diff --git a/.github/workflows/abtesting.yml b/.github/workflows/abtesting.yml
index c2bd61dc3ea..448fadbe5fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/abtesting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/abtesting.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
     with:
       product: ABTesting
-      is_legacy: true
-      setup_command: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh abtesting
+      setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh abtesting
       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-abtesting.plist.gpg
       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/abtesting/GoogleService-Info.plist
     secrets:
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ jobs:
   #       python-version: '3.11'
   #   - name: Setup quickstart
   #     env:
-  #       LEGACY: true
   #     run: scripts/setup_quickstart.sh abtesting
   #   - name: Install Secret GoogleService-Info.plist
   #     run: scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-abtesting.plist.gpg \
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ jobs:
   #     run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
   #   - name: Build swift quickstart
   #     env:
-  #       LEGACY: true
   #     run: ([ -z $plist_secret ] || scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart_ftl.sh ABTesting)
   #   - id: ftl_test
   #     uses: FirebaseExtended/github-actions/firebase-test-lab@v1.4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auth.yml b/.github/workflows/auth.yml
index d7880557bf0..700767b6ef2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auth.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auth.yml
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
     with:
       product: Authentication
-      is_legacy: false
-      setup_command: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh authentication
+      setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh authentication
       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-authentication.plist.gpg
       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/authentication/GoogleService-Info.plist
       run_tests: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml b/.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
index 7f2942f6649..6cd964d4f6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
 
-      # Whether to test the legacy version of the quickstart.
-      is_legacy:
-        type: boolean
-        required: true
+      # The branch to checkout in the quickstart repo.
+      quickstart_branch:
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        # default: 'main' # TODO: Revert to main before merging.
+        default: 'nc/quickstarts'
 
       # The path to the encrypted `GoogleService-Info.plist` file.
       plist_src_path:
@@ -60,11 +62,12 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   quickstart:
+    name: quickstart (${{ inputs.product }})
     # Run on the main repo's scheduled jobs or pull requests and manual workflow invocations.
     if: (github.repository == 'firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || contains(fromJSON('["pull_request", "workflow_dispatch"]'), github.event_name)
     env:
       plist_secret: ${{ secrets.plist_secret }}
-      LEGACY: ${{ inputs.is_legacy && true || '' }}
+      QUICKSTART_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.quickstart_branch }}
     runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ inputs.plist_src_path }} \
             ${{ inputs.plist_dst_path }} \
             "$plist_secret"
-    - name: Build ${{ inputs.product }} Quickstart (${{ inputs.is_legacy && 'Legacy' || 'Non-Legacy' }})
+    - name: Build ${{ inputs.product }} Quickstart
       uses: nick-fields/retry@ce71cc2ab81d554ebbe88c79ab5975992d79ba08 # v3
       with:
         timeout_minutes: 15
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
         command: |
           SPM=true DIR=${{ inputs.product }} scripts/test_quickstart.sh \
             ${{ inputs.product }} \
-            ${{ inputs.run_tests }} \
+            ${{ inputs.run_tests }}
     # Failure sequence to upload artifact.
     - id: lowercase_product
       if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/crashlytics.yml b/.github/workflows/crashlytics.yml
index 9255eec50da..105ef5bdd7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/crashlytics.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/crashlytics.yml
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
     with:
       product: Crashlytics
-      is_legacy: true
-      setup_command: |
-        scripts/setup_quickstart.sh crashlytics
-        mkdir quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics
-        # Set the deployed pod location of run and upload-symbols with the development pod version.
-        cp Crashlytics/run quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics/
-        cp Crashlytics/upload-symbols quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics/
+      setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh crashlytics
       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-crashlytics.plist.gpg
       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/crashlytics/GoogleService-Info.plist
     secrets:
@@ -76,20 +70,12 @@ jobs:
   #     run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
   #   - name: Setup quickstart
   #     run: scripts/setup_quickstart.sh crashlytics
-  #     env:
-  #       LEGACY: true
   #   - name: Install Secret GoogleService-Info.plist
   #     run: scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-crashlytics.plist.gpg \
   #         quickstart-ios/crashlytics/GoogleService-Info.plist "$plist_secret"
   #   - name: Build swift quickstart
   #     run: |
-  #       mkdir quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics
-  #       # Set the deployed pod location of run and upload-symbols with the development pod version.
-  #       cp Crashlytics/run quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics/
-  #       cp Crashlytics/upload-symbols quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics/
   #       ([ -z $plist_secret ] || scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart_ftl.sh Crashlytics swift)
-  #     env:
-  #       LEGACY: true
   #   - id: ftl_test
   #     uses: FirebaseExtended/github-actions/firebase-test-lab@v1.4
   #     with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/database.yml b/.github/workflows/database.yml
index 451b230d167..e6db2321c99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/database.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/database.yml
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
     with:
       product: Database
-      is_legacy: false
-      setup_command: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh database
+      setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh database
       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-database.plist.gpg
       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/database/GoogleService-Info.plist
       run_tests: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/firestore.yml b/.github/workflows/firestore.yml
index 92d1a53c9dc..4c3e9726425 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/firestore.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/firestore.yml
@@ -605,8 +605,7 @@ jobs:
   #   uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
   #   with:
   #     product: Firestore
-  #     is_legacy: true
-  #     setup_command: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh firestore
+  #     setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh firestore
   #     plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-firestore.plist.gpg
   #     plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/firestore/GoogleService-Info.plist
   #     run_tests: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/functions.yml b/.github/workflows/functions.yml
index 42d7b0c1395..07cafd50e4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functions.yml
@@ -51,23 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       target: FirebaseFunctionsUnit
 
-  # TODO: The legacy quickstart uses material which doesn't build on Xcode 15.
-  # quickstart:
-  #     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
-  #     strategy:
-  #       matrix:
-  #         quickstart_type: [objc, swift]
-  #     with:
-  #       product: Functions
-  #       is_legacy: true
-  #       setup_command: |
-  #         scripts/setup_quickstart.sh functions
-  #         sed -i '' 's/REVERSED_CLIENT_ID/com.googleusercontent.apps.1025801074639-6p6ebi8amuklcjrto20gvpe295smm8u6/' quickstart-ios/functions/LegacyFunctionsQuickstart/FunctionsExample/Info.plist
-  #       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-functions.plist.gpg
-  #       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/functions/GoogleService-Info.plist
-  #       quickstart_type: ${{ matrix.quickstart_type }}
-  #     secrets:
-  #       plist_secret: ${{ secrets.GHASecretsGPGPassphrase1 }}
+  # TODO(ncooke3): Add a Functions quickstart test.
 
