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Google Firebase異常導致數千款iPhone App閃退,問題已修復
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Google Firebase異常導致數千款iPhone App閃退,問題已修復

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Google證實Firebase Analytics異常造成數千款iPhone App啟動閃退,問題源於格式錯誤的資料酬載,已於台灣時間9月29日上午10點52分修復,用戶無需更新App。

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Firebase是Google提供的後端與數據分析工具,被眾多iOS和Android App使用,因此其服務異常會波及大量應用程式。

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不少iPhone用戶從昨(29日)就在Threads上抱怨只要開App就會閃退,遇到的狀況都是至少先閃退一次,才能正常開啟,原以為這是iOS 27.0.1更新的Bug,但罪魁禍首其實是Google。

Google證實,旗下Analytics for Firebase發生異常。這項異常一度造成數千款iPhone App啟動就閃退,目前問題已經修復,用戶也不需要另外更新 App。

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這次問題發生在Google Firebase SDK。Firebase 是不少 App 開發者會使用的後端與數據分析工具,不只Android,iOS上也有大量App導入,因此當Google端出現異常時,影響也瞬間擴大。

這次事故是因為Firebase SDK收到「格式錯誤的資料酬載(incorrectly formatted payload)」,導致App在啟動時直接閃退,也因為問題出在Google端,App開發者本身幾乎沒有辦法自行修復,只能等待官方處理。

影響有多誇張?部分開發者回報,自家App短時間內就累積數萬次閃退紀錄,甚至還有更高的案例。也有開發者一開始以為是自己程式寫壞了,急著用AI工具協助除錯,白白消耗大量 AI Token,最後才發現真正問題根本不在自己身上。

Google 也公開這次事件時間軸。問題最早從美國時間 9 月 28 日下午 5 點 41 分開始,換算台灣時間就是 9 月 29 日上午 8 點 41 分;Google 隨後在美國時間晚上 7 點 52 分完成修復部署,也就是台灣時間上午 10 點 52 分左右,前後大約 2 小時。不過,由於快取機制影響,部分 App 在修復部署完成後,最長仍可能繼續閃退約 4 小時。

這也就是說,目前受到影響的 App 理論上都已經恢復正常,而且這次不需要開發者更新 Firebase SDK,用戶也不需要特別更新App。

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  • 具體是哪些資料酬載格式錯誤導致了閃退?
  • Google是否會補償受影響的開發者?

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