# Is Glide owned by Google, or is it independent?

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-owned-by-google-or-is-it-independent/11447
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [June 25, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-owned-by-google-or-is-it-independent/11447 "2020-06-25T20:26:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Glider](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/glider/32/9699_2.png) [@Glider](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Glider)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-owned-by-google-or-is-it-independent/11447/1 "2020-06-25T20:26:08Z")

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Is glide a google service or an independent organization  
@david

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### Author: ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-owned-by-google-or-is-it-independent/11447/2 "2020-06-25T20:34:13Z")

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Independent

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### Author: ![Glider](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/glider/32/9699_2.png) [@Glider](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Glider)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-owned-by-google-or-is-it-independent/11447/3 "2020-06-25T20:35:13Z")

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Ok thanks

@Jeff_Hager please i am trying to connect my glideapp to firebase how can i do this

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### Author: ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-owned-by-google-or-is-it-independent/11447/4 "2020-06-25T20:36:43Z")

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I saw your posts in the other thread. I’m not sure I understand how or why you are trying to connect to firebase.

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### Author: ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-owned-by-google-or-is-it-independent/11447/5 "2020-06-25T20:38:14Z")

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Hello! As @Jeff_Hager said, we are not owned by Google. Our company is actually called `typeguard, Inc.`

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### Author: ![Glider](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/glider/32/9699_2.png) [@Glider](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Glider)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/is-glide-owned-by-google-or-is-it-independent/11447/6 "2020-06-25T20:39:41Z")

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Ok @david i saw that glide was a google service on the internet and i wanted to verify