   # quickstart-ftl-cron-only:
   #   # Don't run on private repo
diff --git a/.github/workflows/inappmessaging.yml b/.github/workflows/inappmessaging.yml
index f0bbd9597d4..9275f825492 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/inappmessaging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/inappmessaging.yml
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
     with:
       product: InAppMessaging
-      is_legacy: false
-      setup_command: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh inappmessaging
+      setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh inappmessaging
       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-inappmessaging.plist.gpg
       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/inappmessaging/GoogleService-Info.plist
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/installations.yml b/.github/workflows/installations.yml
index 4d407c9507c..b8bbb69d6d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/installations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/installations.yml
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
     with:
       product: Installations
-      is_legacy: false
-      setup_command: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh installations
+      setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh installations
       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/Installations/GoogleService-Info.plist.gpg
       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/installations/GoogleService-Info.plist
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/messaging.yml b/.github/workflows/messaging.yml
index 6b9aa970cc4..4663b6355b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/messaging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/messaging.yml
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
     with:
       product: Messaging
-      is_legacy: false
-      setup_command: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh messaging
+      setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh messaging
       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-messaging.plist.gpg
       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/messaging/GoogleService-Info.plist
       run_tests: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/performance.yml b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
index e14a3c44235..28447841b87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/performance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/performance.yml
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
     with:
       product: Performance
-      is_legacy: false
-      setup_command: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh performance
+      setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh performance
       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-performance.plist.gpg
       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/performance/GoogleService-Info.plist
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
index 1de043c598f..b26e22cde33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 name: prerelease
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
+  contents: read
 
 on:
   pull_request:
     # closed will be triggered when a pull request is merged. This is to keep https://github.com/firebase/SpecsTesting up to date.
-    types: [closed]
+    # types: [closed] # TODO(ncooke3): Uncomment.
     paths:
     - '.github/workflows/prerelease.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -22,199 +22,6 @@ concurrency:
     cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  specs_checking:
-    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
-    if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    runs-on: macos-15
-    env:
-      botaccess: ${{ secrets.PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-      local_repo: specstesting
-      podspec_repo_branch: main
-    outputs:
-      matrix: ${{ steps.generate_matrix.outputs.matrix }}
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Xcode
-      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
-    - name: Generate matrix
-      id: generate_matrix
-      run: |
-        cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ReleaseTooling"
-        swift run manifest --sdk-repo-url "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" --output-file-path ./output.json --for-gha-matrix-generation
-        echo "::set-output name=matrix::{\"include\":$( cat output.json )}"
-    - name: Update SpecsTesting repo setup
-      run: |
-         podspec_repo_branch="${podspec_repo_branch}" \
-           scripts/release_testing_setup.sh prerelease_testing
-      env:
-         BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    - name: Clean spec repo
-      run: |
-         git clone --quiet https://${botaccess}@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting.git "${local_repo}"
-         cd "${local_repo}"
-         # Remove all unhidden dirs, i.e. all podspec dir from the spec repo.
-         rm -Rf -- */
-         git add .
-         # commit without diff will throw an error. `git diff --exit-code` can avoid such error.
-         git diff --staged --exit-code || git commit -m "Empty spec repo."
-         # Attempt to push. If it fails, print a detailed error message and exit.
-         git push || {
-           echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
-            echo "ERROR: Failed to push to Firebase/SpecsTesting."
-            echo "This is likely due to an expired Personal Access Token (PAT)."
-            echo "Please take the following steps to resolve this:"
-            echo "1. Refresh the OSS bot's scoped access token for the Firebase/SpecsTesting repo."
-            echo "   This can be done in the OSS bot's GitHub account settings. Ensure the token "
-            echo "   has the 'public_repo' scope."
-            echo "2. Update the 'PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT' secret in this repo's settings."
-            echo "   (https://github.com/Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/settings/secrets/actions)"
-            echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
-            exit 1
-         }
-    - name: Clean Artifacts
-      if: ${{ always() }}
-      run: |
-        rm -rf prerelease-testing-token.txt
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: firebase-ios-sdk
-        path: |
-          *.podspec
-          *.podspec.json
-
-  buildup_SpecsTesting_repo_FirebaseCore:
-    needs: specs_checking
-    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
-    if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    runs-on: macos-15
-    env:
-      botaccess: ${{ secrets.PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-      local_repo: specstesting
-      local_sdk_repo_dir: /tmp/test/firebase-ios-sdk
-      targeted_pod: FirebaseCore
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Xcode
-      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
-      with:
-        name: firebase-ios-sdk
-        path: ${{ env.local_sdk_repo_dir }}
-    # Addresses flaky pushes due to missing git config on runner.
-    - name: Set git config
-      run: |
-        git config --global user.email "google-oss-bot@example.com"
-        git config --global user.name "google-oss-bot"
-    - name: Update SpecsTesting repo
-      run: |
-        cd scripts/create_spec_repo/
-        swift build
-        pod repo add --silent "${local_repo}" https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting.git
-        BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh .build/debug/spec-repo-builder \
-          --sdk-repo "${local_sdk_repo_dir}" \
-          --local-spec-repo-name "${local_repo}" \
-          --sdk-repo-name SpecsTesting \
-          --github-account Firebase \
-          --pod-sources 'https://${BOT_TOKEN}@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting' "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsDev.git" "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsStaging.git" "https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git" \
-          --include-pods "${targeted_pod}" --keep-repo
-    - name: Clean Artifacts
-      if: ${{ always() }}
-      run: pod repo remove "${local_repo}"
-
-  buildup_SpecsTesting_repo:
-    needs: [buildup_SpecsTesting_repo_FirebaseCore, specs_checking]
-    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
-    if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    runs-on: macos-15
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.specs_checking.outputs.matrix)}}
-    env:
-      botaccess: ${{ secrets.PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-      local_repo: specstesting
-      local_sdk_repo_dir: /tmp/test/firebase-ios-sdk
-      targeted_pod: ${{ matrix.podspec }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Xcode
-      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
-      with:
-        name: firebase-ios-sdk
-        path: ${{ env.local_sdk_repo_dir }}
-    # Addresses flaky pushes due to missing git config on runner.
-    - name: Set git config
-      run: |
-        git config --global user.email "google-oss-bot@example.com"
-        git config --global user.name "google-oss-bot"
-    - name: Update SpecsTesting repo
-      run: |
-        [[ ${{ matrix.allowwarnings }} == true ]] && ALLOWWARNINGS=true
-        cd scripts/create_spec_repo/
-        swift build
-        pod repo add --silent "${local_repo}" https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting.git
-        # ${ALLOWWARNINGS:+--allow-warnings} will add --allow-warnings to the
-        # command if ${ALLOWWARNINGS} is not null.
-        BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh .build/debug/spec-repo-builder \
-                                  --sdk-repo "${local_sdk_repo_dir}" \
-                                  --local-spec-repo-name "${local_repo}" \
-                                  --sdk-repo-name SpecsTesting \
-                                  --github-account Firebase \
-                                  --pod-sources 'https://${BOT_TOKEN}@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting' "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsDev.git" "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsStaging.git" "https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git" \
-                                  --include-pods "${targeted_pod}" \
-                                  --keep-repo ${ALLOWWARNINGS:+--allow-warnings}
-    - name: Clean Artifacts
-      if: ${{ always() }}
-      run: pod repo remove "${local_repo}"
-
-  update_SpecsTesting_repo:
-    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
-    if: github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event.pull_request.merged == true
-    runs-on: macos-15
-    env:
-      botaccess: ${{ secrets.PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-      local_repo: specstesting
-      podspec_repo_branch: main
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Xcode
-      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
-    - name: Update SpecsTesting repo setup
-      run: |
-         # Update/create a nightly tag to the head of the main branch.
-         podspec_repo_branch="${podspec_repo_branch}" \
-           scripts/release_testing_setup.sh prerelease_testing
-      env:
-         BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    - name: Push updated podspecs
-      run: |
-        # Changes in post submit tests will be fetched by getting diff between
-        # the HEAD and HEAD^ of the main branch.
-        common_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD^)
-        git diff --name-only $common_commit remotes/origin/${podspec_repo_branch} > updated_files.txt
-        updated_podspecs=()
-        while IFS= read -r line;
-        do
-          echo $line
-          if [ ${line: -8} == ".podspec" ]
-          then
-            updated_podspecs+=("$(basename -s .podspec ${line})")
-          fi
-        done < updated_files.txt
-        if [ -z "$updated_podspecs" ]
-        then
-          exit
-        fi
-        cd scripts/create_spec_repo/
-        swift build
-        pod repo add --silent "${local_repo}" https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting.git
-        BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" .build/debug/spec-repo-builder --sdk-repo $(pwd) --local-spec-repo-name "${local_repo}" --sdk-repo-name SpecsTesting --github-account Firebase --pod-sources 'https://${BOT_TOKEN}@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting' "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsDev.git" "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsStaging.git" "https://cdn.cocoapods.org/" "FirebaseFirestoreTestingSupport" "FirebaseAuthTestingSupport" "FirebaseCombineSwift" --keep-repo --include-pods "${updated_podspecs[@]}"
-
   # TODO: The functions quickstart uses Material which isn't supported by Xcode 15
   #functions_quickstart:
     # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
@@ -223,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
     # env:
     #   plist_secret: ${{ secrets.GHASecretsGPGPassphrase1 }}
     #   botaccess: ${{ secrets.PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-    #   LEGACY: true
     # # TODO: The functions quickstart uses Material which isn't supported by Xcode 15
     # runs-on: macos-12
     # steps:
@@ -255,16 +61,17 @@ jobs:
 
