until the end of 2026. Affects: apps that read fitness data through Google Fit.",[60,1346,1270],{},[60,1348,1349],{},[69,1350,1177],{"href":1351,"rel":1352},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Fhealth-and-fitness\u002Fhealth-connect\u002Fmigration\u002Ffit",[73],[60,1354,1355],{},[69,1356,1283],{"href":1282},[42,1358,1359,1362,1368,1370,1376],{},[60,1360,1361],{},"January 1, 2027",[60,1363,1364,1367],{},[17,1365,1366],{},"Firebase."," New users can no longer start using the FCM InstanceId server APIs and device groups. Firebase says new users can onboard before this date. Affects: new integrations that use those APIs.",[60,1369,1270],{},[60,1371,1372],{},[69,1373,74],{"href":1374,"rel":1375},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fcloud-messaging\u002Ftroubleshooting",[73],[60,1377,1378],{},[69,1379,1380],{"href":652},"FCM migration",[42,1382,1383,1386,1391,1393,1399],{},[60,1384,1385],{},"February 1, 2027",[60,1387,1388,1390],{},[17,1389,1143],{}," Updates that don't support 16 KB memory page sizes can't be released, for apps targeting Android 15 (API level 35) and higher. Affects: apps with native code, which includes Flutter apps.",[60,1392,1270],{},[60,1394,1395],{},[69,1396,1177],{"href":1397,"rel":1398},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Fguide\u002Fpractices\u002Fpage-sizes",[73],[60,1400,1401],{},[69,1402,1404],{"href":1403},"\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-play-16kb-page-size-flutter-android-2026\u002F","16 KB page size",[42,1406,1407,1410,1415,1417,1422],{},[60,1408,1409],{},"2027 (no month stated)",[60,1411,1412,1414],{},[17,1413,1241],{}," Developer verification capability expands globally for all apps on certified Android devices. Affects: anyone distributing Android apps.",[60,1416,1270],{},[60,1418,1419],{},[69,1420,1177],{"href":1249,"rel":1421},[73],[60,1423,1424],{},[69,1425,1256],{"href":1255},[42,1427,1428,1430,1435,1437,1442],{},[60,1429,94],{},[60,1431,1432,1434],{},[17,1433,1366],{}," Firebase Studio shuts down and remaining data is permanently deleted. Affects: anyone with a Firebase Studio workspace.",[60,1436,1270],{},[60,1438,1439],{},[69,1440,74],{"href":71,"rel":1441},[73],[60,1443,1444],{},[69,1445,1446],{"href":820},"Firebase Studio shutdown",[42,1448,1449,1451,1456,1458,1463],{},[60,1450,712],{},[60,1452,1453,1455],{},[17,1454,1366],{}," Firebase Extensions service shuts down. Installed extensions keep running, but you lose the ability to update, reconfigure or uninstall them through the console or CLI. Affects: apps with installed extensions.",[60,1457,1270],{},[60,1459,1460],{},[69,1461,74],{"href":726,"rel":1462},[73],[60,1464,1465],{},[69,1466,1467],{"href":837},"Firebase Extensions shutdown",[42,1469,1470,1472,1477,1479,1484],{},[60,1471,734],{},[60,1473,1474,1476],{},[17,1475,1366],{}," Firebase ML custom model hosting shuts down. Affects: apps that host custom models in Firebase ML.",[60,1478,1270],{},[60,1480,1481],{},[69,1482,74],{"href":748,"rel":1483},[73],[60,1485,1486],{},[69,1487,1488],{"href":478},"Firebase shutdown dates",[42,1490,1491,1494,1499,1501,1506],{},[60,1492,1493],{},"August 31, 2027",[60,1495,1496,1498],{},[17,1497,1143],{}," Billing Library 8 reaches its own deadline. New apps and updates must use Billing Library 9 or later. Extension available until November 1, 2027. Affects: apps with in-app purchases or subscriptions.",[60,1500,1270],{},[60,1502,1503],{},[69,1504,1177],{"href":1175,"rel":1505},[73],[60,1507,1508],{},[69,1509,1511],{"href":1510},"\u002Fblog\u002Fplay-billing-library-9-migration-deadline-2027\u002F","Billing Library 9",[42,1513,1514,1516,1521,1523,1528],{},[60,1515,756],{},[60,1517,1518,1520],{},[17,1519,1366],{}," The FCM InstanceId server APIs and device groups are decommissioned. Affects: servers that manage topics or tokens through the old APIs.",[60,1522,1270],{},[60,1524,1525],{},[69,1526,74],{"href":1374,"rel":1527},[73],[60,1529,1530],{},[69,1531,1380],{"href":652},[42,1533,1534,1536,1541,1543,1548],{},[60,1535,788],{},[60,1537,1538,1540],{},[17,1539,1366],{}," Firebase Test Lab is fully shut down. Affects: CI pipelines that run tests on Test