Unfortunately this is a limitation of Firebase being a “Preview” service provided for free by Google after the recent acquisition of IDX.
This has been my experience but I still find this service valuable, even with its limitations.
It simply requires patience and creative workarounds to remain productive when issues like this arise.
With time, this should reach General Availability (GA) and be more stable, but we will have to wait a few more weeks or months for that to happen as the developers work diligently on the Firebase team.