   quickstart:
     # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
-    if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    needs: buildup_SpecsTesting_repo
+    if: |
+      github.repository == 'firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' &&
+      contains(fromJSON('["schedule", "pull_request", "workflow_dispatch"]'), github.event_name)
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
           - product: Performance
             run_tests: true
           - product: Storage
-            is_legacy: true
-            run_tests: true
+            run_tests: false
           - product: Config
             run_tests: true
           - product: Messaging
@@ -278,50 +85,42 @@ jobs:
           - product: Authentication
             run_tests: false
           - product: Crashlytics
-            is_legacy: true
             run_tests: true
-            setup_command: |
-              mkdir -p quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics
-              # Set the deployed pod location of run and upload-symbols with the development pod version.
-              cp Crashlytics/run quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics/
-              cp Crashlytics/upload-symbols quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics/
           - product: ABTesting
-            is_legacy: true
             run_tests: true
+    name: 'quickstart (prerelease, ${{ matrix.product }}, run_tests: ${{ matrix.run_tests }})'
     env:
       plist_secret: ${{ secrets.GHASecretsGPGPassphrase1 }}
       botaccess: ${{ secrets.PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-      LEGACY: ${{ matrix.is_legacy && true || '' }}
     runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@354a1ad156761f5ee2b7b13fa8e09943a5e8d252 # v1
+    - name: Prereqs
+      run: gem install xcpretty
     - name: Xcode
       run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
     - name: Setup testing repo and quickstart
-      run: BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" scripts/setup_quickstart.sh ${{ matrix.product }} prerelease_testing
+      run: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh ${{ matrix.product }} prerelease_testing
     - name: Install Secret GoogleService-Info.plist
       run: |
         scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh \
           scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-${{ matrix.product }}.plist.gpg \
           quickstart-ios/${{ matrix.product }}/GoogleService-Info.plist \
           "$plist_secret"
-    - name: Run setup command, if needed.
-      if: matrix.setup_command != ''
-      run: ${{ matrix.setup_command }}
     - name: Build Quickstart
       uses: nick-fields/retry@ce71cc2ab81d554ebbe88c79ab5975992d79ba08 # v3
       with:
         timeout_minutes: 15
         max_attempts: 3
         retry_wait_seconds: 120
-        command: scripts/test_quickstart.sh ${{ matrix.product }} ${{ matrix.run_tests }}
+        command: DIR=${{ matrix.product }} scripts/test_quickstart.sh ${{ matrix.product }} ${{ matrix.run_tests }}
     # Failure sequence to upload artifact.
     - name: Remove data before upload.
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #  if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh ${{ matrix.product }}
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts_${{ matrix.product }}
-        path: quickstart-ios/
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts_${{ matrix.product }}
+    #     path: quickstart-ios/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease_cocoapods.yml b/.github/workflows/prerelease_cocoapods.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..684716b9c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease_cocoapods.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+name: prerelease_cocoapods
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    # closed will be triggered when a pull request is merged. This is to keep https://github.com/firebase/SpecsTesting up to date.
+    types: [closed]
+    paths:
+    - '.github/workflows/prerelease_cocoapods.yml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    # Run every day at 10pm (PDT) / 1am (EDT) - cron uses UTC times
+    - cron:  '0 5 * * *'
+
+env:
+  FIREBASE_CI: true
+
+concurrency:
+    group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
+    cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  specs_checking:
+    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
+    if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: macos-15
+    env:
+      botaccess: ${{ secrets.PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
+      local_repo: specstesting
+      podspec_repo_branch: main
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.generate_matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0 # Required for pulling down repo tags.
+    - name: Xcode
+      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
+    - name: Generate matrix
+      id: generate_matrix
+      run: |
+        cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ReleaseTooling"
+        swift run manifest --sdk-repo-url "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" --output-file-path ./output.json --for-gha-matrix-generation
+        echo "::set-output name=matrix::{\"include\":$( cat output.json )}"
+    - name: Update SpecsTesting repo setup
+      run: |
+         podspec_repo_branch="${podspec_repo_branch}" \
+           scripts/release_testing_setup.sh prerelease_testing
+      env:
+         BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Clean spec repo
+      run: |
+         git clone --quiet https://${botaccess}@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting.git "${local_repo}"
+         cd "${local_repo}"
+         # Remove all unhidden dirs, i.e. all podspec dir from the spec repo.
+         rm -Rf -- */
+         git add .
+         # commit without diff will throw an error. `git diff --exit-code` can avoid such error.
+         git diff --staged --exit-code || git commit -m "Empty spec repo."
+         # Attempt to push. If it fails, print a detailed error message and exit.
+         git push || {
+           echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+            echo "ERROR: Failed to push to Firebase/SpecsTesting."
+            echo "This is likely due to an expired Personal Access Token (PAT)."
+            echo "Please take the following steps to resolve this:"
+            echo "1. Refresh the OSS bot's scoped access token for the Firebase/SpecsTesting repo."
+            echo "   This can be done in the OSS bot's GitHub account settings. Ensure the token "
+            echo "   has the 'public_repo' scope."
+            echo "2. Update the 'PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT' secret in this repo's settings."
+            echo "   (https://github.com/Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/settings/secrets/actions)"
+            echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+            exit 1
+         }
+    - name: Clean Artifacts
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      run: |
+        rm -rf prerelease-testing-token.txt
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: firebase-ios-sdk
+        path: |
+          *.podspec
+          *.podspec.json
+
+  buildup_SpecsTesting_repo_FirebaseCore:
+    needs: specs_checking
+    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
+    if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: macos-15
+    env:
+      botaccess: ${{ secrets.PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
+      local_repo: specstesting
+      local_sdk_repo_dir: /tmp/test/firebase-ios-sdk
+      targeted_pod: FirebaseCore
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Xcode
+      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
+      with:
+        name: firebase-ios-sdk
+        path: ${{ env.local_sdk_repo_dir }}
+    # Addresses flaky pushes due to missing git config on runner.
+    - name: Set git config
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.email "google-oss-bot@example.com"
+        git config --global user.name "google-oss-bot"
+    - name: Update SpecsTesting repo
+      run: |
+        cd scripts/create_spec_repo/
+        swift build
+        pod repo add --silent "${local_repo}" https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting.git
+        BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh .build/debug/spec-repo-builder \
+          --sdk-repo "${local_sdk_repo_dir}" \
+          --local-spec-repo-name "${local_repo}" \
+          --sdk-repo-name SpecsTesting \
+          --github-account Firebase \
+          --pod-sources 'https://${BOT_TOKEN}@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting' "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsDev.git" "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsStaging.git" "https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git" \
+          --include-pods "${targeted_pod}" --keep-repo
+    - name: Clean Artifacts
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      run: pod repo remove "${local_repo}"
+
+  buildup_SpecsTesting_repo:
+    needs: [buildup_SpecsTesting_repo_FirebaseCore, specs_checking]
+    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
+    if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: macos-15
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.specs_checking.outputs.matrix)}}
+    env:
+      botaccess: ${{ secrets.PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
+      local_repo: specstesting
+      local_sdk_repo_dir: /tmp/test/firebase-ios-sdk
+      targeted_pod: ${{ matrix.podspec }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Xcode
+      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
+      with:
+        name: firebase-ios-sdk
+        path: ${{ env.local_sdk_repo_dir }}
+    # Addresses flaky pushes due to missing git config on runner.
+    - name: Set git config
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.email "google-oss-bot@example.com"
+        git config --global user.name "google-oss-bot"
+    - name: Update SpecsTesting repo
+      run: |
+        [[ ${{ matrix.allowwarnings }} == true ]] && ALLOWWARNINGS=true
+        cd scripts/create_spec_repo/
+        swift build
+        pod repo add --silent "${local_repo}" https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting.git
+        # ${ALLOWWARNINGS:+--allow-warnings} will add --allow-warnings to the
+        # command if ${ALLOWWARNINGS} is not null.
+        BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh .build/debug/spec-repo-builder \
+                                  --sdk-repo "${local_sdk_repo_dir}" \
+                                  --local-spec-repo-name "${local_repo}" \
+                                  --sdk-repo-name SpecsTesting \
+                                  --github-account Firebase \
+                                  --pod-sources 'https://${BOT_TOKEN}@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting' "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsDev.git" "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsStaging.git" "https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git" \
