[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":2309},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-url-shortener-goo-gl-shut-down-2026\u002F":3,"\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-url-shortener-goo-gl-shut-down-2026\u002F-related":465,"\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-url-shortener-goo-gl-shut-down-2026\u002F-resources":2299},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":10,"category":413,"createdAt":414,"description":415,"disclosure":416,"extension":417,"faq":418,"howTo":416,"lastVerified":416,"location":434,"meta":435,"navigation":441,"ogImage":416,"path":442,"primaryKeyword":443,"readingTime":444,"related":445,"seo":449,"sources":450,"stem":455,"tags":456,"takeaways":457,"updatedAt":414,"url":463,"__hash__":464},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-url-shortener-goo-gl-shut-down-2026.md","goo.gl Shut Down: Which Google Short Links Still Work in 2026",{"name":7,"social":8},"Simon Dziak",{"twitter":9},"@SzymonDziak",{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":402},"minimark",[13,21,24,30,35,182,185,190,193,225,229,322,326,329,383,386,390],[14,15,16,20],"p",{},[17,18,19],"strong",{},"Google's URL Shortener is closed, but not every goo.gl link is dead."," Google limited new short links in 2018 and set March 30, 2019 to discontinue the API. Google said the goo.gl links that showed no activity in late 2024 would stop working after August 25, 2025, and that all other links are preserved. If you still create or expand goo.gl links in code, that code gets a 404 today (I checked on October 18, 2026). If you have goo.gl links in documents, emails or printed material, open each one: if it redirects without a message, Google says it will keep working.",[14,22,23],{},"If you landed here from an old link to the URL Shortener API docs or a tutorial that uses them, this is what changed and what to use now. The dates come from two Google Developers Blog posts and my deep-linking guide, as listed in the sources. I checked the old addresses myself on October 18, 2026.",[14,25,26,29],{},[17,27,28],{},"Disclosure:"," App369 is my studio. I build and fix apps, including the links that open them, and the last section mentions what I sell. Google doesn't pay me for anything on this page.",[31,32,34],"h2",{"id":33},"what-happened-to-googl-and-when","What happened to goo.gl, and when",[36,37,38,54],"table",{},[39,40,41],"thead",{},[42,43,44,48,51],"tr",{},[45,46,47],"th",{},"Date",[45,49,50],{},"What happened",[45,52,53],{},"Source",[55,56,57,75,88,101,118,133,146,160],"tbody",{},[42,58,59,63,66],{},[60,61,62],"td",{},"2009",[60,64,65],{},"Google launches the URL Shortener",[60,67,68],{},[69,70,74],"a",{"href":71,"rel":72},"https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.googleblog.com\u002Fen\u002Ftransitioning-google-url-shortener-to-firebase-dynamic-links\u002F",[73],"nofollow","Google, 2018",[42,76,77,80,83],{},[60,78,79],{},"March 30, 2018",[60,81,82],{},"Google announces the transition and recommends Firebase Dynamic Links for new short links",[60,84,85],{},[69,86,74],{"href":71,"rel":87},[73],[42,89,90,93,96],{},[60,91,92],{},"May 30, 2018",[60,94,95],{},"Only projects that already used the URL Shortener APIs can create new short links",[60,97,98],{},[69,99,74],{"href":71,"rel":100},[73],[42,102,103,108,113],{},[60,104,105],{},[17,106,107],{},"March 30, 2019",[60,109,110],{},[17,111,112],{},"The goo.gl console and the URL Shortener APIs are discontinued. Existing links keep redirecting",[60,114,115],{},[69,116,74],{"href":71,"rel":117},[73],[42,119,120,123,126],{},[60,121,122],{},"July 18, 2024",[60,124,125],{},"Google announces that goo.gl links will stop responding after August 25, 2025",[60,127,128],{},[69,129,132],{"href":130,"rel":131},"https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.googleblog.com\u002Fen\u002Fgoogle-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available\u002F",[73],"Google, 2024",[42,134,135,138,141],{},[60,136,137],{},"August 23, 2024",[60,139,140],{},"goo.gl links start showing an interstitial page, for a percentage of links, before redirecting",[60,142,143],{},[69,144,132],{"href":130,"rel":145},[73],[42,147,148,151,154],{},[60,149,150],{},"August 1, 2025",[60,152,153],{},"Google changes course: only links with no activity in late 2024 will be deactivated, and all others are preserved",[60,155,156],{},[69,157,159],{"href":130,"rel":158},[73],"Google, 2024 (update)",[42,161,162,167,172],{},[60,163,164],{},[17,165,166],{},"August 25, 2025",[60,168,169],{},[17,170,171],{},"Google's deadline for the inactive goo.gl links. Firebase Dynamic Links shuts down the same day",[60,173,174,177,178],{},[69,175,159],{"href":130,"rel":176},[73],", ",[69,179,181],{"href":180},"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-dynamic-links-shutdown-deep-linking-2026\u002F","deep-linking guide",[14,183,184],{},"Google's 2024 post said more than 99% of existing goo.gl URLs had no activity in the last month. It does not say this is why it changed course in 2025.",[186,187,189],"h3",{"id":188},"what-the-old-addresses-do-today","What the old addresses do today",[14,191,192],{},"Checked on October 18, 2026:",[194,195,196,208,216,222],"ul",{},[197,198,199,200,203,204,207],"li",{},"A request to ",[17,201,202],{},"googleapis.com\u002Furlshortener\u002Fv1\u002Furl",", the API that created and expanded goo.gl links, returned ",[17,205,206],{},"404",".",[197,209,210,213,214,207],{},[17,211,212],{},"developers.google.com\u002Furl-shortener"," and its getting-started page returned ",[17,215,206],{},[197,217,218,219,221],{},"One goo.gl link I tried, goo.gl\u002FfbsS, returned a 302 redirect to google.com. A made-up goo.gl link returned ",[17,220,206],{},", so a 404 doesn't tell you whether a link was deactivated or never existed.",[197,223,224],{},"Google's 2018 post now carries a note at the top pointing to the 2024 announcement.",[31,226,228],{"id":227},"which-googl-links-still-work","Which goo.gl links still work",[36,230,231,243],{},[39,232,233],{},[42,234,235,238,241],{},[45,236,237],{},"Kind of link",[45,239,240],{},"What Google says",[45,242,53],{},[55,244,245,261,276,292,307],{},[42,246,247,250,256],{},[60,248,249],{},"goo.gl links made by Google apps, such as Maps sharing",[60,251,252,255],{},[17,253,254],{},"Yes",", Google says they keep working",[60,257,258],{},[69,259,132],{"href":130,"rel":260},[73],[42,262,263,266,271],{},[60,264,265],{},"goo.gl links that had activity in late 2024",[60,267,268,270],{},[17,269,254],{},", Google says they are preserved",[60,272,273],{},[69,274,159],{"href":130,"rel":275},[73],[42,277,278,281,287],{},[60,279,280],{},"goo.gl links with no activity in late 2024",[60,282,283,286],{},[17,284,285],{},"No",", Google said these stop working after August 25, 2025. I didn't test one",[60,288,289],{},[69,290,159],{"href":130,"rel":291},[73],[42,293,294,297,302],{},[60,295,296],{},"Creating or expanding links through the URL Shortener API",[60,298,299,301],{},[17,300,285],{},", Google set March 30, 2019; the API returns 404 today",[60,303,304],{},[69,305,74],{"href":71,"rel":306},[73],[42,308,309,312,317],{},[60,310,311],{},"Firebase Dynamic Links (page.link), Google's 2018 replacement",[60,313,314,316],{},[17,315,285],{},", shut down August 25, 2025",[60,318,319],{},[69,320,321],{"href":180},"Deep-linking guide",[31,323,325],{"id":324},"what-to-do-if-you-still-use-googl","What to do if you still use goo.gl",[14,327,328],{},"This section is my advice, not Google's.",[330,331,332,346,352,358,368,377],"ol",{},[197,333,334,337,338,177,342,345],{},[17,335,336],{},"Search your code for the API."," Look for ",[339,340,341],"code",{},"urlshortener\u002Fv1",[339,343,344],{},"goo.gl"," and any URL Shortener client library in your app, backend and scripts. Anything that creates or expands links through the API now gets a 404. If your code ignores errors, you may not have noticed.",[197,347,348,351],{},[17,349,350],{},"Find the links you published."," Check your website, app screens, emails, PDFs, QR codes, videos and printed material for goo.gl links. Printed QR codes are the hardest to fix, so start there.",[197,353,354,357],{},[17,355,356],{},"Open each link."," Google says a link that redirects without a message will keep working. A link that returns 404 doesn't work, and I know of no way to restore it, so replace it wherever it appears.",[197,359,360,363,364,367],{},[17,361,362],{},"Replace links you control with links on your own domain."," A short path on your own domain, such as ",[339,365,366],{},"\u002Fgo\u002Fspring-offer",", can redirect wherever you need, and it keeps working whichever shortener or host you use later.",[197,369,370,373,374,376],{},[17,371,372],{},"Use app links for app content."," If a short link was meant to open your app, use Universal Links on iOS and Android App Links on your own domain. The ",[69,375,181],{"href":180}," covers the setup.",[197,378,379,382],{},[17,380,381],{},"Move off Dynamic Links too."," If you