[🐛] For IOS react-native-firebase will use :linkage => :dynamic for SPM But this library use :linkage => :static

What happened?

I want to use react-native-firebase and react-native-google-mobile-ads.

However, Firebase has announced that future iOS support will be provided through Swift Package Manager (SPM) only, and CocoaPods support will be discontinued.

Since react-native-firebase currently relies on use_frameworks! :linkage => :static, it is difficult to migrate to an SPM-based setup while using both libraries together.

Would it be possible to support this use case?

This also seems to be related to the discussion in react-native-firebase issue #9140: https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase/issues/9140

Platforms

Only on iOS

React Native Info

System:
  OS: macOS 26.6
  CPU: (8) x64 Apple M1 Pro
  Memory: 30.30 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 24.15.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v24.15.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 11.12.1
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v24.15.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2023.02.27.00
    path: /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /Users/jhkim/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.7.4/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 25.5
      - iOS 26.5
      - macOS 26.5
      - tvOS 26.5
      - visionOS 26.5
      - watchOS 26.5
  Android SDK:
    Android NDK: 22.1.7171670
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2026.1 AI-261.25134.95.2612.15914620
  Xcode:
    version: 26.6/17F113
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 21.0.10
    path: /opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk@21/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.7.4
    path: /Users/jhkim/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.7.4/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 20.0.0
    wanted: 20.0.0
  react:
    installed: 19.2.0
    wanted: 19.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.83.10
    wanted: 0.83.10
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

Are your using Typescript?

• My project is using Typescript

package.json

"@react-native-firebase/app": "^26.1.0",
    "react-native-google-mobile-ads": "^16.4.0",

app.json

{
  "name": "Test",
  "displayName": "Test"
}

ios/Podfile

android/build.gradle

android/app/build.gradle

android/settings.gradle

AndroidManifest.xml