build(deps): update firebase-ios-sdk to v9

Author: mikehardy

.spellcheck.dict.txt

@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ utils
 Utils
 v5
 v6
+v9
+v15
 VPN
 VSCode
 Wix

docs/index.md

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' // <- Add this line
 
 ### 3. iOS Setup
 
-To allow the iOS app to securely connect to your Firebase project, a configuration file must be downloaded and added to your project.
+To allow the iOS app to securely connect to your Firebase project, a configuration file must be downloaded and added to your project, and you must enable frameworks in CocoaPods
 
 #### Generating iOS credentials
 
@@ -119,6 +119,18 @@ Within your existing `didFinishLaunchingWithOptions` method, add the following t
 }
 ```
 
+#### Altering CocoaPods to use frameworks
+
+Beginning with firebase-ios-sdk v9+ (react-native-firebase v15+) you must tell CocoaPods to use frameworks.
+
+Open the file `./ios/Podfile` and add this line inside your targets:
+
+```
+use_frameworks!
+```
+
+> Note `use_frameworks` [is _not_ compatible with Flipper, Hermes, React Native New Architecture or react-native 0.69.0](https://github.com/reactwg/react-native-releases/discussions/21#discussioncomment-2924919). Community support to help fix `use_frameworks` support is welcome!
+
 ### 4. Autolinking & rebuilding
 
 Once the above steps have been completed, the React Native Firebase library must be linked to your project and your application needs to be rebuilt.

packages/app/package.json

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   },
   "sdkVersions": {
     "ios": {
-      "firebase": "8.15.0"
+      "firebase": "9.1.0"
     },
     "android": {
       "minSdk": 19,

tests/ios/Podfile

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ appPackage = JSON.parse(File.read(File.join('..', '..', 'node_modules', '@react-
 $FirebaseSDKVersion = appPackage['sdkVersions']['ios']['firebase']
 #$FirebaseSDKVersion = '8.0.0' # https://firebase.google.com/support/release-notes/ios
 Pod::UI.puts "react-native-firebase/tests: Using Firebase SDK version '#{$FirebaseSDKVersion}'"
-# $RNFirebaseAsStaticFramework = true # toggle this to true (and set 'use_frameworks!' below to test static frameworks)
+$RNFirebaseAsStaticFramework = true # toggle this to true (and set 'use_frameworks!' below to test static frameworks)
 
 # Toggle this to true for the no-ad-tracking Analytics subspec. Useful at minimum for Kids category apps.
 # See: https://firebase.google.com/support/release-notes/ios#analytics - requires firebase-ios-sdk 7.11.0+
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/nativ
 
 target 'testing' do
   # set this and toggle '$RNFirebaseAsStaticFramework' above to test static frameworks)
-  # use_frameworks!
+  use_frameworks!
 
   config = use_native_modules!
   use_react_native!(