+                                  --include-pods "${targeted_pod}" \
+                                  --keep-repo ${ALLOWWARNINGS:+--allow-warnings}
+    - name: Clean Artifacts
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      run: pod repo remove "${local_repo}"
+
+  update_SpecsTesting_repo:
+    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
+    if: github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    runs-on: macos-15
+    env:
+      botaccess: ${{ secrets.PRERELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
+      local_repo: specstesting
+      podspec_repo_branch: main
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0 # Required for pulling down repo tags.
+    - name: Xcode
+      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app/Contents/Developer
+    - name: Update SpecsTesting repo setup
+      run: |
+         # Update/create a nightly tag to the head of the main branch.
+         podspec_repo_branch="${podspec_repo_branch}" \
+           scripts/release_testing_setup.sh prerelease_testing
+      env:
+         BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Push updated podspecs
+      run: |
+        # Changes in post submit tests will be fetched by getting diff between
+        # the HEAD and HEAD^ of the main branch.
+        common_commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD^)
+        git diff --name-only $common_commit remotes/origin/${podspec_repo_branch} > updated_files.txt
+        updated_podspecs=()
+        while IFS= read -r line;
+        do
+          echo $line
+          if [ ${line: -8} == ".podspec" ]
+          then
+            updated_podspecs+=("$(basename -s .podspec ${line})")
+          fi
+        done < updated_files.txt
+        if [ -z "$updated_podspecs" ]
+        then
+          exit
+        fi
+        cd scripts/create_spec_repo/
+        swift build
+        pod repo add --silent "${local_repo}" https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting.git
+        BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" .build/debug/spec-repo-builder --sdk-repo $(pwd) --local-spec-repo-name "${local_repo}" --sdk-repo-name SpecsTesting --github-account Firebase --pod-sources 'https://${BOT_TOKEN}@github.com/Firebase/SpecsTesting' "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsDev.git" "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsStaging.git" "https://cdn.cocoapods.org/" "FirebaseFirestoreTestingSupport" "FirebaseAuthTestingSupport" "FirebaseCombineSwift" --keep-repo --include-pods "${updated_podspecs[@]}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7441a5a5dba..92a71e0f392 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ permissions:
 on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
-    - 'scripts/release_testing_setup.sh'
     - '.github/workflows/release.yml'
     - 'Gemfile*'
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -22,149 +21,52 @@ concurrency:
     cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  specs_checking:
-    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
-    if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    runs-on: macos-14
-    env:
-      botaccess: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-      local_repo: specsreleasing
-      podspec_repo_branch: main
-    outputs:
-      matrix: ${{ steps.generate_matrix.outputs.matrix }}
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Generate matrix
-      id: generate_matrix
-      run: |
-        cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ReleaseTooling"
-        swift run manifest --sdk-repo-url "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" --output-file-path ./output.json --for-gha-matrix-generation
-        echo "::set-output name=matrix::{\"include\":$( cat output.json )}"
-    - name: Update SpecsReleasing repo setup
-      run: |
-         podspec_repo_branch="${podspec_repo_branch}" \
-           scripts/release_testing_setup.sh release_testing
-    - name: Clean spec repo
-      run: |
-         git clone --quiet https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsReleasing.git "${local_repo}"
-         cd "${local_repo}"
-         # Remove all unhidden dirs, i.e. all podspec dir from the spec repo.
-         rm -Rf -- */
-         git add .
-         # commit without diff will throw an error. `git diff --exit-code` can avoid such error.
-         git diff --staged --exit-code || git commit -m "Empty spec repo."
-         # Attempt to push. If it fails, print a detailed error message and exit.
-         git push || {
-           echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
-            echo "ERROR: Failed to push to Firebase/SpecsReleasing."
-            echo "This is likely due to an expired Personal Access Token (PAT)."
-            echo "Please take the following steps to resolve this:"
-            echo "1. Refresh the OSS bot's scoped access token for the Firebase/SpecsReleasing repo."
-            echo "   This can be done in the OSS bot's GitHub account settings. Ensure the token "
-            echo "   has the 'public_repo' scope."
-            echo "2. Update the 'RELEASE_TESTING_PAT' secret in this repo's settings."
-            echo "   (https://github.com/Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/settings/secrets/actions)"
-            echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
-            exit 1
-         }
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: firebase-ios-sdk
-        path: |
-          *.podspec
-          *.podspec.json
-
-  buildup_SpecsReleasing_repo_FirebaseCore:
-    needs: specs_checking
-    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
-    if: github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk'
-    runs-on: macos-15
-    env:
-      botaccess: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-      local_repo: specsreleasing
-      local_sdk_repo_dir: /tmp/test/firebase-ios-sdk
-      targeted_pod: FirebaseCore
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set Xcode version
-      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
-      with:
-        name: firebase-ios-sdk
-        path: ${{ env.local_sdk_repo_dir }}
-    - name: Update SpecsReleasing repo
-      run: |
-        cd scripts/create_spec_repo/
-        swift build
-        pod repo add --silent "${local_repo}" https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsReleasing.git
-        BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh .build/debug/spec-repo-builder \
-                                --sdk-repo "${local_sdk_repo_dir}" \
-                                --local-spec-repo-name "${local_repo}" \
-                                --pod-sources 'https://github.com/Firebase/SpecsReleasing' "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsStaging.git" "https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git" \
-                                --include-pods "${targeted_pod}" --keep-repo
-    - name: Clean Artifacts
-      if: ${{ always() }}
-      run: pod repo remove "${local_repo}"
-
-  buildup_SpecsReleasing_repo:
-    needs: [buildup_SpecsReleasing_repo_FirebaseCore, specs_checking]
-    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
-    if: github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    runs-on: macos-15
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.specs_checking.outputs.matrix)}}
-    env:
-      botaccess: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-      local_repo: specsreleasing
-      local_sdk_repo_dir: /tmp/test/firebase-ios-sdk
-      targeted_pod: ${{ matrix.podspec }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set Xcode version
-      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app
-    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
-      with:
-        name: firebase-ios-sdk
-        path: ${{ env.local_sdk_repo_dir }}
-    # Addresses flaky pushes due to missing git config on runner.
-    - name: Set git config
-      run: |
-        git config --global user.email "google-oss-bot@example.com"
-        git config --global user.name "google-oss-bot"
-    - name: Update SpecsReleasing repo
-      run: |
-        [[ ${{ matrix.allowwarnings }} == true ]] && ALLOWWARNINGS=true
-        cd scripts/create_spec_repo/
-        swift build
-        pod repo add --silent "${local_repo}" https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsReleasing.git
-        # ${ALLOWWARNINGS:+--allow-warnings} will add --allow-warnings to the
-        # command if ${ALLOWWARNINGS} is not null.
-        BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh .build/debug/spec-repo-builder \
-                                --sdk-repo "${local_sdk_repo_dir}" \
-                                --local-spec-repo-name "${local_repo}" \
-                                --pod-sources 'https://github.com/Firebase/SpecsReleasing' "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsStaging.git" "https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git" \
-                                --include-pods "${targeted_pod}" \
-                                --keep-repo ${ALLOWWARNINGS:+--allow-warnings}
-    - name: Clean Artifacts
-      if: ${{ always() }}
-      run: pod repo remove "${local_repo}"
+  # TODO: The functions quickstart uses Material which isn't supported by Xcode 15
+  # functions_quickstart:
+  #   # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
+  #   if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+  #   needs: buildup_SpecsReleasing_repo
+  #   env:
+  #     plist_secret: ${{ secrets.GHASecretsGPGPassphrase1 }}
+  #     botaccess: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
+  #   runs-on: macos-12
+  #   steps:
+  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #   - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@354a1ad156761f5ee2b7b13fa8e09943a5e8d252 # v1
+  #   - name: Setup testing repo and quickstart
+  #     run: BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" scripts/setup_quickstart.sh functions nightly_release_testing
+  #   - name: install secret googleservice-info.plist
+  #     run: scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-functions.plist.gpg \
+  #         quickstart-ios/functions/GoogleService-Info.plist "$plist_secret"
+  #   - name: Setup custom URL scheme
+  #     run: sed -i '' 's/REVERSED_CLIENT_ID/com.googleusercontent.apps.1025801074639-6p6ebi8amuklcjrto20gvpe295smm8u6/' quickstart-ios/functions/LegacyFunctionsQuickstart/FunctionsExample/Info.plist
+  #   - name: Test objc quickstart
+  #     run: ([ -z $plist_secret ] ||
+  #           scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart.sh Functions true)
+  #   - name: Test swift quickstart
+  #     run: ([ -z $plist_secret ] ||
+  #           scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart.sh Functions true swift)
+  #   - name: Remove data before upload
+  #     if: ${{ failure() }}
+  #     run: scripts/remove_data.sh functions
+  #   - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+  #     if: ${{ failure() }}
+  #     with:
+  #       name: quickstart_artifacts_functions
+  #       path: quickstart-ios/
 