Lab.",[60,1542,1270],{},[60,1544,1545],{},[69,1546,74],{"href":802,"rel":1547},[73],[60,1549,1550],{},[69,1551,1488],{"href":478},[14,1553,1554,1555,1559,1560,1563],{},"Two more notes. Apple's privacy manifest rules (May 1, 2024 for required reason APIs and February 12, 2025 for common SDKs, see the ",[69,1556,1558],{"href":1557},"\u002Fblog\u002Fapple-privacy-manifest-itms-91053-itms-91061-flutter-fix-2026\u002F","privacy manifest guide",") and the FCM legacy send shutdown (July 22, 2024, see the ",[69,1561,1562],{"href":652},"FCM migration guide",") already passed before 2026. I keep them in their own guides because they still cause upload and delivery errors.",[31,1565,1107],{"id":1566},"apple",[14,1568,1569,1570,918,1572,1575,1576,342],{},"Apple's page names one build rule that matters most: Xcode 26 or later since April 28, 2026. As of October 18, 2026, it lists no Xcode 27 upload requirement. The bigger change with Xcode 27 is the UIScene life cycle, which a Flutter app on 3.41 or later with an unmodified AppDelegate gets automatically. A custom AppDelegate needs manual changes. The guides are ",[69,1571,1133],{"href":1132},[69,1573,1574],{"href":1230},"UIScene and Xcode 27"," and ",[69,1577,1578],{"href":1557},"privacy manifest errors",[14,1580,1581],{},"My advice: check which Xcode your build machine uses before your next upload, and test a build with Xcode 27 before you need one.",[31,1583,1585],{"id":1584},"google-play-and-android","Google Play and Android",[14,1587,1588,1589,1592,1593,918,1596,918,1598,1575,1600,342],{},"The Play rules come in pairs. Target API 36 and Billing Library 8 both took effect on August 31, 2026 with an extension to November 1, 2026. After that, February 1, 2027 brings the 16 KB page size rule, and on August 31, 2027 Google requires Billing Library 9 or later for new apps and updates. The ",[69,1590,1591],{"href":1510},"Billing Library 9 guide"," covers that move. Separately, Android developer verification started on September 30, 2026 in four countries, with a global expansion in 2027. The guides are ",[69,1594,1595],{"href":1158},"target API 36",[69,1597,1404],{"href":1403},[69,1599,1183],{"href":1182},[69,1601,1602],{"href":1255},"developer verification",[14,1604,1605],{},"My advice: if you are still behind on API 36 or Billing 8, ship that update before November 1, 2026. Then do the 16 KB check before February 1, 2027, since it is the next date that can block a release.",[31,1607,1609],{"id":1608},"firebase-and-google-apis","Firebase and Google APIs",[14,1611,1612,1613,918,1615,918,1618,1620,1621,342],{},"Firebase has five shutdown dates in 2027, plus the January 1 cutoff for new users of the InstanceId APIs. Firestore, Authentication, Cloud Functions and Hosting are not on the list. Google Fit APIs are supported only until the end of 2026, and Google points to Health Connect and the Google Health API. The legacy Fitbit Web API goes first: Google says it will be turned off on October 30, 2026. The guides are ",[69,1614,1488],{"href":478},[69,1616,1617],{"href":652},"FCM HTTP v1 migration",[69,1619,1283],{"href":1282}," and, if you use it, ",[69,1622,1623],{"href":1307},"Supabase new table permissions",[14,1625,1626],{},"My advice: open the Firebase console for every project you own and look at Extensions, Machine Learning, Test Lab and Studio. Those are the products with a date attached.",[31,1628,1630],{"id":1629},"how-i-keep-this-page-current","How I keep this page current",[14,1632,1633,1634,342],{},"Every row links to the page where the platform states the date. If a source says only a month or \"later this year\", I write exactly that. When a platform moves a date, I change the row and the updated date at the top of this page. If you spot a date that looks wrong, ",[69,1635,1636],{"href":507},"tell me",[31,1638,496],{"id":495},[14,1640,1641,1642,504,1644,342],{},"If one of these deadlines lands on an app you can't update yourself, the ",[69,1643,503],{"href":502},[69,1645,508],{"href":507},{"title":510,"searchDepth":511,"depth":511,"links":1647},[1648,1649,1650,1651,1652,1653],{"id":1065,"depth":511,"text":1066},{"id":1566,"depth":511,"text":1107},{"id":1584,"depth":511,"text":1585},{"id":1608,"depth":511,"text":1609},{"id":1629,"depth":511,"text":1630},{"id":495,"depth":511,"text":496},"2026-10-18T22:00:00.000Z","One