Based on feedback from @marfavi , we should consider changing the production release pipeline such that a production version of the App is published to Google Firebase before releasing the app to App Stores. This allows testing towards the production database before release.
Trigger a production build to Firebase for pull requests raised towards the production branch
Pushed commits to the production branch to trigger a build to Firebase. The workflow will pause/wait for approval before it uploads the same version to App Stores
Build the app with production configuration for PRs targeting production branch but don't release the app
Based on feedback from @marfavi , we should consider changing the production release pipeline such that a production version of the App is published to Google Firebase before releasing the app to App Stores. This allows testing towards the production database before release.