followed Google's 2018 advice and moved to Firebase Dynamic Links, those page.link links stopped on August 25, 2025, so they need the same treatment.",[14,384,385],{},"My advice from both shutdowns: put short links on a domain you own. Google has now shut down Dynamic Links and cut back goo.gl, two link services developers built on. Links on a domain you own stay under your control.",[31,387,389],{"id":388},"need-a-hand","Need a hand?",[14,391,392,393,397,398,207],{},"If an app's links stopped opening the right screen, or a backend still calls the old API, the ",[69,394,396],{"href":395},"\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. If you're not sure where your links point, ",[69,399,401],{"href":400},"\u002Fcontact\u002F","send me a short description",{"title":403,"searchDepth":404,"depth":404,"links":405},"",2,[406,410,411,412],{"id":33,"depth":404,"text":34,"children":407},[408],{"id":188,"depth":409,"text":189},3,{"id":227,"depth":404,"text":228},{"id":324,"depth":404,"text":325},{"id":388,"depth":404,"text":389},"AI & Technology","2026-10-18T15:00:00.000Z","Google limited new goo.gl short links in 2018, set March 30, 2019 to discontinue the URL Shortener API, and said inactive goo.gl links would stop working after August 25, 2025. Which goo.gl links still work, why apps that moved to Firebase Dynamic Links got hit twice, and what to use for short links in 2026.",null,"md",[419,422,425,428,431],{"question":420,"answer":421},"Do goo.gl links still work?","Some do. Google said goo.gl links with no activity in late 2024 would stop working after August 25, 2025. It said all other goo.gl links are preserved, and links made by Google apps such as Maps sharing keep working.",{"question":423,"answer":424},"How do I check whether my goo.gl link still works?","Open it. Google says that if the link redirects you without a message, it will keep working. A link that showed the message \"This link will no longer work in the near future\" was marked by Google to stop working after August 25, 2025.",{"question":426,"answer":427},"Why does the Google URL Shortener API return 404?","Google's 2018 post set March 30, 2019 as the date it would discontinue the URL Shortener APIs. On October 18, 2026, a request to googleapis.com\u002Furlshortener\u002Fv1\u002Furl returned 404. Any code that creates or expands goo.gl links through the API needs another service.",{"question":429,"answer":430},"What should I use instead of goo.gl?","In my view, for links on the web, a shortener you control, ideally on your own domain, so you can change where links point and keep them working if a provider shuts down. For links that should open your app, use Universal Links on iOS and Android App Links, which run on your own domain.",{"question":432,"answer":433},"Did Google tell developers to use Firebase Dynamic Links instead of goo.gl?","Yes. Google's March 30, 2018 post recommended Firebase Dynamic Links for new short links. Dynamic Links itself shut down on August 25, 2025, so apps that followed that advice need to move their links again.","Boynton Beach, FL",{"readingTimeStats":436},{"text":437,"minutes":438,"time":439,"words":440},"5 min read",4.24,254400,848,true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-url-shortener-goo-gl-shut-down-2026","goo.gl shut down","6 min",[446,447,448],"firebase-dynamic-links-shutdown-deep-linking-2026","firebase-deprecations-shutdown-dates-2026","google-sign-in-android-deprecated-credential-manager-2026",{"title":5,"description":415},[451,453],{"title":452,"url":71},"Google Developers Blog, \"Transitioning Google URL Shortener to Firebase Dynamic Links\" (March 30, 2018)",{"title":454,"url":130},"Google Developers Blog, \"Google URL Shortener links will no longer be available\" (July 18, 2024, updated August 1, 2025)","blog\u002Fgoogle-url-shortener-goo-gl-shut-down-2026","goo.gl shut down, google url shortener shut down, goo.gl links not working, goo.gl 404, google url shortener api, urlshortener v1 404, goo.gl alternative, firebase dynamic links goo.gl, short links for apps, url shortener 2026",[458,459,460,461,462],"From May 30, 2018, only projects that already used the URL Shortener APIs could create short links. Google scheduled the console and APIs to be discontinued on March 30, 2019, and said existing links would keep redirecting.","Google first said every goo.gl link would stop responding after August 25, 2025. On August 1, 2025 it changed course: only links that showed no activity in late 2024 were targeted for deactivation, and all other goo.gl links are preserved.","goo.gl links created by Google apps, such as Maps sharing, keep working. To check any other link, open it: Google says a link that redirects without a message will keep working.","Google's 2018 advice was to move to Firebase Dynamic Links, which shut down on August 25, 2025, the same date Google set for deactivating the inactive goo.gl links. Apps that followed that advice had to move their links twice.","On October 18, 2026, the URL Shortener API at googleapis.com\u002Furlshortener\u002Fv1\u002Furl returned 404, and so did its documentation.","https:\u002F\u002Fapp369.com\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-url-shortener-goo-gl-shut-down-2026\u002F","6ckSPvzfBVOxMHVHskVNpiE1p2-LBD8trlNESuCjIXY",[466,1285,1728],{"id":467,"title":468,"author":469,"body":471,"category":413,"createdAt":1191,"description":1192,"disclosure":416,"extension":417,"faq":1193,"howTo":416,"lastVerified":416,"location":434,"meta":1212,"navigation":441,"ogImage":416,"path":1218,"primaryKeyword":1219,"readingTime":1220,"related":1221,"seo":1225,"sources":1226,"stem":1273,"tags":1274,"takeaways":1275,"updatedAt":1282,"url":1283,"__hash__":1284},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-dynamic-links-shutdown-deep-linking-2026.md","Deep Linking in 2026: What Replaced Firebase Dynamic Links and How to Set It Up",{"name":7,"social":470},{"twitter":9},{"type":11,"value":472,"toc":1180},[473,479,482,486,526,529,533,536,557,560,577,580,584,593,596,600,727,730,734,769,772,776,779,809,910,935,1011,1014,1089,1092,1096,1123,1126,1152,1155,1157,1160,1176],[14,474,475,478],{},[17,476,477],{},"A deep link is a link that opens a specific screen inside a mobile app, not just the app's front door. Firebase Dynamic Links, the free Google service many apps used for this, shut down on August 25, 2025."," In 2026 you have two real choices. Use Universal Links and Android App Links on your own domain for free, or pay a provider such as Branch, AppsFlyer, Adjust or Airbridge if you need links that survive an app install.",[14,480,481],{},"This guide replaces the older deep linking explainers and vendor docs that no longer load. Every date and price below comes from the vendor's own page, checked on October 17, 2026.",[31,483,485],{"id":484},"what-deep-linking-means-in-plain-words","What deep linking means, in plain words",[194,487,488,494,504,514,520],{},[197,489,490,493],{},[17,491,492],{},"Deep link."," A link that goes to a place inside an app, such as a product, an invoice or an invite. A normal link opens the app's home screen at best.",[197,495,496,499,500,503],{},[17,497,498],{},"Universal Links (iOS)."," Apple's version. You tap a normal https link, and iOS opens your app if it is installed. If not, the link opens in the browser. Apple checks a file on your website, called ",[339,501,502],{},"apple-app-site-association",", to confirm the link belongs to your app.",[197,505,506,509,510,513],{},[17,507,508],{},"Android App Links."," Google's version. Same idea. Android checks a file called ",[339,511,512],{},"assetlinks.json"," on your website.",[197,515,516,519],{},[17,517,518],{},"Deferred deep link."," A link that works even when the app is not installed yet. The user taps, installs the app from the store, and lands on the right screen on first open. This is what Dynamic Links did well, and it is the part plain Universal Links and App Links do not do.",[197,521,522,525],{},[17,523,524],{},"Click analytics."," Counts of who clicked which link. Dynamic Links had some. Google's migration guide offers no replacement for it.",[14,527,528],{},"Marketers mostly care about the last two. Developers mostly care about the first three.",[31,530,532],{"id":531},"what-happened-to-firebase-dynamic-links","What happened to Firebase Dynamic Links",[14,534,535],{},"Google's own FAQ says Dynamic Links shut down on August 25, 2025. This is what that means for old links:",[194,537,538,541,544,551,554],{},[197,539,540],{},"Every clicked link returns an HTTP 404 to the user.",[197,542,543],{},"Short link creation and link stats API calls return 400 or 403 errors.",[197,545,546,547,550],{},"Existing ",[339,548,549],{},".page.link"," domains cannot be kept or transferred. Domain and link data is marked for deletion on the shutdown date.",[197,552,553],{},"The SDKs will not crash your app by themselves, but your code has to handle the new responses. For example, on iOS, short link creation now returns a 403, and first-open attribution