dated table of the App Store, Google Play, Firebase and Google API requirements that affect mobile app owners in 2026 and 2027, with the primary source for each date, checked October 18, 2026.",[1657,1660,1663,1666,1669],{"question":1658,"answer":1659},"What is the next Google Play deadline?","The deadline of November 1, 2026 is the end of the extension window for the target API 36 and Billing Library 7 deadlines. After that, the next one is February 1, 2027, when Google says app updates that don't support 16 KB memory page sizes can't be released.",{"question":1661,"answer":1662},"What Xcode version does the App Store require?","Apple's upcoming requirements page says that since April 28, 2026, apps uploaded to App Store Connect must be built with Xcode 26 or later using an SDK for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26 or watchOS 26. As of October 18, 2026, the page lists no Xcode 27 requirement.",{"question":1664,"answer":1665},"Do these deadlines apply to apps already published?","It depends on the rule. Google says existing apps must target API 35 or higher to stay available to new users on newer Android versions, and existing apps keep working on version 7 of Play Billing until you ship an update. Most upload-side rules, such as the Xcode SDK minimum, apply when you submit a new build.",{"question":1667,"answer":1668},"Which deadlines affect a Flutter app?","Nearly all of the Apple and Google Play rows do, because a Flutter app is a normal iOS and Android app underneath. The Firebase rows apply only if you use that Firebase product. The Supabase row applies only if you use Supabase.",{"question":1670,"answer":1671},"How will I know if a date changes?","Each row links to the page where the platform states the date, and I list the date I checked it. Dates can move, so check the linked page before you plan around one. I update this page when a platform changes a date.",{"readingTimeStats":1673},{"text":1674,"minutes":1675,"time":1676,"words":1677},"7 min read",6.78,406800,1356,"\u002Fblog\u002Fapp-store-google-play-deadlines-2026-2027","app store deadlines 2026","6 min",[1682,1683,560],"google-play-target-api-36-android-16-requirement-2026","itms-90725-sdk-version-issue-xcode-26-flutter-2026",{"title":1044,"description":1655},[1686,1688,1690,1692,1694,1696,1698,1700,1702,1704,1706,1708,1710,1712,1714],{"title":1687,"url":1275},"Google for Developers, Google Health API (Fitbit Web API dates)",{"title":1689,"url":1105},"Apple Developer, Upcoming requirements",{"title":1691,"url":1224},"Apple Developer, Releases",{"title":1693,"url":1219},"Flutter docs, Migrate to UIScene life cycle",{"title":1695,"url":1151},"Play Console Help, Target API level requirements for Google Play apps",{"title":1697,"url":1175},"Android Developers, Play Billing Library deprecation FAQ",{"title":1699,"url":1397},"Android Developers, Support 16 KB page sizes",{"title":1701,"url":1249},"Android Developers, Android developer verification",{"title":1703,"url":1351},"Android Developers, Migrate from the Google Fit APIs",{"title":1705,"url":1374},"Firebase, FCM troubleshooting (InstanceId and device groups deprecation)",{"title":1707,"url":71},"Firebase, Migrate from Firebase Studio",{"title":1709,"url":726},"Firebase, Extensions FAQ and troubleshooting",{"title":1711,"url":748},"Firebase, Migrate Firebase ML model hosting to Cloud Storage",{"title":1713,"url":802},"Firebase, Test Lab",{"title":1715,"url":1300},"Supabase changelog, Tables not exposed to the Data API automatically","blog\u002Fapp-store-google-play-deadlines-2026-2027","app store deadlines 2026, google play deadlines 2026, app store requirements 2027, google play requirements 2027, target api 36 deadline, play billing library 8 deadline, 16 kb page size deadline, xcode 26 requirement, firebase shutdown dates, mobile app compliance calendar",[1719,1720,1721,1722,1723],"Most 2026 deadlines have already hit. Since April 28, 2026 iOS uploads need Xcode 26 or later, and since August 31, 2026 Google Play needs new apps and updates to target API 36 and use Play Billing Library 8.","Google lets you request an extension for both Play deadlines until November 1, 