[🐛] Bug Report Title - Missing Privacy Manifest for GoogleUtilities

[jordan-rp-cb]

Issue

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I noticed Firebase is still using 7.11, but GoogleUtilities has a new minor version increase which includes their new privacy manifest. Is that missing by accident or are there any plans to include this?

Project Files

Javascript

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package.json:

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firebase.json for react-native-firebase v6:

# N/A

iOS

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ios/Podfile:

• I'm not using Pods
• I'm using Pods and my Podfile looks like:

# N/A

AppDelegate.m:

// N/A

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Android

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Have you converted to AndroidX?

• my application is an AndroidX application?
• I am using android/gradle.settings jetifier=true for Android compatibility?
• I am using the NPM package jetifier for react-native compatibility?

android/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/app/build.gradle:

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android/settings.gradle:

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MainApplication.java:

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AndroidManifest.xml:

<!-- N/A -->

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react-native info output:

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• Platform that you're experiencing the issue on:
  • iOS
  • Android
  • iOS but have not tested behavior on Android
  • Android but have not tested behavior on iOS
  • Both
• react-native-firebase version you're using that has this issue:
  • e.g. 5.4.3
• Firebase module(s) you're using that has the issue:
  • e.g. Instance ID
• Are you using TypeScript?
  • Y/N & VERSION

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[mikehardy]

You've deleted the template, so I don't know what versions you are on, so I cannot help.

The latest react-native-firebase uses the latest firebase-ios-sdk though (well, 10.23.0, 10.23.1 will be an update we'll adopt here in the next couple hours though)

These should include privacy manifests.

[jordan-rp-cb]

@mikehardy given the privacy manifest isn't included in any version of this library, I didn't think the version i'm using is relevant as it doesn't provide any value. Since there's nothing to debug here. I was hoping to keep this ticket open, as many other frameworks/library's have done, for others to see and get updates. I believe keeping this open is the best option so it's easy for people to follow along for updates

10.23.1 will be an update we'll adopt here in the next couple hours though

This is what I was hoping to understand, thank you!

[mikehardy]

Versions are always relevant, hopefully the new version has what you need. If not underlying 10.24.0 I believe is targeted for April 9 release

[kevin-kp]

We have seen that RNBPreferences.m

react-native-firebase/packages/app/ios/RNFBApp/RNFBPreferences.m

Line 38 in 2c1f48e

_userDefaults = [[NSUserDefaults alloc] initWithSuiteName:RNFBDomainIdentifier];

uses NSUserDefaults. Doesn't this mean that the podspec of react-native-firebase (packages/app) also need a PrivacyManifest?

[mikehardy]

@kevin-kp it appears we are touching UserDefaults here but react-native-firebase is distributed as source, so it can be thought of as a direct part of your app. You will need to include a privacy manifest in your app I believe and that would solve it?

Note that firebase-ios-sdk 10.25.0 appears to have taken some pains to remove the usage of user defaults (and I will publish an update here that includes it shortly: #7774 )

It may be that we can avoid it as well if that makes things easier for people but I looked into it and both firestore and database use user preferences (i.e. User defaults APIs) to store offline settings with regard to cache size and persistence preferences etc. I'm not sure how you would implement that functionality without an app-specific / user-specific persistent data storage area which is exactly what user defaults / preferences is for?