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Transitioning Google URL Shortener to
Firebase Dynamic Links
Kerch 30,
2018
Posted by Michae
Hermanto, Software Engineer; Firebase
We
4'Ic k + | the Google URL Shortener back in 2009 as a way to help people more easily share lnks
and measure traffic online
Since then; mary popular URL
hortening services have emerged arc the
ways people find content on the Internet have also changed dramatically; from primarily desktop
webpages to apps, mob
devices; home assistants; and more
To refocus Our efforts
were turning down support for goo gl over the coming weeks and replacing it
with
Jwl1
{FDL} FDLs are smart URLs that allow You to send existing and potential
users to any location within an iOS, Android or web app Were excited to grow and improve the product
goirg forward While most features cf goo gl will eventually sunset all existing links will continue to
redirect to the intended destination
For consumers
Starting Apr | 13,2018,anonymous Users ard users who have never created short links before today
not be able to create new short links via the
Ifyou are looking to create new short
links
we recommend ycU check out popular services like D    arc
aS an alternative;
you have existing goo gl short links, You can continue to use all features of coc a comacle for a
period of one year; Until March 30,2019,when we will discontinue the console
You can manage all