2026. That is the last date to ship an update if you are still behind.","The next hard date for Android is February 1, 2027. Google says updates that don't support 16 KB memory page sizes can't be released after that.","On iOS, apps built with Xcode 27 must use the UIScene life cycle or they fail to launch. Xcode 27 was released on September 14, 2026.","Firebase has five shutdowns between March 22 and September 30, 2027. Core services such as Firestore and Authentication are not on the list.","https:\u002F\u002Fapp369.com\u002Fblog\u002Fapp-store-google-play-deadlines-2026-2027\u002F","qSevd68vpkgKSVlJF0IU1iFXZs0wLXybx1rEXiBIC_g",{"id":1727,"title":1728,"author":1729,"body":1731,"category":527,"createdAt":2069,"description":2070,"disclosure":530,"extension":531,"faq":2071,"howTo":530,"lastVerified":530,"location":548,"meta":2090,"navigation":555,"ogImage":530,"path":2095,"primaryKeyword":2096,"readingTime":2097,"related":2098,"seo":2102,"sources":2103,"stem":2116,"tags":2117,"takeaways":2118,"updatedAt":2069,"url":2124,"__hash__":2125},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fbuilder-ai-shut-down-what-to-do-with-your-app-2026.md","Builder.ai Shut Down: What to Do With the App It Built for You",{"name":7,"social":1730},{"twitter":9},{"type":11,"value":1732,"toc":2061},[1733,1739,1742,1747,1751,1847,1850,1854,1857,1882,1885,1889,1892,1946,1950,2035,2038,2045,2047],[14,1734,1735,1738],{},[17,1736,1737],{},"Builder.ai said in May 2025 that it was entering insolvency proceedings. If it built your app, don't count on anyone there to help you keep it running."," The parts you can save are the ones you hold yourself: the code, the store listings, the domain and the cloud accounts. Secure those first, then decide whether a developer should take over the existing code or rebuild the parts you need.",[14,1740,1741],{},"If you landed here from an old builder.ai link or news story, this is a practical checklist. Dates and facts come from TechCrunch, The Register and Mealey's, as listed in the sources. I checked the Builder.ai addresses myself on October 18, 2026. This isn't legal advice: for questions about your contract or money owed, talk to the administrator or trustee and a lawyer.",[14,1743,1744,1746],{},[17,1745,28],{}," App369 is my studio. I take over and rebuild apps for a living, so the last section mentions what I sell. I have no connection to Builder.ai, its administrator or any company named here.",[31,1748,1750],{"id":1749},"what-happened-to-builderai-and-when","What happened to Builder.ai, and when",[36,1752,1753,1764],{},[39,1754,1755],{},[42,1756,1757,1759,1762],{},[45,1758,47],{},[45,1760,1761],{},"What happened",[45,1763,53],{},[55,1765,1766,1781,1801,1815,1832],{},[42,1767,1768,1771,1774],{},[60,1769,1770],{},"2016",[60,1772,1773],{},"Builder.ai is founded by Sachin Dev Duggal",[60,1775,1776],{},[69,1777,1780],{"href":1778,"rel":1779},"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBuilder.ai",[73],"Wikipedia",[42,1782,1783,1786,1789],{},[60,1784,1785],{},"February 2025",[60,1787,1788],{},"Manpreet Ratia replaces founder Sachin Dev Duggal as CEO",[60,1790,1791,918,1796],{},[69,1792,1795],{"href":1793,"rel":1794},"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2025\u002F05\u002F20\u002Fonce-worth-over-1b-microsoft-backed-builder-ai-is-running-out-of-money\u002F",[73],"TechCrunch",[69,1797,1800],{"href":1798,"rel":1799},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theregister.com\u002F2025\u002F05\u002F21\u002Fbuilderai_insolvency\u002F",[73],"The Register",[42,1802,1803,1806,1809],{},[60,1804,1805],{},"March 2025",[60,1807,1808],{},"Bloomberg reports that Builder.ai lowered its revenue estimate for the second half of 2024 by 25%, and former employees allege sales were inflated",[60,1810,1811,1814],{},[69,1812,1795],{"href":1793,"rel":1813},[73],", citing Bloomberg",[42,1816,1817,1822,1827],{},[60,1818,1819],{},[17,1820,1821],{},"May 20, 2025",[60,1823,1824],{},[17,1825,1826],{},"A spokesperson confirms Builder.ai is entering insolvency proceedings and appointing an administrator",[60,1828,1829],{},[69,1830,1795],{"href":1793,"rel":1831},[73],[42,1833,1834,1837,1840],{},[60,1835,1836],{},"June 4, 2025",[60,1838,1839],{},"Mealey's