returns empty data.",[197,555,556],{},"Email link sign-in, password reset and email verification on mobile needed updated SDKs. Google has separate guides for iOS and Android.",[14,558,559],{},"Google's own advice, in its FAQ:",[330,561,562,565,568,571],{},[197,563,564],{},"If you need full feature parity, use a third-party provider. The FAQ names Adjust, Airbridge, AppsFlyer, Bitly, Branch, Kochava and Singular, and says Google has not vetted them.",[197,566,567],{},"If you only need to open an installed app, use Universal Links and App Links. The official migration guide covers this path.",[197,569,570],{},"If you no longer need the links, review them, delete the URL prefixes and remove the SDK.",[197,572,573,574,207],{},"Export your link metadata, and if you keep a custom domain, update your rewrite rules in ",[339,575,576],{},"firebase.json",[14,578,579],{},"The migration guide is honest about the gap. Universal Links and App Links do not send users to the app store, and do not carry the journey through a first install. For iOS it recommends Smart App Banners as the closest substitute.",[186,581,583],{"id":582},"firebase-invites-went-first-in-2020","Firebase Invites went first, in 2020",[14,585,586,587,592],{},"Firebase Invites was the layer on top of Dynamic Links that let users send an app invite by SMS or email. Firebase's ",[69,588,591],{"href":589,"rel":590},"https:\u002F\u002Fweb.archive.org\u002Fweb\u002F20201201222821\u002Fhttps:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Finvites\u002Fdeprecation",[73],"deprecation notice"," was online by March 31, 2019, the earliest Wayback Machine capture, and said support would be discontinued on January 24, 2020. Its advice was to keep Dynamic Links and build your own sharing screen. That path closed too when Dynamic Links shut down.",[14,594,595],{},"On October 18, 2026, firebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Finvites and its sub-pages returned a 404. If an app still has an \"invite a friend\" feature from that era, the fix today is the same as for Dynamic Links: share a Universal Link or App Link through the system share sheet, and add a provider only if you need to know which invite led to an install.",[31,597,599],{"id":598},"what-to-use-now","What to use now",[36,601,602,618],{},[39,603,604],{},[42,605,606,609,612,615],{},[45,607,608],{},"Option",[45,610,611],{},"Deferred deep linking",[45,613,614],{},"Click analytics",[45,616,617],{},"Price (checked October 17, 2026)",[55,619,620,634,653,673,693,712],{},[42,621,622,627,629,631],{},[60,623,624],{},[17,625,626],{},"Universal Links + App Links on your own domain",[60,628,285],{},[60,630,285],{},[60,632,633],{},"Free. You pay for your domain and hosting.",[42,635,636,641,643,645],{},[60,637,638],{},[17,639,640],{},"Branch",[60,642,254],{},[60,644,254],{},[60,646,647,648],{},"Basics plan: free trial, no price shown. Essentials and Enterprise: \"Request a demo.\" See ",[69,649,652],{"href":650,"rel":651},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.branch.io\u002Fpricing\u002F",[73],"branch.io\u002Fpricing",[42,654,655,660,663,665],{},[60,656,657],{},[17,658,659],{},"AppsFlyer (OneLink)",[60,661,662],{},"Yes, from the Standard plan (Zero is free but has no deferred linking)",[60,664,254],{},[60,666,667,668],{},"Deep Linking plans: Zero is labelled \"Free.\" Standard, Advanced and Premium show \"Custom pricing\" with \"Request a demo.\" See ",[69,669,672],{"href":670,"rel":671},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.appsflyer.com\u002Fpricing\u002Fdeep-linking",[73],"appsflyer.com\u002Fpricing\u002Fdeep-linking",[42,674,675,680,682,684],{},[60,676,677],{},[17,678,679],{},"Adjust",[60,681,254],{},[60,683,254],{},[60,685,686,687,692],{},"See ",[69,688,691],{"href":689,"rel":690},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.adjust.com\u002Fpricing\u002F",[73],"adjust.com\u002Fpricing",". Its pricing page would not load for me on October 17, so I am not quoting a number.",[42,694,695,700,702,704],{},[60,696,697],{},[17,698,699],{},"Airbridge",[60,701,254],{},[60,703,254],{},[60,705,706,707],{},"Core plan: $40+ a month after a 30-day free trial, deep linking included. Growth plan: custom. See ",[69,708,711],{"href":709,"rel":710},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.airbridge.io\u002Fpricing",[73],"airbridge.io\u002Fpricing",[42,713,714,719,722,724],{},[60,715,716],{},[17,717,718],{},"Bitly, Kochava, Singular",[60,720,721],{},"Check each vendor",[60,723,721],{},[60,725,726],{},"Named in Google's FAQ. Prices not checked here, so see each vendor's pricing page.",[14,728,729],{},"Two cautions on that table. First, \"deferred\" and \"analytics\" here are what these vendors sell in general. Test the exact features on the plan you are quoted. Second, several of these tools are attribution platforms first and link tools second. If you only need links, that can be a lot of product to buy.",[31,731,733],{"id":732},"how-to-choose","How to choose",[330,735,736,742,748,754,760],{},[197,737,738,741],{},[17,739,740],{},"Your users already have the app, and links come from emails, your website or in-app shares."," Use plain Universal Links and App Links. It is free, it is the platform's own mechanism, and no vendor can shut it down.",[197,743,744,747],{},[17,745,746],{},"You run paid ads that send new users to the app store."," You need deferred deep linking and attribution. Pick a provider, and ask for a quote that matches your install volume.",[197,749,750,753],{},[17,751,752],{},"You are a small team that wants links and little else."," Look at the lowest published tier first (Airbridge Core or AppsFlyer Zero; Zero covers basic routing only), and read what the free or entry plan actually excludes before you commit.",[197,755,756,759],{},[17,757,758],{},"You want first-open routing without a vendor."," Combine Universal Links, a Smart App Banner on iOS, and a small server route that remembers the intended screen. It takes some build time, but you own it.",[197,761,762,765,766,768],{},[17,763,764],{},"You have old Dynamic Links printed or published."," Links on a ",[339,767,549],{}," domain are gone for good, because Google will not let anyone keep those domains. If your links used your own custom domain, point that domain at your website and redirect the old paths to the right pages. Either way, publish new links on your own domain.",[14,770,771],{},"If you are unsure, start with option 1. You can add a provider later without changing your domain files.",[31,773,775],{"id":774},"set-up-universal-links-and-app-links-on-your-own-domain","Set up Universal Links and App Links on your own domain",[14,777,778],{},"Use a domain you control, and use the same domain in every step. Apple and Google both want the files served over HTTPS with no redirects.",[330,780,781,795],{},[197,782,783,786,787,790,791,794],{},[17,784,785],{},"Pick the links."," Decide which paths open the app, for example ",[339,788,789],{},"\u002Finvite\u002F*"," or ",[339,792,793],{},"\u002Finvoice\u002F*",". Keep the list short.",[197,796,797,800,801,804,805,808],{},[17,798,799],{},"Create the iOS file."," Host it at ",[339,802,803],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fyourdomain.com\u002F.well-known\u002Fapple-app-site-association",". The name has no ",[339,806,807],{},".json"," extension. Apple's docs say to host it over HTTPS with a valid certificate and no redirects. A minimal version looks like this:",[810,811,815],"pre",{"className":812,"code":813,"language":814,"meta":403,"style":403},"language-json shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark","{\n  \"applinks\": {\n    \"details\": [\n      {\n        \"appIDs\": [\"TEAMID.com.example.app\"],\n        \"components\": [{ \"\u002F\": \"\u002Finvite\u002F*\" }]\n      }\n    ]\n  }\n}\n","json",[339,816,817,826,835,843,849,865,886,892,898,904],{"__ignoreMap":403},[818,819,822],"span",{"class":820,"line":821},"line",1,[818,823,825],{"class":824},"sVt8B","{\n",[818,827,828,832],{"class":820,"line":404},[818,829,831],{"class":830},"sj4cs","  \"applinks\"",[818,833,834],{"class":824},": {\n",[818,836,837,840],{"class":820,"line":409},[818,838,839],{"class":830},"    \"details\"",[818,841,842],{"class":824},": [\n",[818,844,846],{"class":820,"line":845},4,[818,847,848],{"class":824},"      {\n",[818,850,852,855,858,862],{"class":820,"line":851},5,[818,853,854],{"class":830},"        \"appIDs\"",[818,856,857],{"class":824},": [",[818,859,861],{"class":860},"sZZnC","\"TEAMID.com.example.app\"",[818,863,864],{"class":824},"],\n",[818,866,868,871,874,877,880,883],{"class":820,"line":867},6,[818,869,870],{"class":830},"        \"components\"",[818,872,873],{"class":824},": [{ ",[818,875,876],{"class":830},"\"\u002F\"",[818,878,879],{"class":824},": ",[818,881,882],{"class":860},"\"\u002Finvite\u002F*\"",[818,884,885],{"class":824}," }]\n",[818,887,889],{"class":820,"line":888},7,[818,890,891],{"class":824},"      }\n",[818,893,895],{"class":820,"line":894},8,[818,896,897],{"class":824},"    ]\n",[818,899,901],{"class":820,"line":900},9,[818,902,903],{"class":824},"  }\n",[818,905,907],{"class":820,"line":906},10,[818,908,909],{"class":824},"}\n",[330,911,912,922],{"start":409},[197,913,914,917,918,921],{},[17,915,916],{},"Add the iOS entitlement."," In Xcode, open Signing & Capabilities, add Associated Domains, and add ",[339,919,920],{},"applinks:yourdomain.com",". Use the bare domain, with no path and no trailing slash. Personal development teams cannot use this capability (per Flutter's setup guide).",[197,923,924,800,927,930,931,934],{},[17,925,926],{},"Create the Android file.",[339,928,929],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fyourdomain.com\u002F.well-known\u002Fassetlinks.json",", with content type ",[339,932,933],{},"application\u002Fjson"," and no redirects:",[810,936,938],{"className":812,"code":937,"language":814,"meta":403,"style":403},"[{\n  \"relation\": [\"delegate_permission\u002Fcommon.handle_all_urls\"],\n  \"target\": {\n    \"namespace\": \"android_app\",\n    \"package_name\": \"com.example.app\",\n    \"sha256_cert_fingerprints\": [\"AA:BB:...:FF\"]\n  }\n}]\n",[339,939,940,945,957,964,977,989,1002,1006],{"__ignoreMap":403},[818,941,942],{"class":820,"line":821},[818,943,944],{"class":824},"[{\n",[818,946,947,950,952,955],{"class":820,"line":404},[818,948,949],{"class":830},"  \"relation\"",[818,951,857],{"class":824},[818,953,954],{"class":860},"\"delegate_permission\u002Fcommon.handle_all_urls\"",[818,956,864],{"class":824},[818,958,959,962],{"class":820,"line":409},[818,960,961],{"class":830},"  \"target\"",[818,963,834],{"class":824},[818,965,966,969,971,974],{"class":820,"line":845},[818,967,968],{"class":830},"    \"namespace\"",[818,970,879],{"class":824},[818,972,973],{"class":860},"\"android_app\"",[818,975,976],{"class":824},",\n",[818,978,979,982,984,987],{"class":820,"line":851},[818,980,981],{"class":830},"    \"package_name\"",[818,983,879],{"class":824},[818,985,986],{"class":860},"\"com.example.app\"",[818,988,976],{"class":824},[818,990,991,994,996,999],{"class":820,"line":867},[818,992,993],{"class":830},"    \"sha256_cert_fingerprints\"",[818,995,857],{"class":824},[818,997,998],{"class":860},"\"AA:BB:...:FF\"",[818,1000,1001],{"class":824},"]\n",[818,1003,1004],{"class":820,"line":888},[818,1005,903],{"class":824},[818,1007,1008],{"class":820,"line":894},[818,1009,1010],{"class":824},"}]\n",[14,1012,1013],{},"If you use Google Play App Signing, copy the fingerprint from the Play Console (Release, Setup, App signing). The one from your local keystore will usually not match what is on users' phones.",[330,1015,1016,1049,1055],{"start":851},[197,1017,1018,1021,1022,1025,1026,1029,1030,1033,1034,1037,1038,1041,1042,1045,1046,207],{},[17,1019,1020],{},"Add the Android intent filter."," In ",[339,1023,1024],{},"AndroidManifest.xml",", add an ",[339,1027,1028],{},"intent-filter"," with ",[339,1031,1032],{},"android:autoVerify=\"true\"",", the ",[339,1035,1036],{},"VIEW"," action, the ",[339,1039,1040],{},"DEFAULT"," and ",[339,1043,1044],{},"BROWSABLE"," categories, and ",[339,1047,1048],{},"\u003Cdata android:scheme=\"https\" android:host=\"yourdomain.com\" \u002F>",[197,1050,1051,1054],{},[17,1052,1053],{},"Handle the link in your app."," Read the incoming URL and route to the right screen. Do this for both a cold start and an app that is already running.",[197,1056,1057,1060],{},[17,1058,1059],{},"Test before you ship.",[194,1061,1062,1069,1086],{},[197,1063,1064,1065,1068],{},"iOS: Apple fetches your file through its own CDN. Per Apple's docs, the CDN asks for your file within 24 hours, and devices re-check about once a week. You can see what Apple has cached at ",[339,1066,1067],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fapp-site-association.cdn-apple.com\u002Fa\u002Fv1\u002Fyourdomain.com",". For a private dev server, Apple's alternate mode bypasses the CDN. Then tap a link from the Notes app on a real device.",[197,1070,1071,1072,1075,1076,1079,1080,1085],{},"Android: run ",[339,1073,1074],{},"adb shell pm get-app-links com.example.app"," and look for ",[339,1077,1078],{},"verified"," next to your domain. Google's ",[69,1081,1084],{"href":1082,"rel":1083},"https:\u002F\u002Fdevelopers.google.com\u002Fdigital-asset-links\u002Ftools\u002Fgenerator",[73],"Statement List Generator and Tester"," can generate and check the file.",[197,1087,1088],{},"I know of no Apple-run web validator for the apple-app-site-association file today, so on iOS rely on the CDN URL above and a real device.",[14,1090,1091],{},"The usual failures are a redirect in front of the file (including www to non-www), the wrong signing fingerprint, a Team ID typo, and testing before Apple's CDN has caught up.",[31,1093,1095],{"id":1094},"flutter-specifics","Flutter specifics",[14,1097,1098,1099,1041,1104,1109,1110,1113,1114,1041,1117,1120,1121,207],{},"Flutter has official guides for both platforms: ",[69,1100,1103],{"href":1101,"rel":1102},"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.flutter.dev\u002Fcookbook\u002Fnavigation\u002Fset-up-universal-links",[73],"set up universal links",[69,1105,1108],{"href":1106,"rel":1107},"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.flutter.dev\u002Fcookbook\u002Fnavigation\u002Fset-up-app-links",[73],"set up app links",". Per those pages, Flutter 3.27 and later turn deep linking on by default. Older versions need ",[339,1111,1112],{},"FlutterDeepLinkingEnabled"," set to YES in ",[339,1115,1116],{},"Info.plist",[339,1118,1119],{},"flutter_deeplinking_enabled"," set to true in ",[339,1122,1024],{},[14,1124,1125],{},"Two ways to receive links:",[194,1127,1128,1138],{},[197,1129,1130,1133,1134,1137],{},[17,1131,1132],{},"go_router."," Flutter's built-in handling feeds incoming links to the ",[339,1135,1136],{},"Router",". go_router (version 18.1.0 on pub.dev today) is a declarative router built on that system and lists deep linking as a feature. Define your paths as routes, and an incoming link lands on the matching screen.",[197,1139,1140,1143,1144,1147,1148,1151],{},[17,1141,1142],{},"app_links."," The ",[339,1145,1146],{},"app_links"," package (7.2.2 today) handles Android App Links, iOS Universal Links and custom schemes. You subscribe to ",[339,1149,1150],{},"AppLinks().uriLinkStream",", which delivers both the first link and later ones. Per Flutter's docs, if you use a plugin like this, set the deep linking flag to false so Flutter's own handler does not conflict.",[14,1153,1154],{},"Flutter DevTools also has a Deep Links validator. It checks website configuration and manifest files, and works for Android and iOS from Flutter 3.27.",[31,1156,389],{"id":388},[14,1158,1159],{},"App369 is Simon Dziak's studio. He builds and runs Workspace369, a production Flutter and Firebase SaaS.",[194,1161,1162,1168],{},[197,1163,1164,1165,1167],{},"Links open the wrong screen, or the app never opens from a link: the ",[69,1166,396],{"href":395}," diagnoses one issue for $450 and fixes it for $1,200, both fixed price (the $450 is credited toward the fix).",[197,1169,1170,1171,1175],{},"Connecting a link provider, your backend and a CRM or Stripe: ",[69,1172,1174],{"href":1173},"\u002Ffixed-price\u002Fapi-integration\u002F","API Integration",", $1,200 fixed price, 5 business days.",[1177,1178,1179],"style",{},"html pre.shiki code .sVt8B, html code.shiki .sVt8B{--shiki-default:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8}html pre.shiki code .sj4cs, html code.shiki .sj4cs{--shiki-default:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF}html pre.shiki code .sZZnC, html code.shiki .sZZnC{--shiki-default:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF}html .default .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .dark .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-dark);background: var(--shiki-dark-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-dark-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-dark-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-dark-text-decoration);}html.dark .