Re: Why do so many people confuse Google's Firebase (cloud API) with Google Services Google Firebase App Indexing (search results)?

Jeff Layman wrote on Sun, 23 Jun 2024 08:44:59 +0100 :

Basically, if you use a cellphone, assume someone, somewhere, is
watching and recording.

I think the advice of "if you don't trust Google, don't use them" is bad in
the same way as people tell immigrants who complain about racism "if you
don't like living in the USA, go back to where you came from".

Particularly when I'm simply trying to UNDERSTAND how it works.

So it's like saying, if you want to understand how it works, then don't use
Google", which is a nonsensical statement that holds negative value here.

Having said that....

I am aware of _why_ he said that, which is that another person who shall
remain unnamed, just drove him nuts with all his "worries" about Google.

I wasn't that person.
I'm not "worried" about Google (per se).

I'm just trying to understand how the phone works.

Specifically, for this thread, I suspect NOBODY knows how these three
things can be defined in a way that makes sense to any of us ... yet.

1. GSF (Google Services Framework) <com.google.android.gsf>
2. GMS (Google Mobile Services) <com.google.android.gms>
3. Google Firebase & Google Services Firebase App Indexing

Note that the definition given for "Firebase" would apply to all three.
That's the problem with generic descriptions.

We are on an Android newsgroup. It's a technical newsgroup.
We should be able to figure out how those three things differ.