Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Google announces it is shutting down Firebase Studio, less than a year after its launch

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Googlehas announced to shut down its Firebase Studio on March 22, 2027. The decision to pull the plug on the platform comes almost a year after its launch. To recall, the tech giant introduced Firebase Studio, the full-stack AI workspace in April 2025.Announcing the Firebase Studio shut down, the company said: “Firebase Studio is sunsetting on March 22, 2027”. “We’re simplifying our AI developer offerings by transitioning the lessons learned from the Firebase Studio preview into our flagship tools: Google AI Studio and Google Antigravity,” it added. By integrating agentic capabilities directly into AI platforms, the company aims to ensure that Firebase continues to provide a seamless, reliable backend for AI-driven development.

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Core Firebase services, such as Cloud Firestore, Authentication, and App Hosting, will continue to work outside of Firebase Studio.
Google on why Firebase Studio is shutting down
The company said: Firebase Studio launched as a preview to explore the future of AI-driven, full-stack development. Based on your feedback, we’re streamlining our tools to provide clearer, more powerful paths forward:Your core Firebase services (Cloud Firestore, Authentication, App Hosting, etc.)are not affected. Your databases and user data will continue to function normally. This sunset only applies to the Firebase Studio development environment.
Firebase Studio sunset timeline
Google is giving a one-year transition period to ensure users have ample time to migrate their projects:
Migrate to Google Antigravity (available now)
For a code-first, agentic development experience, Google recommends migrating to Antigravity. One should choose Antigravity if you meet any of the following criteria:
Migrate to Google AI Studio (coming soon)
Google says that it is still working on the migration pipeline to Google AI Studio to ensure it works reliably. Once it’s available, users should be able to choose Google AI Studio if they meet any of the following criteria: 

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