   quickstart:
-    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
-    if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-    needs: buildup_SpecsReleasing_repo
+    if: |
+      github.repository == 'firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' &&
+      contains(fromJSON('["schedule", "pull_request", "workflow_dispatch"]'), github.event_name)
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
           - product: Performance
             run_tests: true
           - product: Storage
-            run_tests: true
-            is_legacy: true
+            run_tests: false
           - product: Config
             run_tests: true
           - product: Messaging
@@ -179,81 +81,40 @@ jobs:
             run_tests: false
           - product: Crashlytics
             run_tests: true
-            is_legacy: true
-            setup_command: |
-              mkdir -p quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics
-              # Set the deployed pod location of run and upload-symbols with the development pod version.
-              cp Crashlytics/run quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics/
-              cp Crashlytics/upload-symbols quickstart-ios/crashlytics/LegacyCrashlyticsQuickstart/Pods/FirebaseCrashlytics/
           - product: ABTesting
             run_tests: true
-            is_legacy: true
+    name: 'quickstart (release, ${{ matrix.product }}, run_tests: ${{ matrix.run_tests }})'
     env:
       plist_secret: ${{ secrets.GHASecretsGPGPassphrase1 }}
       botaccess: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-      LEGACY: ${{ matrix.is_legacy && true || '' }}
     runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0 # Required for pulling down repo tags.
     - name: Set Xcode version
       run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app
     - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@354a1ad156761f5ee2b7b13fa8e09943a5e8d252 # v1
+    - name: Prereqs
+      run: gem install xcpretty
     - name: Setup testing repo and quickstart
-      run: BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" scripts/setup_quickstart.sh ${{ matrix.product }} nightly_release_testing
+      run: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh ${{ matrix.product }} nightly_release_testing
     - name: Install Secret GoogleService-Info.plist
       run: |
         scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-${{ matrix.product }}.plist.gpg \
           quickstart-ios/${{ matrix.product }}/GoogleService-Info.plist "$plist_secret"
-    - name: Run setup command, if needed.
-      if: matrix.setup_command != ''
-      run: ${{ matrix.setup_command }}
     - name: Build Quickstart
       uses: nick-fields/retry@ce71cc2ab81d554ebbe88c79ab5975992d79ba08 # v3
       with:
         timeout_minutes: 15
         max_attempts: 3
         retry_wait_seconds: 120
-        command: scripts/test_quickstart.sh ${{ matrix.product }} ${{ matrix.run_tests }}
+        command: DIR=${{ matrix.product }} scripts/test_quickstart.sh ${{ matrix.product }} ${{ matrix.run_tests }}
     - name: Remove data before upload
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #  if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh ${{ matrix.product }}
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts_${{ matrix.product }}
-        path: quickstart-ios/
-
-  # TODO: The functions quickstart uses Material which isn't supported by Xcode 15
-  # functions_quickstart:
-  #   # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
-  #   if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-  #   needs: buildup_SpecsReleasing_repo
-  #   env:
-  #     plist_secret: ${{ secrets.GHASecretsGPGPassphrase1 }}
-  #     botaccess: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
-  #     LEGACY: true
-  #   runs-on: macos-12
-  #   steps:
-  #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-  #   - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@354a1ad156761f5ee2b7b13fa8e09943a5e8d252 # v1
-  #   - name: Setup testing repo and quickstart
-  #     run: BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" scripts/setup_quickstart.sh functions nightly_release_testing
-  #   - name: install secret googleservice-info.plist
-  #     run: scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-functions.plist.gpg \
-  #         quickstart-ios/functions/GoogleService-Info.plist "$plist_secret"
-  #   - name: Setup custom URL scheme
-  #     run: sed -i '' 's/REVERSED_CLIENT_ID/com.googleusercontent.apps.1025801074639-6p6ebi8amuklcjrto20gvpe295smm8u6/' quickstart-ios/functions/LegacyFunctionsQuickstart/FunctionsExample/Info.plist
-  #   - name: Test objc quickstart
-  #     run: ([ -z $plist_secret ] ||
-  #           scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart.sh Functions true)
-  #   - name: Test swift quickstart
-  #     run: ([ -z $plist_secret ] ||
-  #           scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart.sh Functions true swift)
-  #   - name: Remove data before upload
-  #     if: ${{ failure() }}
-  #     run: scripts/remove_data.sh functions
-  #   - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-  #     if: ${{ failure() }}
-  #     with:
-  #       name: quickstart_artifacts_functions
-  #       path: quickstart-ios/
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts_${{ matrix.product }}
+    #     path: quickstart-ios/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_cocoapods.yml b/.github/workflows/release_cocoapods.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c75b089802c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_cocoapods.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+name: release_cocoapods
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - 'scripts/release_testing_setup.sh'
+    - '.github/workflows/release_cocoapods.yml'
+    - 'Gemfile*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    # Run every day at 10pm (PDT) / 1am (EDT) - cron uses UTC times
+    - cron:  '0 5 * * *'
+
+env:
+  FIREBASE_CI: true
+
+concurrency:
+    group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
+    cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  specs_checking:
+    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
+    if: (github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: macos-14
+    env:
+      botaccess: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
+      local_repo: specsreleasing
+      podspec_repo_branch: main
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.generate_matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0 # Required for pulling down repo tags.
+    - name: Generate matrix
+      id: generate_matrix
+      run: |
+        cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ReleaseTooling"
+        swift run manifest --sdk-repo-url "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" --output-file-path ./output.json --for-gha-matrix-generation
+        echo "::set-output name=matrix::{\"include\":$( cat output.json )}"
+    - name: Update SpecsReleasing repo setup
+      run: |
+         podspec_repo_branch="${podspec_repo_branch}" \
+           scripts/release_testing_setup.sh release_testing
+    - name: Clean spec repo
+      run: |
