iOS Firebase IS_ADS_ENABLED flag in GoogleService-Info.plist file

Question

When adding Firebase support to the iOS app, Firebase generates this GoogleService-Info.plist file.

One of the flags in this file is IS_ADS_ENABLED which defaults to true.

I can't find any documentation of this flag (on the website nor in FIROptions). Does anyone knows what does it do and when can I disable it?

Archy

It looks like they now set that flag to false by default. But now I am worried to turn it off in production... – Plautus

Mine has been updated to false as well in production, but it is safe as the key is not used anymore in Firebase projects – Trailer

Answer 1

Firebase support gives this answer about IS_ADS_ENABLED

The IS_ADS_ENABLED key was previously used on Firebase projects that are using Google Ads features. However, it's deprecated now, but your app should have no issues whether it's set to true or false. We're still looking for solutions to remove this for all projects to avoid confusion. As of now, we are yet to find out any details or timelines as to when it will be implemented

Yes, you can disable it. I have disabled it in my project.

Afrikander