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-dark);background: var(--shiki-dark-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-dark-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-dark-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-dark-text-decoration);}",{"title":403,"searchDepth":404,"depth":404,"links":1181},[1182,1183,1186,1187,1188,1189,1190],{"id":484,"depth":404,"text":485},{"id":531,"depth":404,"text":532,"children":1184},[1185],{"id":582,"depth":409,"text":583},{"id":598,"depth":404,"text":599},{"id":732,"depth":404,"text":733},{"id":774,"depth":404,"text":775},{"id":1094,"depth":404,"text":1095},{"id":388,"depth":404,"text":389},"2026-10-17T12:00:00.000Z","What deep linking is, what happened when Firebase Invites (2020) and Firebase Dynamic Links (August 25, 2025) shut down, and how to set up Universal Links and Android App Links in 2026. Vendor options and prices checked October 17, 2026.",[1194,1197,1200,1203,1206,1209],{"question":1195,"answer":1196},"When did Firebase Dynamic Links shut down?","On August 25, 2025. Google says all clicked links return an HTTP 404, short link and link stats API calls return 400 or 403 errors, and existing .page.link domains cannot be kept or transferred.",{"question":1198,"answer":1199},"What replaced Firebase Dynamic Links?","Nothing from Google replaced it one for one. Google tells developers to use Universal Links and Android App Links for links that open an installed app, and a third-party deep linking provider for full feature parity. Google names Adjust, Airbridge, AppsFlyer, Bitly, Branch, Kochava and Singular, and says it has not vetted them.",{"question":1201,"answer":1202},"What happened to Firebase Invites?","Firebase deprecated Invites and discontinued support on January 24, 2020. Its replacement was Dynamic Links with your own sharing screen, and Dynamic Links shut down on August 25, 2025. Today the firebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Finvites pages return a 404. For app invites now, share a Universal Link or App Link through the system share sheet, or use a deep linking provider if you need install attribution.",{"question":1204,"answer":1205},"What is a deferred deep link?","A link that still works when the app is not installed yet. The user taps, goes to the app store, installs the app, and lands on the right screen on first open. Universal Links and App Links cannot do this on their own. You need a provider or your own server logic.",{"question":1207,"answer":1208},"Do I need a paid service for deep links?","Not if your users already have the app. Universal Links and App Links cost nothing beyond a domain you own. You need a provider only for deferred deep linking, click analytics, or campaign attribution.",{"question":1210,"answer":1211},"How do I test Universal Links and App Links?","On iOS, check the file through Apple's CDN and tap a link from the Notes app. On Android, use adb pm get-app-links to see whether your domain shows as verified, and Google's Statement List Generator and Tester to check assetlinks.json. For Flutter apps, DevTools has a Deep Links validator.",{"readingTimeStats":1213},{"text":1214,"minutes":1215,"time":1216,"words":1217},"9 min read",8.36,501600,1672,"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-dynamic-links-shutdown-deep-linking-2026","firebase dynamic links alternative","9 min",[1222,1223,1224],"mobile-app-analytics-tracking-guide-2026","firebase-security-guide-2026","how-to-debug-a-flutter-firebase-bug-2026",{"title":468,"description":1192},[1227,1230,1232,1235,1238,1241,1244,1247,1249,1252,1254,1256,1259,1262,1265,1267,1269,1271],{"title":1228,"url":1229},"Firebase Dynamic Links FAQ (shutdown date, link behaviour, recommended alternatives)","https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fsupport\u002Fdynamic-links-faq",{"title":1231,"url":589},"Firebase, \"Migrating from Firebase Invites to Dynamic Links with Custom Sharing\" (Wayback Machine copy, December 2020)",{"title":1233,"url":1234},"Firebase, Migrate to App Links and Universal Links (official migration guide)","https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fsupport\u002Fguides\u002Fapp-links-universal-links",{"title":1236,"url":1237},"Apple, Supporting associated domains","https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.apple.com\u002Fdocumentation\u002Fxcode\u002Fsupporting-associated-domains",{"title":1239,"url":1240},"Apple CDN copy of an apple-app-site-association file (example: www.apple.com)","https:\u002F\u002Fapp-site-association.cdn-apple.com\u002Fa\u002Fv1\u002Fwww.apple.com",{"title":1242,"url":1243},"Android, Verify Android App Links","https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Ftraining\u002Fapp-links\u002Fverify-android-applinks",{"title":1245,"url":1246},"Android, Configure website associations (assetlinks.json requirements)","https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Ftraining\u002Fapp-links\u002Fconfigure-assetlinks",{"title":1248,"url":1082},"Google, Statement List Generator and Tester",{"title":1250,"url":1251},"Flutter, Deep linking","https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.flutter.dev\u002Fui\u002Fnavigation\u002Fdeep-linking",{"title":1253,"url":1101},"Flutter, Set up universal links (iOS)",{"title":1255,"url":1106},"Flutter, Set up app links (Android)",{"title":1257,"url":1258},"Flutter DevTools, Validate deep links","https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.flutter.dev\u002Ftools\u002Fdevtools\u002Fdeep-links",{"title":1260,"url":1261},"app_links package on pub.dev","https:\u002F\u002Fpub.dev\u002Fpackages\u002Fapp_links",{"title":1263,"url":1264},"go_router package on pub.dev","https:\u002F\u002Fpub.dev\u002Fpackages\u002Fgo_router",{"title":1266,"url":650},"Branch pricing",{"title":1268,"url":670},"AppsFlyer deep linking pricing",{"title":1270,"url":689},"Adjust pricing",{"title":1272,"url":709},"Airbridge pricing","blog\u002Ffirebase-dynamic-links-shutdown-deep-linking-2026","firebase dynamic links alternative, firebase invites alternative, firebase invites deprecated, deep linking, deferred deep linking, universal links, android app links, apple-app-site-association, assetlinks.json, branch alternatives, appsflyer onelink, flutter deep linking, mobile deep linking",[1276,1277,1278,1279,1280,1281],"Firebase Dynamic Links shut down on August 25, 2025. Clicked links now return an HTTP 404, and Google says the .page.link domains cannot be kept or transferred.","Firebase Invites, which shared Dynamic Links by SMS or email, was discontinued first: Firebase stopped supporting it on January 24, 2020 and pointed developers to Dynamic Links, which have now shut down too.","Google names two routes. Use Universal Links and Android App Links if you only need links to open an installed app. Use a third-party provider if you need full feature parity.","Universal Links and App Links are free and live on your own domain. They do not do deferred deep linking, and they do not give you click analytics.","Two files make it work: \u002F.well-known\u002Fapple-app-site-association on iOS and \u002F.well-known\u002Fassetlinks.json on Android. Serve both over HTTPS with no redirects.","Pricing as of October 17, 2026: Airbridge Core is $40+ a month, AppsFlyer has a free Zero plan, Branch and the paid AppsFlyer plans are sales-led, and Adjust lists no price I could read.","2026-10-18T03:00:00.000Z","https:\u002F\u002Fapp369.com\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-dynamic-links-shutdown-deep-linking-2026\u002F","hX94qZ-J5FqG2JMjnma9fWJKe3fJXvR_PzAYLmD-gNk",{"id":1286,"title":1287,"author":1288,"body":1290,"category":413,"createdAt":1667,"description":1668,"disclosure":416,"extension":417,"faq":1669,"howTo":416,"lastVerified":416,"location":434,"meta":1688,"navigation":441,"ogImage":416,"path":1694,"primaryKeyword":1695,"readingTime":1696,"related":1697,"seo":1700,"sources":1701,"stem":1718,"tags":1719,"takeaways":1720,"updatedAt":1667,"url":1726,"__hash__":1727},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-deprecations-shutdown-dates-2026.md","Firebase Deprecations: Every Shutdown Date, 2024 to 2027",{"name":7,"social":1289},{"twitter":9},{"type":11,"value":1291,"toc":1655},[1292,1298,1301,1306,1310,1509,1513,1517,1520,1523,1527,1530,1533,1536,1568,1572,1575,1579,1588,1592,1595,1599,1644,1646],[14,1293,1294,1297],{},[17,1295,1296],{},"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.",[14,1299,1300],{},"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.",[14,1302,1303,1305],{},[17,1304,28],{}," 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.",[31,1307,1309],{"id":1308},"every-firebase-shutdown-in-date-order","Every Firebase shutdown, in date order",[36,1311,1312,1330],{},[39,1313,1314],{},[42,1315,1316,1319,1322,1325,1328],{},[45,1317,1318],{},"Deadline",[45,1320,1321],{},"What is retired",[45,1323,1324],{},"What stops working",[45,1326,1327],{},"Move to",[45,1329,53],{},[55,1331,1332,1365,1389,1411,1433,1455,1487],{},[42,1333,1334,1341,1344,1351,1358],{},[60,1335,1336,1337,1340],{},"From ",[17,1338,1339],{},"July 22, 2024"," (done)",[60,1342,1343],{},"Legacy FCM HTTP and XMPP send APIs",[60,1345,1346,1347,1350],{},"Sending with a server key to ",[339,1348,1349],{},"fcm\u002Fsend",". Deprecated June 20, 2023",[60,1352,1353,1354],{},"FCM HTTP v1 API or the Admin SDK. ",[69,1355,1357],{"href":1356},"\u002Fblog\u002Ffcm-legacy-api-shutdown-http-v1-migration-2026\u002F","My guide",[60,1359,1360],{},[69,1361,1364],{"href":1362,"rel":1363},"https:\u002F\u002Fweb.archive.org\u002Fweb\u002F20260108211426\u002Fhttps:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fcloud-messaging\u002Fmigrate-v1",[73],"Firebase (archived)",[42,1366,1367,1371,1374,1377,1382],{},[60,1368,1369,1340],{},[17,1370,166],{},[60,1372,1373],{},"Firebase Dynamic Links",[60,1375,1376],{},"Dynamic Links, and email link sign-in that relied on them",[60,1378,1379,1380],{},"Your own deep links. For email link sign-in, Firebase