One interesting finding in a new report exploring SDK usage in Android apps is the rapidly growing popularity of Firebase, an app platform from Google that provides Backend-as-a-Service functionality.

Integrating the Firebase SDK into your app means being able to use AdMob ad formats, including native ads. Dynamic Links is by far the most interesting.

Android mobile app developers use more analytics SDKs than any other type, according to the latest data from SafeDK Mobile, which also noted big growth in usage of Google's Firebase back-end offering.

Google is merging Fabric into Firebase. ending support for Fabric in mid-2019. The company has a migration plan for Fabric developers moving to Firebase.