reports, from Wilmington, Delaware, that Builder.ai has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy",[60,1841,1842],{},[69,1843,1846],{"href":1844,"rel":1845},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mealeys.com\u002Fmealeys\u002Famp\u002Farticles\u002F2349422",[73],"Mealey's",[14,1848,1849],{},"Before the collapse, Builder.ai had raised more than $450 million, with Microsoft among its backers, according to TechCrunch. In the US, Chapter 7 is generally liquidation: a trustee sells what the company owns to pay its creditors, rather than reorganizing it to keep going. The administrator and the US trustee are separate processes, and this page doesn't say which one holds your project.",[252,1851,1853],{"id":1852},"what-the-old-addresses-do-today","What the old addresses do today",[14,1855,1856],{},"Checked on October 18, 2026:",[117,1858,1859,1873],{},[120,1860,1861,1864,1865,1872],{},[17,1862,1863],{},"builder.ai"," redirects to ",[17,1866,1867],{},[69,1868,1871],{"href":1869,"rel":1870},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.builder.ai",[73],"www.builder.ai",", which did not load in my test: the connection timed out.",[120,1874,1875,1878,1879,342],{},[17,1876,1877],{},"studio.builder.ai",", the customer dashboard, returned a ",[17,1880,1881],{},"502 error",[14,1883,1884],{},"So if you are reading an old article that tells you to log in to Builder Studio to download your code or manage your app, that route is gone.",[31,1886,1888],{"id":1887},"what-to-do-if-builderai-built-your-app","What to do if Builder.ai built your app",[14,1890,1891],{},"Work through these in order. The first four protect what you have; the rest decide what comes next.",[180,1893,1894,1900,1916,1922,1928,1934,1940],{},[120,1895,1896,1899],{},[17,1897,1898],{},"Find every copy of the code."," Check your email for exports, zip files or repository invitations from Builder.ai, and ask anyone who worked on the project whether they kept a copy. If you were given access to a GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket repository, clone it now, even if you don't plan to use it.",[120,1901,1902,1905,1906,1575,1910,1915],{},[17,1903,1904],{},"Check who holds the store listings."," In App Store Connect and the Google Play Console, find which developer account your app is listed under. If it is your own account, you are in a good position. If it is someone else's, ask that account holder to transfer it to you: ",[69,1907,1107],{"href":1908,"rel":1909},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.apple.com\u002Fhelp\u002Fapp-store-connect\u002Ftransfer-an-app\u002Foverview-of-app-transfer",[73],[69,1911,1914],{"href":1912,"rel":1913},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.google.com\u002Fgoogleplay\u002Fandroid-developer\u002Fanswer\u002F6230247",[73],"Google"," both have a transfer process that the current holder starts.",[120,1917,1918,1921],{},[17,1919,1920],{},"Take control of the domain and the hosting."," Look up who the domain is registered to and where its DNS points. Then find where the app's backend and database actually run. If it all ran on Builder.ai's own cloud accounts, it can be switched off at any time, so a copy of the data matters more than anything else on this list.",[120,1923,1924,1927],{},[17,1925,1926],{},"Lock down the accounts you do hold."," Change the passwords, review who has access, and turn on two-factor sign-in for the store accounts, the domain registrar, the cloud provider, payment processors such as Stripe, and email or SMS services. Remove anyone who no longer works on the app, replace any API key that Builder.ai staff could see, and rotate any secrets stored in the old backend.",[120,1929,1930,1933],{},[17,1931,1932],{},"Read your contract."," Look for the clauses on intellectual property, source code delivery and termination. They are the starting point for what you can claim as yours, and a lawyer can tell you how they apply.",[120,1935,1936,1939],{},[17,1937,1938],{},"Write to the administrator or trustee."," Ask, in writing, what code, data and accounts relating to your project they hold, and how to get them. If you paid for work that was never delivered, ask how to file a claim