Authentication Android SDK 23.2.0 or later (BoM 33.9.0 or later). ",[69,1381,1357],{"href":180},[60,1383,1384],{},[69,1385,1388],{"href":1386,"rel":1387},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fauth\u002Fandroid\u002Femail-link-migration",[73],"Firebase",[42,1390,1391,1396,1399,1402,1405],{},[60,1392,1393],{},[17,1394,1395],{},"March 22, 2027",[60,1397,1398],{},"Firebase Studio",[60,1400,1401],{},"Existing workspaces. New workspaces and signups already stopped on June 22, 2026",[60,1403,1404],{},"Google AI Studio, Google Antigravity, or an export of your source to another platform",[60,1406,1407],{},[69,1408,1388],{"href":1409,"rel":1410},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fstudio\u002Fmigrating-project",[73],[42,1412,1413,1418,1421,1424,1427],{},[60,1414,1415],{},[17,1416,1417],{},"March 31, 2027",[60,1419,1420],{},"Firebase Extensions",[60,1422,1423],{},"Updating, reconfiguring or uninstalling extensions, or downloading their configuration, through the console or CLI. Installed extensions keep running",[60,1425,1426],{},"Function kits on npm where the publisher offers one, or your own Cloud Functions (2nd gen)",[60,1428,1429],{},[69,1430,1388],{"href":1431,"rel":1432},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fextensions\u002Ffaq-and-troubleshooting",[73],[42,1434,1435,1440,1443,1446,1449],{},[60,1436,1437],{},[17,1438,1439],{},"June 15, 2027",[60,1441,1442],{},"Firebase ML custom model hosting",[60,1444,1445],{},"Hosting and serving custom models through Firebase ML",[60,1447,1448],{},"Cloud Storage for Firebase, per Firebase's guide",[60,1450,1451],{},[69,1452,1388],{"href":1453,"rel":1454},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fml\u002Fmigrate-to-cloud-storage",[73],[42,1456,1457,1462,1465,1472,1481],{},[60,1458,1459],{},[17,1460,1461],{},"September 29, 2027",[60,1463,1464],{},"FCM InstanceId server APIs and device groups",[60,1466,1467,1468,1471],{},"Requests to ",[339,1469,1470],{},"iid.googleapis.com"," and device group management start failing. New users are blocked after January 1, 2027",[60,1473,1474,1475,1478,1479],{},"The FCM topic subscription API, HTTP v1 with ",[339,1476,1477],{},"validate_only",", and sends to individual tokens. ",[69,1480,1357],{"href":1356},[60,1482,1483],{},[69,1484,1388],{"href":1485,"rel":1486},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fcloud-messaging\u002Ftroubleshooting#fcm-26-deprecation",[73],[42,1488,1489,1494,1497,1500,1503],{},[60,1490,1491],{},[17,1492,1493],{},"September 30, 2027",[60,1495,1496],{},"Firebase Test Lab",[60,1498,1499],{},"All of Test Lab",[60,1501,1502],{},"The Developer Device Platform on Google Cloud",[60,1504,1505],{},[69,1506,1388],{"href":1507,"rel":1508},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Ftest-lab",[73],[31,1510,1512],{"id":1511},"what-each-2027-deadline-means-in-practice","What each 2027 deadline means in practice",[186,1514,1516],{"id":1515},"firebase-studio-march-22-2027","Firebase Studio: March 22, 2027",[14,1518,1519],{},"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.",[14,1521,1522],{},"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.",[186,1524,1526],{"id":1525},"firebase-extensions-march-31-2027","Firebase Extensions: March 31, 2027",[14,1528,1529],{},"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.",[14,1531,1532],{},"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.",[14,1534,1535],{},"Before March 31, 2027:",[330,1537,1538,1544,1550,1556],{},[197,1539,1540,1543],{},[17,1541,1542],{},"List what's installed."," In the Firebase console, open Extensions for each project, including staging and old projects.",[197,1545,1546,1549],{},[17,1547,1548],{},"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.",[197,1551,1552,1555],{},[17,1553,1554],{},"Export the configuration of the rest."," You need the parameters to set up a replacement.",[197,1557,1558,1561,1562,1567],{},[17,1559,1560],{},"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 ",[69,1563,1566],{"href":1564,"rel":1565},"https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fextensions\u002Fusers\u002Fmigrate",[73],"guide for users"," covers both.",[186,1569,1571],{"id":1570},"firebase-ml-model-hosting-june-15-2027","Firebase ML model hosting: June 15, 2027",[14,1573,1574],{},"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.",[186,1576,1578],{"id":1577},"fcm-instanceid-apis-and-device-groups-september-29-2027","FCM InstanceId APIs and device groups: September 29, 2027",[14,1580,1581,1582,1584,1585,207],{},"If your server checks tokens with ",[339,1583,1470],{},", 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 ",[69,1586,1587],{"href":1356},"FCM guide",[186,1589,1591],{"id":1590},"test-lab-september-30-2027","Test Lab: September 30, 2027",[14,1593,1594],{},"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.",[31,1596,1598],{"id":1597},"a-one-hour-check-for-your-project","A one-hour check for your project",[330,1600,1601,1626,1632,1638],{},[197,1602,1603,1606,1607,177,1609,177,1612,177,1615,1618,1619,1622,1623,207],{},[17,1604,1605],{},"Search your code"," for ",[339,1608,1470],{},[339,1610,1611],{},"fcm.googleapis.com\u002Ffcm\u002F",[339,1613,1614],{},"page.link",[339,1616,1617],{},"firebase-ml-modeldownloader"," (or ",[339,1620,1621],{},"firebase_ml_model_downloader"," in Flutter), and ",[339,1624,1625],{},"gcloud firebase test",[197,1627,1628,1631],{},[17,1629,1630],{},"Open the Firebase console"," for every project you own and look at Extensions, Machine Learning, Test Lab and Studio.",[197,1633,1634,1637],{},[17,1635,1636],{},"Write down each deadline"," that applies, with the owner of the fix and a target date at least a month early.",[197,1639,1640,1643],{},[17,1641,1642],{},"Start with the earliest deadlines."," Of the 2027 ones, Studio and Extensions come first, in March.",[31,1645,389],{"id":388},[14,1647,1648,1649,1651,1652,1654],{},"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 ",[69,1650,396],{"href":395}," 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, ",[69,1653,401],{"href":400}," of your project.",{"title":403,"searchDepth":404,"depth":404,"links":1656},[1657,1658,1665,1666],{"id":1308,"depth":404,"text":1309},{"id":1511,"depth":404,"text":1512,"children":1659},[1660,1661,1662,1663,1664],{"id":1515,"depth":409,"text":1516},{"id":1525,"depth":409,"text":1526},{"id":1570,"depth":409,"text":1571},{"id":1577,"depth":409,"text":1578},{"id":1590,"depth":409,"text":1591},{"id":1597,"depth":404,"text":1598},{"id":388,"depth":404,"text":389},"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.",[1670,1673,1676,1679,1682,1685],{"question":1671,"answer":1672},"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":1674,"answer":1675},"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":1677,"answer":1678},"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":1680,"answer":1681},"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":1683,"answer":1684},"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":1686,"answer":1687},"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":1689},{"text":1690,"minutes":1691,"time":1692,"words":1693},"6 min read",5.255,315300,1051,"\u002Fblog\u002Ffirebase-deprecations-shutdown-dates-2026","firebase deprecations","8 min",[1698,446,1699],"fcm-legacy-api-shutdown-http-v1-migration-2026","how-to-cut-your-firebase-bill-2026",{"title":1287,"description":1668},[1702,1704,1706,1708,1710,1712,1714,1716],{"title":1703,"url":1362},"Firebase, migrate from legacy FCM APIs to HTTP v1 (Wayback Machine copy, January 8, 2026)",{"title":1705,"url":1386},"Firebase, migrating email link sign-in off Dynamic Links (Android)",{"title":1707,"url":1409},"Firebase, Firebase Studio sunset and project migration",{"title":1709,"url":1431},"Firebase, Firebase Extensions deprecation FAQ",{"title":1711,"url":1564},"Firebase, migrate an extension to Cloud Functions as a user",{"title":1713,"url":1453},"Firebase, migrate custom models from Firebase ML to Cloud Storage",{"title":1715,"url":1485},"Firebase, FCM InstanceId API and device group deprecation (FAQ, announced September 2026)",{"title":1717,"url":1507},"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",[1721,1722,1723,1724,1725],"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","BpHAcwqYVytb8j5WzV2iLR9VQxaMgK0HS82seK6p2zU",{"id":1729,"title":1730,"author":1731,"body":1733,"category":413,"createdAt":2228,"description":2229,"disclosure":416,"extension":417,"faq":2230,"howTo":416,"lastVerified":416,"location":434,"meta":2249,"navigation":441,"ogImage":416,"path":2254,"primaryKeyword":2255,"readingTime":1696,"related":2256,"seo":2258,"sources":2259,"stem":2289,"tags":2290,"takeaways":2291,"updatedAt":2228,"url":2297,"__hash__":2298},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-sign-in-android-deprecated-credential-manager-2026.md","Google Sign-In for Android Is Deprecated: Moving to Credential