Google's Vertex AI in Firebase SDK Now Ready for Production Use

Three months after its launch in beta, the Vertex AI in Firebase SDK is now ready for production, says Google engineer Thomas Ezan, who further explores three dimensions that are essential for its successful deployment to production: abuse prevention, remote configuration, and responsible AI use.

AWS CodeBuild Now Supports Fastlane to Simplify iOS Deployments

CodeBuild, AWS continuous integration service, now provides Fastlane support to manage tasks such as code signing, screenshot generation, beta distribution, and app store submissions for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS apps.

Google's Image Generation Model Imagen 3 Now Available in Vertex AI in Firebase as a Preview

Google’s most advanced GenAI image generation model, Imagen 3, is now available in preview through Vertex AI in Firebase enabling seamless integration into Android and iOS apps through its Kotlin and Swift SDKs.

Google Introduces Widgets Quality Tiers

Google will start classifying all Android widgets in three quality tiers based on their adherence to best practices and widget guidelines, helping creators improve the user experiences of their widgets.

Google Launches Gemma 3 1B For Mobile and Web Apps

Requiring a “mere” 529MB, Gemma 3 1B is a small language model (SLM) specifically meant for distribution across mobile and Web apps, where models must download quickly and be responsive to keep user engagement high.