+         git clone --quiet https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsReleasing.git "${local_repo}"
+         cd "${local_repo}"
+         # Remove all unhidden dirs, i.e. all podspec dir from the spec repo.
+         rm -Rf -- */
+         git add .
+         # commit without diff will throw an error. `git diff --exit-code` can avoid such error.
+         git diff --staged --exit-code || git commit -m "Empty spec repo."
+         # Attempt to push. If it fails, print a detailed error message and exit.
+         git push || {
+           echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+            echo "ERROR: Failed to push to Firebase/SpecsReleasing."
+            echo "This is likely due to an expired Personal Access Token (PAT)."
+            echo "Please take the following steps to resolve this:"
+            echo "1. Refresh the OSS bot's scoped access token for the Firebase/SpecsReleasing repo."
+            echo "   This can be done in the OSS bot's GitHub account settings. Ensure the token "
+            echo "   has the 'public_repo' scope."
+            echo "2. Update the 'RELEASE_TESTING_PAT' secret in this repo's settings."
+            echo "   (https://github.com/Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/settings/secrets/actions)"
+            echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+            exit 1
+         }
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: firebase-ios-sdk
+        path: |
+          *.podspec
+          *.podspec.json
+
+  buildup_SpecsReleasing_repo_FirebaseCore:
+    needs: specs_checking
+    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
+    if: github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk'
+    runs-on: macos-15
+    env:
+      botaccess: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
+      local_repo: specsreleasing
+      local_sdk_repo_dir: /tmp/test/firebase-ios-sdk
+      targeted_pod: FirebaseCore
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set Xcode version
+      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
+      with:
+        name: firebase-ios-sdk
+        path: ${{ env.local_sdk_repo_dir }}
+    - name: Update SpecsReleasing repo
+      run: |
+        cd scripts/create_spec_repo/
+        swift build
+        pod repo add --silent "${local_repo}" https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsReleasing.git
+        BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh .build/debug/spec-repo-builder \
+                                --sdk-repo "${local_sdk_repo_dir}" \
+                                --local-spec-repo-name "${local_repo}" \
+                                --pod-sources 'https://github.com/Firebase/SpecsReleasing' "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsStaging.git" "https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git" \
+                                --include-pods "${targeted_pod}" --keep-repo
+    - name: Clean Artifacts
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      run: pod repo remove "${local_repo}"
+
+  buildup_SpecsReleasing_repo:
+    needs: [buildup_SpecsReleasing_repo_FirebaseCore, specs_checking]
+    # Don't run on private repo unless it is a PR.
+    if: github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: macos-15
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.specs_checking.outputs.matrix)}}
+    env:
+      botaccess: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TESTING_PAT }}
+      local_repo: specsreleasing
+      local_sdk_repo_dir: /tmp/test/firebase-ios-sdk
+      targeted_pod: ${{ matrix.podspec }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set Xcode version
+      run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app
+    - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4.1.7
+      with:
+        name: firebase-ios-sdk
+        path: ${{ env.local_sdk_repo_dir }}
+    # Addresses flaky pushes due to missing git config on runner.
+    - name: Set git config
+      run: |
+        git config --global user.email "google-oss-bot@example.com"
+        git config --global user.name "google-oss-bot"
+    - name: Update SpecsReleasing repo
+      run: |
+        [[ ${{ matrix.allowwarnings }} == true ]] && ALLOWWARNINGS=true
+        cd scripts/create_spec_repo/
+        swift build
+        pod repo add --silent "${local_repo}" https://"$botaccess"@github.com/Firebase/SpecsReleasing.git
+        # ${ALLOWWARNINGS:+--allow-warnings} will add --allow-warnings to the
+        # command if ${ALLOWWARNINGS} is not null.
+        BOT_TOKEN="${botaccess}" ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh .build/debug/spec-repo-builder \
+                                --sdk-repo "${local_sdk_repo_dir}" \
+                                --local-spec-repo-name "${local_repo}" \
+                                --pod-sources 'https://github.com/Firebase/SpecsReleasing' "https://github.com/firebase/SpecsStaging.git" "https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git" \
+                                --include-pods "${targeted_pod}" \
+                                --keep-repo ${ALLOWWARNINGS:+--allow-warnings}
+    - name: Clean Artifacts
+      if: ${{ always() }}
+      run: pod repo remove "${local_repo}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/remoteconfig.yml b/.github/workflows/remoteconfig.yml
index 5588a70ce5b..68d0bb7512a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/remoteconfig.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/remoteconfig.yml
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
     with:
       product: Config
-      is_legacy: false
-      setup_command: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh config
+      setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh config
       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-config.plist.gpg
       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/config/GoogleService-Info.plist
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/storage.yml b/.github/workflows/storage.yml
index 6e61def84d8..95545b39a97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/storage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/storage.yml
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/common_quickstart.yml
     with:
       product: Storage
-      is_legacy: true
-      setup_command: QUICKSTART_BRANCH=nc/quickstarts scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh storage
+      setup_command: scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh storage
       plist_src_path: scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-storage.plist.gpg
       plist_dst_path: quickstart-ios/storage/GoogleService-Info.plist
       run_tests: false
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ jobs:
   #   if: github.repository == 'Firebase/firebase-ios-sdk' && github.event_name == 'schedule'
   #   env:
   #     plist_secret: ${{ secrets.GHASecretsGPGPassphrase1 }}
-  #     LEGACY: true
   #   runs-on: macos-15
   #   steps:
   #   - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zip.yml b/.github/workflows/zip.yml
index eba3c5b61b5..570bce868fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zip.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zip.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 name: zip
 
