Thousands of iOS apps started crashing because of Google (wait, what?)
One small bug for Google, one giant pain for developers.
A bug in Google Analytics for Firebase caused thousands of iOS apps to crash, leaving developers perplexed. The issue stemmed from a bug in the Firebase SDK, which led to apps crashing at launch. Despite Google resolving the bug within a few hours, the crashes persisted due to caching. Some apps experienced crash rates over five thousand times higher than usual.
While app crashes are not uncommon, they typically occur due to new software versions, smartphones, or app updates. However, this incident was exceptional, as it impacted thousands of apps simultaneously. Developers were left scrambling to understand what had caused such widespread crashes.
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