--- title: Introducing Firebase Remote Config | daily.dev description: Firebase Remote Config lets developers change app values, appearance, and behavior from the cloud without publishing a new app version. It supports targeted... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-firebase-remote-config-xogjxzkrl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introducing Firebase Remote Config | daily.dev og:description: Firebase Remote Config lets developers change app values, appearance, and behavior from the cloud without publishing a new app version. It supports targeted... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-firebase-remote-config-xogjxzkrl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XogjXZkRL.png og:image:alt: Introducing Firebase Remote Config og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing Firebase Remote Config **[Firebase](https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Firebase Remote Config lets developers change app values, appearance, and behavior from the cloud without publishing a new app version. It supports targeted delivery via conditions (country, platform, Firebase Analytics audiences), A/B testing, and gradual feature rollouts using percentage-based flags. Fabulous, an app from Duke University, used it to raise onboarding completion from 42% to 64% and boost one-day retention by 27%. The service is free on iOS and Android as part of the Firebase platform. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Firebase Remote Config used for? Firebase Remote Config lets developers change app appearance, text, and feature flags from the cloud without publishing a new app version. Users receive updated values the next time they start the app. It also supports targeting via conditions like country, platform, or Firebase Analytics audiences, plus A/B testing and gradual percentage-based feature rollouts. _daily.dev surfaces practical Firebase guides for developers rolling out configurable features safely._ ### Can Firebase Remote Config be used to run A/B tests on app features? Yes, Remote Config conditions can deliver different values to random sets of users, enabling A/B tests or gradual rollouts. For example, a new feature can be enabled for just 10% of users via a condition before wider release. Results can be tracked by setting a user property in Firebase Analytics tied to the experiment group. _Teams weighing rollout strategies can find comparisons and experiment design tips on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Optimize your Firebase Remote Config usage](https://daily.dev/posts/optimize-your-firebase-remote-config-usage-woddfd7ym) · Firebase · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Dynamic configuration in Java with Server-Side Firebase Remote Config](https://daily.dev/posts/dynamic-configuration-in-java-with-server-side-firebase-remote-config-yvb4sfjnd) · Firebase Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [What Firebase’s Docs Don’t Tell You About Remote Config in React Native \(2026\)](https://daily.dev/posts/what-firebase-s-docs-don-t-tell-you-about-remote-config-in-react-native-2026--063rjk39t) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile), [#firebase](https://daily.dev/tags/firebase), [#ab-testing](https://daily.dev/tags/ab-testing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-firebase-remote-config-xogjxzkrl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Introducing Firebase Remote Config","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-firebase-remote-config-xogjxzkrl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-firebase-remote-config-xogjxzkrl"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:20:23.939Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:28:47.287Z","description":"Firebase Remote Config lets developers change app values, appearance, and behavior from the cloud without publishing a new app version. 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