+# TODO(ncooke3): Add FirebaseAI test.
+
 permissions:
   actions: read
   contents: read
@@ -147,8 +149,6 @@ jobs:
         find "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" -name "Firebase*latest.zip" -exec unzip -d "${HOME}"/ios_frameworks/ {} +
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Setup quickstart
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       run: SAMPLE="$SDK" TARGET="${SDK}Example" scripts/setup_quickstart_framework.sh \
                                                "${HOME}"/ios_frameworks/Firebase/FirebaseRemoteConfig/* \
                                                "${HOME}"/ios_frameworks/Firebase/FirebaseAnalytics/FirebaseCore.xcframework \
@@ -160,19 +160,15 @@ jobs:
       run: scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-abtesting.plist.gpg \
         quickstart-ios/abtesting/GoogleService-Info.plist "$plist_secret"
     - name: Test Quickstart
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       run: ([ -z $plist_secret ] || scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart_framework.sh "${SDK}")
     - name: Remove data before upload
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh abtesting
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts_abtesting
-        path: quickstart-ios/
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts_abtesting
+    #     path: quickstart-ios/
 
   quickstart_framework_auth:
     needs: package-head
@@ -219,11 +215,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Remove data before upload
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh authentiation
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts_auth
-        path: quickstart-ios/
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts_auth
+    #     path: quickstart-ios/
 
