How to implement google analytics in android?
How to implement google analytics in android?
1 answer
by
priscilla.langworth ,
2 years ago
@elmo.conroy
To implement Google Analytics in Android, you can follow these steps:
- Create a Google Analytics account and set up a property for your Android app.
- Open your project in Android Studio and add the Google Analytics dependency in your app-level build.gradle file:
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implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:17.0.0' |
- Add the following permissions to your AndroidManifest.xml file:
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<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/> |
- Initialize the Google Analytics Tracker in your Application class or a suitable entry point of your app:
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import com.google.android.gms.analytics.GoogleAnalytics;
import com.google.android.gms.analytics.Tracker;
public class MyApplication extends Application {
private Tracker tracker;
public synchronized Tracker getDefaultTracker() {
if (tracker == null) {
GoogleAnalytics analytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this);
tracker = analytics.newTracker("YOUR_TRACKING_ID");
}
return tracker;
}
}
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Replace "YOUR_TRACKING_ID" with the tracking ID obtained from your Google Analytics property.
- In your Activities or Fragments, you can then send events, screen views, or any other data you want to track:
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import com.google.android.gms.analytics.HitBuilders;
import com.google.android.gms.analytics.Tracker;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private Tracker tracker;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
tracker = ((MyApplication) getApplication()).getDefaultTracker();
// Set screen name for Google Analytics
tracker.setScreenName("MainActivity");
tracker.send(new HitBuilders.ScreenViewBuilder().build());
// Send events to Google Analytics
tracker.send(new HitBuilders.EventBuilder()
.setCategory("Category")
.setAction("Action")
.setLabel("Label")
.build());
}
// ...
}
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That's it! Google Analytics is now integrated into your Android app. You can check the real-time and historical data in your Google Analytics account dashboard.
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