Firebase files appears on Files.app

[fawzialrifai]

[REQUIRED] Step 2: Describe your environment

• Xcode version: latest
• Firebase SDK version: latest
• Firebase Component: Database
• Component version: latest

[REQUIRED] Step 3: Describe the problem

When I opting the app to be appeared in the Files app, there is a Firebase folder that contains “server_data” and “writes” folders and inside each of them there are multiple files, I think the Firebase folder should be hidden, right?

Steps to reproduce:

Opt in with Files app: Add these keys to your Info.plist and set their values to YES: "Application supports iTunes file sharing" and "Supports opening documents in place", then run the app.

[ryanwilson]

Related: #843

[fawzialrifai]

@ryanwilson so this reported year ago and still not fixed? Isn’t there any workaround?

[ryanwilson]

@fawzirifai it was reported for a different product (Firestore vs RTDB) but the underlying issue is the same, yes. The migration aspect is the most difficult and requires care since it affects user data and un-synced changes could be lost if something goes wrong. Unfortunately there's not a great workaround for this that I'm aware of.

[Program8]

Its 2021 and still not fixed

[hm122]

Having the same issue #10036 three years after the initial issue was posted. Please consider fixing this.

[JulianDMartinez]

This is still an existing issue towards the end of 2023. When enabling access via files app the LBD data is accessible by the user.

[cdeiwiks]

+1 for a fix. The fact that data is visible to the user and can possibly be exported/processed should not be the default for projects. I am really hoping for a fix or a workaround as my data should be displayed in the app but under no circumstances be exportable.