   quickstart_framework_config:
     needs: package-head
@@ -268,11 +264,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Remove data before upload
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh config
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts_config
-        path: quickstart-ios/
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts_config
+    #     path: quickstart-ios/
 
   quickstart_framework_crashlytics:
     needs: package-head
@@ -306,8 +302,6 @@ jobs:
         find "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" -name "Firebase*latest.zip" -exec unzip -d "${HOME}"/ios_frameworks/ {} +
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Setup quickstart
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       run: |
               SAMPLE="$SDK" TARGET="${SDK}Example" scripts/setup_quickstart_framework.sh \
                                                "${HOME}"/ios_frameworks/Firebase/FirebaseCrashlytics/* \
@@ -327,8 +321,6 @@ jobs:
       run: scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-crashlytics.plist.gpg \
         quickstart-ios/crashlytics/GoogleService-Info.plist "$plist_secret"
     - name: Test Quickstart
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       run: ([ -z $plist_secret ] || scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart_framework.sh "${SDK}")
     # TODO(#8057): Restore Swift Quickstart
     # - name: Test Swift Quickstart
@@ -336,15 +328,13 @@ jobs:
     #     LEGACY: true
     #   run: ([ -z $plist_secret ] || scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart_framework.sh "${SDK}" swift)
     - name: Remove data before upload
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh crashlytics
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts_crashlytics
-        path: quickstart-ios/
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts_crashlytics
+    #     path: quickstart-ios/
 
   quickstart_framework_database:
     needs: package-head
@@ -392,11 +382,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Remove data before upload
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh database
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts database
-        path: quickstart-ios/
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts database
+    #     path: quickstart-ios/
 
   quickstart_framework_firestore:
     needs: package-head
@@ -449,11 +439,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Remove data before upload and zip directory to reduce upload size.
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh firestore; zip -r --symlinks quickstart_artifacts_firestore.zip quickstart-ios/
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts_firestore_${{ matrix.artifact }}_${{ matrix.build-env.os }}
-        path: quickstart_artifacts_firestore.zip
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts_firestore_${{ matrix.artifact }}_${{ matrix.build-env.os }}
+    #     path: quickstart_artifacts_firestore.zip
 
   check_framework_firestore_symbols:
     needs: package-head
@@ -534,11 +524,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Remove data before upload
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh inappmessaging
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts_inappmessaging
-        path: quickstart-ios/
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts_inappmessaging
+    #     path: quickstart-ios/
 
   quickstart_framework_messaging:
     needs: package-head
@@ -587,11 +577,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Remove data before upload
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh messaging
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts_messaging
-        path: quickstart-ios/
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts_messaging
+    #     path: quickstart-ios/
 
   quickstart_framework_storage:
     needs: package-head
@@ -625,34 +615,24 @@ jobs:
         find "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" -name "Firebase*latest.zip" -exec unzip -d "${HOME}"/ios_frameworks/ {} +
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Setup quickstart
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       run: SAMPLE="$SDK" TARGET="${SDK}Example" scripts/setup_quickstart_framework.sh \
                                                "${HOME}"/ios_frameworks/Firebase/FirebaseStorage/* \
                                                "${HOME}"/ios_frameworks/Firebase/FirebaseAuth/* \
                                                "${HOME}"/ios_frameworks/Firebase/FirebaseAnalytics/*
     - name: Setup swift quickstart
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       run: SAMPLE="$SDK" TARGET="${SDK}ExampleSwift" scripts/setup_quickstart_framework.sh
     - name: Install Secret GoogleService-Info.plist
       run: scripts/decrypt_gha_secret.sh scripts/gha-encrypted/qs-storage.plist.gpg \
         quickstart-ios/storage/GoogleService-Info.plist "$plist_secret"
     - name: Test Quickstart
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       run: ([ -z $plist_secret ] || scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart_framework.sh "${SDK}")
     - name: Test Swift Quickstart
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       run: ([ -z $plist_secret ] || scripts/third_party/travis/retry.sh scripts/test_quickstart_framework.sh "${SDK}" swift)
     - name: Remove data before upload
-      env:
-        LEGACY: true
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: scripts/remove_data.sh storage
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
-      with:
-        name: quickstart_artifacts_storage
-        path: quickstart-ios/
+    # - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+    #   if: ${{ failure() }}
+    #   with:
+    #     name: quickstart_artifacts_storage
+    #     path: quickstart-ios/
diff --git a/scripts/remove_data.sh b/scripts/remove_data.sh
index 04dcf25ae8f..90abf99b50b 100755
--- a/scripts/remove_data.sh
+++ b/scripts/remove_data.sh
@@ -16,10 +16,20 @@ set -xe
 
 SDK="$1"
 
+if [[ -z "$SDK" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: SDK name not provided." >&2
+  echo "Usage: $0 <SDKName>" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 DIR="${SDK}"
 
-if [[ ! -z "$LEGACY" ]]; then
-  DIR="${SDK}/Legacy${SDK}Quickstart"
+TARGET_DIR="quickstart-ios/${DIR}"
+
+if [ ! -d "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "Error: Directory '$TARGET_DIR' not found." >&2
+  echo "Please provide a valid SDK name." >&2
+  exit 1
 fi
 
-rm -f quickstart-ios/"${DIR}"/GoogleService-Info.plist
+rm -f "${TARGET_DIR}"/GoogleService-Info.plist
diff --git a/scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh b/scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh
index 4c3145e2d33..faf0224fec8 100755
--- a/scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup_quickstart_spm.sh
@@ -149,10 +149,13 @@ update_spm_dependency() {
     "${NIGHTLY_RELEASE_TESTING}")
       # For release testing, find the latest CocoaPods tag.
       local latest_tag
-      latest_tag=$(git -C "$root_dir" tag -l "CocoaPods-*" --sort=-v:refname | \
-        grep -E '^CocoaPods-[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$' | head -n 1)
+      latest_tag=$(git -C "$root_dir" tag -l "CocoaPods-*" --sort=-v:refname |
+        awk '/^CocoaPods-[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/{print; exit}')
       if [[ -z "$latest_tag" ]]; then
-        echo "Error: Could not find a 'CocoaPods-X.Y.Z' tag." >&2
+        echo "Error: Could not find the latest CocoaPods tag." >&2
+        echo "This is often caused by a shallow git clone in a CI environment." >&2
+        echo "If you are running in GitHub Actions, please ensure your checkout" >&2
+        echo "step includes 'fetch-depth: 0' to fetch the full git history." >&2
         exit 1
       fi
       local tag_revision