--- title: What's new in Firebase at I | daily.dev description: Google announced a batch of Firebase updates at I/O 2025 centered on AI-assisted app development. Firebase Studio, the cloud-based AI workspace, now runs on... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-firebase-at-i-utonkgzvr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What's new in Firebase at I | daily.dev og:description: Google announced a batch of Firebase updates at I/O 2025 centered on AI-assisted app development. Firebase Studio, the cloud-based AI workspace, now runs on... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-firebase-at-i-utonkgzvr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UtoNkGzVr.png og:image:alt: What's new in Firebase at I 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. # What's new in Firebase at I **[Firebase](https://daily.dev/sources/firebase-blog)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google announced a batch of Firebase updates at I/O 2025 centered on AI-assisted app development. Firebase Studio, the cloud-based AI workspace, now runs on Gemini 2.5 and adds Figma-to-code import via Builder.io, image placeholder replacement from Unsplash, and automatic backend provisioning with Firebase Authentication and Firestore. Vertex AI in Firebase has been rebranded and expanded into Firebase AI Logic, adding direct Gemini Developer API access, hybrid on-device inference with Gemini Nano on Chrome, a Unity/Android XR SDK preview, and Gemini-based image generation and editing. A new Firebase MCP Server lets AI assistants interact directly with Firebase projects, Firestore data, and crash reports. App Hosting gains local CLI deploys, Terraform-based container deploys, and automatic emulator use. Data Connect adds Gemini-assisted schema generation. Phone number verification via carrier lookup was previewed as coming later in the year. ## 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 AI Logic and how is it different from Vertex AI in Firebase? Firebase AI Logic is the evolution of Vertex AI in Firebase, announced at Google I/O 2025. It adds direct client-side access to the Gemini Developer API alongside the existing Vertex AI Gemini API, hybrid on-device inference using Gemini Nano on Chrome, a Unity/Android XR SDK preview, Gemini-based image generation and editing, and an expanded AI monitoring dashboard. _Track how Firebase AI Logic evolves for developers building AI features on daily.dev._ ### What can the Firebase MCP Server do in the Firebase CLI? The Firebase MCP Server, previewed in the Firebase CLI, lets AI assistant tools directly interact with Firebase resources. It can create Firebase projects and apps, answer questions about a production app's backend and Firestore data, highlight important production crashes for troubleshooting, and trigger environment changes like setting up databases or auth claims. _Developers wiring AI assistants into their backend can follow MCP tooling news on daily.dev._ ### Can Firebase App Hosting deploy without using GitHub for source code? Yes, Firebase App Hosting added two new deployment paths announced at Google I/O 2025 that do not require GitHub. Developers can deploy directly from their local machine using the Firebase CLI in one command alongside other Firebase deployments, or use Terraform to deploy a pre-built container image, skipping App Hosting's build process entirely for faster, more controlled rollouts. _Teams evaluating deployment options for full-stack apps can follow App Hosting updates on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Experimental hybrid inference and new Gemini models for Android](https://daily.dev/posts/experimental-hybrid-inference-and-new-gemini-models-for-android-cc5bn1znk) · Android Developers Blog · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Vibe-coded AI Studio apps with Firestore, Firebase, Cloud SQL](https://daily.dev/posts/vibe-coded-ai-studio-apps-with-firestore-firebase-cloud-sql-5faawqfxm) · Google Cloud · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp), [#firebase](https://daily.dev/tags/firebase), [#google-gemini](https://daily.dev/tags/google-gemini) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-firebase-at-i-utonkgzvr) ```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":"What's new in Firebase at I","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-firebase-at-i-utonkgzvr","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-new-in-firebase-at-i-utonkgzvr"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:20:14.559Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:39:37.744Z","description":"Google announced a batch of Firebase updates at I/O 2025 centered on AI-assisted app development. 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