as a creditor. For anything that matters financially, get advice from a lawyer.",[120,1941,1942,1945],{},[17,1943,1944],{},"Decide: take over or rebuild."," See below.",[31,1947,1949],{"id":1948},"take-over-the-code-or-rebuild","Take over the code, or rebuild?",[36,1951,1952,1965],{},[39,1953,1954],{},[42,1955,1956,1959,1962],{},[45,1957,1958],{},"Your situation",[45,1960,1961],{},"Usually the better move",[45,1963,1964],{},"Why",[55,1966,1967,1981,1995,2009,2022],{},[42,1968,1969,1972,1978],{},[60,1970,1971],{},"You have the full code, it builds, and the app runs in accounts you own",[60,1973,1974,1977],{},[17,1975,1976],{},"Take it over."," Have a developer review it, then keep shipping updates",[60,1979,1980],{},"You keep your users, store listing, reviews and data",[42,1982,1983,1986,1992],{},[60,1984,1985],{},"You have the code, but it depends on Builder.ai services that no longer exist",[60,1987,1988,1991],{},[17,1989,1990],{},"Take over what works, replace the rest."," Move the backend and database first",[60,1993,1994],{},"Rebuilding everything can be slower than swapping the missing pieces",[42,1996,1997,2000,2006],{},[60,1998,1999],{},"You have no code, only the live app or screenshots",[60,2001,2002,2005],{},[17,2003,2004],{},"Rebuild."," Use the live app and your notes as the specification",[60,2007,2008],{},"There's nothing to take over. Export your data first if the app still runs",[42,2010,2011,2014,2019],{},[60,2012,2013],{},"A simple internal tool or prototype with no payments",[60,2015,2016],{},[17,2017,2018],{},"A no-code tool can be enough",[60,2020,2021],{},"Usually faster and cheaper to start, as long as it stays simple",[42,2023,2024,2027,2032],{},[60,2025,2026],{},"The app takes payments, handles logins or stores customer data",[60,2028,2029],{},[17,2030,2031],{},"Use a developer, and keep every account in your name",[60,2033,2034],{},"Mistakes here cost money or trust, and you need someone accountable",[14,2036,2037],{},"Whichever way you go, set it up so the next shutdown can't do this to you again: the code in a repository you own, the store listings in your developer accounts, the domain registered to you, the hosting billed to your card, and a written handover of how it all fits together.",[14,2039,2040,2041,342],{},"For more on choosing between building approaches, see ",[69,2042,2044],{"href":2043},"\u002Fblog\u002Fno-code-vs-low-code-vs-custom-development-2026\u002F","No-code vs low-code vs custom development",[31,2046,496],{"id":495},[14,2048,2049,2050,2052,2053,2057,2058,2060],{},"If you have the code and one part has stopped working, such as a login, a payment flow or a build that fails, the ",[69,2051,503],{"href":502}," is a fixed-price way to find and fix it. If there's nothing to take over, the ",[69,2054,2056],{"href":2055},"\u002Ffixed-price\u002Fweb-app-mvp\u002F","Web App MVP Sprint"," rebuilds a first working version in about four weeks, deployed to your own accounts. Either way, everything ends up in accounts you own. If you're not sure which fits, ",[69,2059,508],{"href":507}," of what you have, and I'll say which I'd start with.",{"title":510,"searchDepth":511,"depth":511,"links":2062},[2063,2066,2067,2068],{"id":1749,"depth":511,"text":1750,"children":2064},[2065],{"id":1852,"depth":520,"text":1853},{"id":1887,"depth":511,"text":1888},{"id":1948,"depth":511,"text":1949},{"id":495,"depth":511,"text":496},"2026-10-18T15:00:00.000Z","Builder.ai entered insolvency proceedings in May 2025, and Mealey's reported a Chapter 7 filing in June 2025. What that means for an app it built for you, and a step-by-step checklist to keep the app, the store listings and the data under your control.",[2072,2075,2078,2081,2084,2087],{"question":2073,"answer":2074},"What happened to Builder.ai?","Builder.ai, a Microsoft-backed app development company that had raised more than $450 million, confirmed on May 20, 2025 that it was entering insolvency proceedings and appointing an administrator. Mealey's reported on June 4, 2025, from Wilmington, Delaware, that it had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. In February 2025 Manpreet Ratia replaced founder Sachin Dev Duggal as CEO, and Bloomberg later reported allegations