Manager",{"name":7,"social":1732},{"twitter":9},{"type":11,"value":1734,"toc":2219},[1735,1756,1759,1764,1768,1856,1859,1861,1863,1896,1900,1909,2025,2029,2039,2106,2109,2113,2204,2206],[14,1736,1737,1740,1741,1041,1744,1747,1748,1751,1752,1755],{},[17,1738,1739],{},"Google Sign-In for Android is deprecated, and Sign in with Google now runs through Credential Manager."," If your app still uses ",[339,1742,1743],{},"GoogleSignInClient",[339,1745,1746],{},"GoogleSignInOptions"," from ",[339,1749,1750],{},"play-services-auth",", or One Tap, move it to Credential Manager before Google removes the old code from the SDK. In a Flutter app the move is an upgrade to ",[339,1753,1754],{},"google_sign_in"," 7, which is a breaking release. Much of the work is in the code, and some of the bugs afterwards are in the setup.",[14,1757,1758],{},"If you landed here from an old link to Google's Android sign-in guide, that address now redirects to the Credential Manager overview. The dates and behavior below come from Android Developers, the Android Developers Blog and the Flutter plugin pages, as listed in the sources. I checked each page on October 18, 2026.",[14,1760,1761,1763],{},[17,1762,28],{}," 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.",[31,1765,1767],{"id":1766},"what-changed-and-when","What changed, and when",[36,1769,1770,1781],{},[39,1771,1772],{},[42,1773,1774,1777,1779],{},[45,1775,1776],{},"When",[45,1778,50],{},[45,1780,53],{},[55,1782,1783,1798,1811,1824,1841],{},[42,1784,1785,1788,1791],{},[60,1786,1787],{},"September 11, 2024",[60,1789,1790],{},"Google announces that Credential Manager replaces its legacy Android sign-in APIs, and publishes a removal timeline",[60,1792,1793],{},[69,1794,1797],{"href":1795,"rel":1796},"https:\u002F\u002Fandroid-developers.googleblog.com\u002F2024\u002F09\u002Fstreamlining-android-authentication-credential-manager-replaces-legacy-apis.html",[73],"Android Developers Blog",[42,1799,1800,1803,1806],{},[60,1801,1802],{},"Q1 2025",[60,1804,1805],{},"Smart Lock for Passwords: listed as fully shut down",[60,1807,1808],{},[69,1809,1797],{"href":1795,"rel":1810},[73],[42,1812,1813,1816,1819],{},[60,1814,1815],{},"H1 2025",[60,1817,1818],{},"Credential Saving API and the Sign in with Google button API: listed for removal",[60,1820,1821],{},[69,1822,1797],{"href":1795,"rel":1823},[73],[42,1825,1826,1831,1836],{},[60,1827,1828],{},[17,1829,1830],{},"H2 2025",[60,1832,1833],{},[17,1834,1835],{},"One Tap and Google Sign-In for Android: listed for removal",[60,1837,1838],{},[69,1839,1797],{"href":1795,"rel":1840},[73],[42,1842,1843,1846,1849],{},[60,1844,1845],{},"Now",[60,1847,1848],{},"Google's migration page says legacy Google Sign-In is deprecated and will be removed from the Play services Auth SDK in a future release",[60,1850,1851],{},[69,1852,1855],{"href":1853,"rel":1854},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Fidentity\u002Fsign-in\u002Flegacy-gsi-migration",[73],"Android Developers",[14,1857,1858],{},"The two sources don't give the same date. The 2024 post gave half-year targets; the migration page, last updated March 6, 2026, gives none. What both say is the same: the old APIs are on their way out, and new work belongs on Credential Manager.",[186,1860,189],{"id":188},[14,1862,192],{},[194,1864,1865,1875,1881,1890],{},[197,1866,1867,1870,1871,1874],{},[17,1868,1869],{},"developers.google.com\u002Fidentity\u002Fsign-in\u002Fandroid\u002Fstart-integrating",", the old setup guide, ",[17,1872,1873],{},"redirects"," to the Android Credential Manager overview.",[197,1876,1877,1880],{},[17,1878,1879],{},"developers.google.com\u002Fidentity\u002Fsign-in\u002Fandroid\u002Fsign-in"," redirects there too.",[197,1882,1883,1886,1887,1889],{},[17,1884,1885],{},"developers.google.com\u002Fidentity\u002Fsign-in\u002Fandroid\u002Flegacy-gsi-migration"," returned ",[17,1888,206],{},". The live migration page is on developer.android.com, linked in the sources.",[197,1891,1892,1895],{},[17,1893,1894],{},"developers.google.com\u002Fidentity\u002Fone-tap\u002Fandroid\u002Foverview"," redirects to a page that says One Tap for Android is deprecated.",[31,1897,1899],{"id":1898},"moving-a-native-android-app-to-credential-manager","Moving a native Android app to Credential Manager",[14,1901,1902,1903,1908],{},"The steps follow Google's ",[69,1904,1907],{"href":1905,"rel":1906},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Fidentity\u002Fsign-in\u002Fcredential-manager-siwg-implementation",[73],"Sign in with Google implementation guide",":",[330,1910,1911,1933,1943,1964,1985,1991,2001,2014],{},[197,1912,1913,1916,1917,177,1920,1041,1923,1926,1927,1932],{},[17,1914,1915],{},"Add the dependencies."," Add ",[339,1918,1919],{},"androidx.credentials:credentials",[339,1921,1922],{},"androidx.credentials:credentials-play-services-auth",[339,1924,1925],{},"com.google.android.libraries.identity.googleid:googleid",". Check the ",[69,1928,1931],{"href":1929,"rel":1930},"https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Fjetpack\u002Fandroidx\u002Freleases\u002Fcredentials",[73],"androidx.credentials release page"," for the current stable version: on October 18, 2026 the newest stable release listed was 1.6.0, while Google's sample used a 1.7.0 alpha.",[197,1934,1935,1938,1939,1942],{},[17,1936,1937],{},"Use your web client ID."," Google's guide passes the ",[17,1940,1941],{},"Web"," client ID you set up for OAuth in your Google Cloud project as the server client ID, even in an Android app. The project also has to know your Android app: the Flutter plugin's docs list a wrong package name or a missing signing SHA as common causes of failed sign-in.",[197,1944,1945,1948,1949,1952,1953,1956,1957,1960,1961,207],{},[17,1946,1947],{},"Build the request."," For the bottom-sheet flow, use ",[339,1950,1951],{},"GetGoogleIdOption"," with your web client ID. Google's guide first sets ",[339,1954,1955],{},"setFilterByAuthorizedAccounts(true)"," to offer accounts that already signed in, with ",[339,1958,1959],{},"setAutoSelectEnabled(true)"," for returning users. For a \"Sign in with Google\" button, use ",[339,1962,1963],{},"GetSignInWithGoogleOption",[197,1965,1966,1969,1970,1973,1974,1977,1978,1981,1982,207],{},[17,1967,1968],{},"Call Credential Manager."," Create it with ",[339,1971,1972],{},"CredentialManager.create(context)"," and call ",[339,1975,1976],{},"getCredential"," with the request. When the result is a ",[339,1979,1980],{},"GoogleIdTokenCredential",", read it with ",[339,1983,1984],{},"GoogleIdTokenCredential.createFrom(credential.data)",[197,1986,1987,1990],{},[17,1988,1989],{},"Verify the ID token on your server."," Send the ID token to your backend and verify it there. If you use Firebase Authentication, use the Google ID token with Firebase Auth.",[197,1992,1993,1996,1997,2000],{},[17,1994,1995],{},"Move scopes to AuthorizationClient."," Google says sign-in and authorization are separate actions now. If your app reads Drive, Calendar or another Google API, request those scopes with the ",[339,1998,1999],{},"AuthorizationClient"," API when the user needs that feature, not at sign-in.",[197,2002,2003,2006,2007,2010,2011,207],{},[17,2004,2005],{},"Replace silent sign-in."," Google's migration page says to use a request with ",[339,2008,2009],{},"filterByAuthorizedAccounts"," set to true and auto-select on, in place of ",[339,2012,2013],{},"silentSignIn",[197,2015,2016,2019,2020,177,2022,2024],{},[17,2017,2018],{},"Remove the old code."," Once the new path works, remove ",[339,2021,1743],{},[339,2023,1746],{}," and any One Tap code, so an old error can't be mistaken for a new one.",[31,2026,2028],{"id":2027},"moving-a-flutter-app-to-google_sign_in-7","Moving a Flutter app to google_sign_in 7",[14,2030,2031,2032,2035,2036,2038],{},"On Android, ",[339,2033,2034],{},"google_sign_in_android"," 7.0.0 switched to Credential Manager. Its changelog says it removed the deprecated Google Sign In for Android SDK. ",[339,2037,1754],{}," 7.0.0 is a breaking release, and its changelog lists the main changes:",[194,2040,2041,2057,2071,2088],{},[197,2042,2043,2049,2050,2053,2054,207],{},[17,2044,2045,2048],{},[339,2046,2047],{},"GoogleSignIn"," is a singleton."," Use ",[339,2051,2052],{},"GoogleSignIn.instance"," instead of creating your own ",[339,2055,2056],{},"GoogleSignIn(...)",[197,2058,2059,2062,2063,2066,2067,2070],{},[17,2060,2061],{},"Initialize first."," Call and await ",[339,2064,2065],{},"initialize",", passing ",[339,2068,2069],{},"serverClientId"," where needed, before any other method.",[197,2072,2073,2079,2080,2083,2084,2087],{},[17,2074,2075,2076,207],{},"Sign-in is ",[339,2077,2078],{},"authenticate()"," Check ",[339,2081,2082],{},"supportsAuthenticate()"," first, because not every platform supports it. ",[339,2085,2086],{},"attemptLightweightAuthentication()"," covers returning users.",[197,2089,2090,2093,2094,2097,2098,2101,2102,2105],{},[17,2091,2092],{},"Authentication and authorization are separate."," Access tokens and server auth codes come from separate calls through the account's ",[339,2095,2096],{},"authorizationClient",", with ",[339,2099,2100],{},"authorizationForScopes"," to check and ",[339,2103,2104],{},"authorizeScopes"," to ask, from a user interaction.",[14,2107,2108],{},"Plan for the upgrade to touch every place your app signs in, reads the current user or asks for scopes. It isn't a version bump you can make in one line.",[31,2110,2112],{"id":2111},"when-sign-in-breaks-after-the-move","When sign-in breaks after the move",[36,2114,2115,2128],{},[39,2116,2117],{},[42,2118,2119,2122,2125],{},[45,2120,2121],{},"What you see",[45,2123,2124],{},"What it usually means",[45,2126,2127],{},"What to check",[55,2129,2130,2154,2165,2176,2190],{},[42,2131,2132,2135,2138],{},[60,2133,2134],{},"\"serverClientId must be provided on Android\"",[60,2136,2137],{},"The plugin can't find your web OAuth client",[60,2139,2140,2143,2144,2147,2148,2151,2152],{},[339,2141,2142],{},"google-services.json"," needs an ",[339,2145,2146],{},"oauth_client"," entry with ",[339,2149,2150],{},"client_type: 3",". If it's missing, add a web app to the project and download the file again, or pass the web client ID to ",[339,2153,2065],{},[42,2155,2156,2159,2162],{},[60,2157,2158],{},"Sign-in reports \"canceled\" when the user didn't cancel",[60,2160,2161],{},"Sometimes a configuration error",[60,2163,2164],{},"The plugin's docs say some configuration errors come back from Credential Manager as \"canceled\", and the plugin can't tell them from a real cancel. Check the client IDs, package name and SHA fingerprints",[42,2166,2167,2170,2173],{},[60,2168,2169],{},"Works in debug, fails in release or from Play",[60,2171,2172],{},"The release signing key's SHA isn't registered",[60,2174,2175],{},"Register the signing SHA for each build configuration that fails, including the Play App Signing key shown in Play Console if you use it",[42,2177,2178,2181,2184],{},[60,2179,2180],{},"Sign-in works, but API calls fail with no token",[60,2182,2183],{},"Authentication and authorization are separate steps now",[60,2185,2186,2187,2189],{},"Request them with AuthorizationClient (",[339,2188,2104],{}," in Flutter)",[42,2191,2192,2195,2198],{},[60,2193,2194],{},"Package name mismatch",[60,2196,2197],{},"The Android client in Google Cloud has a different package name",[60,2199,2200,2201],{},"Match the package name in Google Cloud or Firebase to ",[339,2202,2203],{},"applicationId",[31,2205,389],{"id":388},[14,2207,2208,2209,2211,2212,2216,2217,207],{},"If sign-in still fails after the move, or it works on your phone but not for your users, the ",[69,2210,396],{"href":395}," 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. For a related Android change, see ",[69,2213,2215],{"href":2214},"\u002Fblog\u002Fsafetynet-shut-down-play-integrity-app-check-2026\u002F","SafetyNet is gone: moving to Play Integrity and App Check",", or ",[69,2218,401],{"href":400},{"title":403,"searchDepth":404,"depth":404,"links":2220},[2221,2224,2225,2226,2227],{"id":1766,"depth":404,"text":1767,"children":2222},[2223],{"id":188,"depth":409,"text":189},{"id":1898,"depth":404,"text":1899},{"id":2027,"depth":404,"text":2028},{"id":2111,"depth":404,"text":2112},{"id":388,"depth":404,"text":389},"2026-10-18T11:00:00.000Z","Google deprecated Google Sign-In for Android, One Tap and Smart Lock for Passwords, and moved Sign in with Google into Credential Manager. What changed and when, how to migrate a native Android app, and how to move a Flutter app to google_sign_in 7, from Google's docs checked October 18, 2026.",[2231,2234,2237,2240,2243,2246],{"question":2232,"answer":2233},"Is Google Sign-In for Android deprecated?","Yes. Google's migration page says legacy Google Sign-In for Android is deprecated and will be removed from the Google Play services Auth SDK (play-services-auth). Google recommends Sign in with Google through Credential Manager instead.",{"question":2235,"answer":2236},"When will GoogleSignInClient stop working?","Google's September 2024 timeline put the removal of Google Sign-In for Android in the second half of 2025. Its current migration page, last updated March 6, 2026, says the API will be removed in a future release, without a date. Google says removal comes in a future release, so migrate now.",{"question":2238,"answer":2239},"What replaced Google One Tap and Smart Lock on Android?","Credential Manager. Google's One Tap page now says One Tap for Android is deprecated and to migrate to Credential Manager, and the Smart Lock for Passwords page says the same.",{"question":2241,"answer":2242},"How do I get an access token for Google APIs after the migration?","Request them in a separate step from sign-in. Credential Manager returns an ID token that proves who the user is. To call Google APIs such as Drive, request the scopes with the AuthorizationClient API, which Google says apps should keep using for authorization.",{"question":2244,"answer":2245},"Why does Flutter say \"serverClientId must be provided on Android\"?","The google_sign_in Android plugin needs your web OAuth client ID. The plugin's documentation says google-services.json should contain a web OAuth client (an oauth_client entry with client_type 3). If it doesn't, add a web app to the project and download the file again, or pass the web client ID as serverClientId when you call initialize.",{"question":2247,"answer":2248},"Why does Google sign-in work in debug but not in release?","A common cause is that the release build's signing SHA isn't registered in your Firebase or Google Cloud project. The plugin's documentation lists a missing or wrong SHA as a common cause of sign-in working in one build configuration but not another.",{"readingTimeStats":2250},{"text":437,"minutes":2251,"time":2252,"words":2253},5.005,300300,1001,"\u002Fblog\u002Fgoogle-sign-in-android-deprecated-credential-manager-2026","google sign-in android deprecated",[2257,447,1224],"safetynet-shut-down-play-integrity-app-check-2026",{"title":1730,"description":2229},[2260,2262,2264,2267,2269,2272,2275,2277,2280,2283,2286],{"title":2261,"url":1795},"Android Developers Blog, \"Streamlining Android authentication: Credential Manager replaces legacy APIs\" (September 11, 2024)",{"title":2263,"url":1853},"Android Developers, about the migration from legacy Google Sign-In",{"title":2265,"url":2266},"Android Developers, about Sign in with Google","https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Fidentity\u002Fsign-in\u002Fcredential-manager-siwg",{"title":2268,"url":1905},"Android Developers, implement Sign in with Google",{"title":2270,"url":2271},"Android Developers, about Credential Manager","https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Fidentity\u002Fcredential-manager",{"title":2273,"url":2274},"Android Developers, One Tap for Android (deprecated)","https:\u002F\u002Fdeveloper.android.com\u002Fidentity\u002Flegacy\u002Fone-tap\u002F",{"title":2276,"url":1929},"Android Developers, androidx.credentials releases",{"title":2278,"url":2279},"Firebase, authenticate with Google on Android","https:\u002F\u002Ffirebase.google.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fauth\u002Fandroid\u002Fgoogle-signin",{"title":2281,"url":2282},"pub.dev, google_sign_in_android (Android setup and troubleshooting)","https:\u002F\u002Fpub.dev\u002Fpackages\u002Fgoogle_sign_in_android",{"title":2284,"url":2285},"pub.dev, google_sign_in changelog","https:\u002F\u002Fpub.dev\u002Fpackages\u002Fgoogle_sign_in\u002Fchangelog",{"title":2287,"url":2288},"pub.dev, google_sign_in_android changelog","https:\u002F\u002Fpub.dev\u002Fpackages\u002Fgoogle_sign_in_android\u002Fchangelog","blog\u002Fgoogle-sign-in-android-deprecated-credential-manager-2026","google sign-in android deprecated, googlesigninclient deprecated, credential manager migration, sign in with google android, one tap android deprecated, smart lock for passwords deprecated, play-services-auth migration, google_sign_in 7 migration, flutter google sign in android, serverClientId must be provided on Android",[2292,2293,2294,2295,2296],"Google deprecated the legacy Google Sign-In for Android API and says it will be removed from the Google Play services Auth SDK. Sign in with Google now runs through Credential Manager.","Google's September 11, 2024 timeline listed Smart Lock for Passwords as shut down in Q1 2025, and One Tap and Google Sign-In for Android for removal in the second half of 2025. Its current migration page still says the removal comes in a future release.","Sign-in and access to Google APIs are now separate steps. Credential Manager signs the user in; for scopes such as Google Drive, Google says to use the AuthorizationClient API.","In Flutter, google_sign_in 7.0.0 is a breaking release: GoogleSignIn is a singleton you must initialize first, and authentication and authorization are separate. On Android, google_sign_in_android 7.0.0 switched to Credential Manager.","Several failures after the move come from configuration, not code: a missing web OAuth client (serverClientId), or a missing SHA fingerprint for one build type. 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