Firebase Cloud Firestore throws “client is offline”

Question

About 3 out of 4 times loading the page I get this error from the firestore client SDK (web). This slows development down tremendously. Auth, Realtime DB and Storage work pe

Answer 1

For me, enabling ({ synchronizeTabs: true } ) seems to have helped.

Answer 2

The problem might occur because you're integrating firebase 'wed' SDK in your React Native (RN CLI not Expo) app. So in order to use firebase in your react native app you must follow this tutorial: https://rnfirebase.io/ It must work.