that sales had been inflated.",{"question":2076,"answer":2077},"Is the Builder.ai website still working?","No. On October 18, 2026, builder.ai redirected to www.builder.ai, which did not load (the connection timed out), and studio.builder.ai returned a 502 error.",{"question":2079,"answer":2080},"Do I own the app Builder.ai built for me?","It depends on your contract and on whose accounts the app lives in. Read the intellectual property and termination clauses of your agreement, then check who holds the App Store and Google Play developer accounts, the domain and the hosting. Put ownership questions to the administrator or trustee in writing, and get legal advice if the stakes are high.",{"question":2082,"answer":2083},"Can I move my app to my own App Store or Google Play account?","Yes, if the app is listed under someone else's developer account. Apple and Google both have an app transfer process, and the account that currently holds the app has to start it. If the app is already in your own developer account, you only need a developer who can build and submit updates from the code.",{"question":2085,"answer":2086},"What should I do first if my app was built by Builder.ai?","Secure what you control today. Get a copy of the code and the database, change the passwords and two-factor settings on every account the app uses, and make sure the domain and store accounts are in your name. Then decide whether to keep the existing code or rebuild.",{"question":2088,"answer":2089},"What is the best Builder.ai alternative?","There isn't one replacement for every app. If you have the code and it works, a developer can take it over. If you don't have the code, or it is hard to run outside Builder.ai's systems, rebuild the parts you need, either with a no-code tool for simple apps or with a developer for anything involving payments, logins or customer data.",{"readingTimeStats":2091},{"text":1004,"minutes":2092,"time":2093,"words":2094},5.175,310500,1035,"\u002Fblog\u002Fbuilder-ai-shut-down-what-to-do-with-your-app-2026","builder.ai alternative","7 min",[2099,2100,2101],"no-code-vs-low-code-vs-custom-development-2026","glitch-shut-down-where-to-host-web-apps-2026","parse-kinvey-backend-as-a-service-alternatives-2026",{"title":1728,"description":2070},[2104,2106,2108,2110,2112,2114],{"title":2105,"url":1793},"TechCrunch, \"Once worth over $1B, Microsoft-backed Builder.ai is running out of money\" (May 20, 2025)",{"title":2107,"url":1798},"The Register, Builder.ai insolvency report (May 21, 2025)",{"title":2109,"url":1844},"Mealey's, \"'No Code' Company Builder.ai Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy\" (June 4, 2025)",{"title":2111,"url":1778},"Wikipedia, Builder.ai",{"title":2113,"url":1908},"Apple, overview of app transfer (App Store Connect Help)",{"title":2115,"url":1912},"Google Play Console Help, transfer apps to a different developer account","blog\u002Fbuilder-ai-shut-down-what-to-do-with-your-app-2026","builder.ai alternative, builder.ai shut down, builder.ai insolvency, builder.ai bankruptcy, builder.ai customers, engineer.ai, what happened to builder.ai, rebuild builder.ai app, app source code ownership, app store account transfer",[2119,2120,2121,2122,2123],"Builder.ai confirmed on May 20, 2025 that it was entering insolvency proceedings and appointing an administrator. Mealey's reported on June 4, 2025, from Wilmington, Delaware, that it had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.","On October 18, 2026, builder.ai redirected to www.builder.ai, which timed out, and studio.builder.ai returned a 502 error. Don't count on getting anything more out of the old dashboard.","What you can still save depends on what you hold yourself: a copy of the code, the app's App Store and Google Play listings, the domain, and the cloud accounts where the app and its data run.","Anything that ran on Builder.ai's own accounts (hosting, store listings, domains) can disappear without warning. Moving it into accounts you own comes before any new feature.","Questions about what you paid for and what you own go to the insolvency administrator or trustee, in writing, and to a lawyer if the amount matters. 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