Firebase Analytics is a free app measurement solution that provides insight on app usage and user engagement
The new incredible thing Google pull from a hat. A incredible versatile library to analyze data and user engament. Would you like to try it out? Well listen here.
How to add firebase analytics to an android app
- Create a project on the firebase console : https://console.firebase.google.com/
- Enter your app's package name
- Donwload the json file provided and insert into the "app" folder in your android project
- Then add this inside dependencies on your root level build.gradle
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.0.0'
- And this at the bottom of the app level build.gradle
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'- Inside the same file but under "dependencies" you put this
compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:9.2.1'
- Declare a "FirebaseAnalytics" object on top of your MainActivity and the onCreate initialize it
mFirebaseAnalytics = FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(this);
How to add your custom event
You create a bundle and insert all the information you need the event you want to control. Take a look at the FirebaseAnalytics.Param for suggested event.
Bundle bundle = new Bundle(); bundle.putString(FirebaseAnalytics.Param.ITEM_NAME, name); mFirebaseAnalytics.logEvent(FirebaseAnalytics.Event.SELECT_CONTENT, bundle);
That's it.
