Integrating Google Firebase Analytics to your Android Project

Firebase is a cloud service provider and backend as a server for mobile and web app. Firebase was founded in 2011 and launched with a real time cloud database in April 2012. Firebase has many features; most of them are free while some are paid. Firebase include mobile app analytics (Android, iOS, etc), cloud messaging, firebase auth, storage, hosting, remote config, test lab for android, crash reporting, send notification to the users, app indexing, dynamic links and send personalized email and SMS invitation, measuring the impact of invitation.

https://www.viralandroid.com/2016/07/integrating-google-firebase-analytics-to-your-android-project.html

In this tutorial, you will learn to integrate or add Google firebase analytics to your android project. Firebase analytics collects usage and behavior data for your application or game. If you already integrate any of the firebase services in your android app or game then adding firebase analytic is very easy. If not, don’t worry. In this tutorial, I will show you step-by-step guide to integrate Google firebase and firebase analytic in your android application with simple example and you can download this sample project source code from GitHub at last.

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Integrating Google Firebase Analytics to your Android Project: Get Started with Firebase Analytics for Android

Before starting to add google firebase analytic to your android project, make sure your device is running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) or newer, and Google Play services 9.2.1 or newer and Android Studio 1.5 or higher.

1. Create a new Android Project using Android Studio

Create a new android project with the package name: Add Firebase Analytics to Android Project and select minimum SDK: API 9 Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) or higher.

2. Install the Firebase ADK to your Android Project

To integrate the firebase libraries into your own android project, you need to perform certain tasks.

2.1. Open your project level (top level) build.gradle file and add classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.0.0'as a dependencies. Your project level build.gradle file will look like below.

Project level build.gradle file

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.2'

        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.0.0'

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

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2.2. Now open your app level build.gradle file and add compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:9.2.1' as app dependencies and apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services' at the bottom. Your app level build.gradle file will look like below.

App level build.gradle file

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.viralandroid.addfirebaseanalyticstoandroidproject"
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.4.0'

    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:9.2.1'
}
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

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3. Adding Internet Permission in your Application AndroidManifest.xml File

In your app’s AndroidManifest.xml file you need to add internet user permission. Open AndroidManifest.xml file and add android.permission.INTERNET which is look like below.

AndroidManifest.xml

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
	<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	package="com.viralandroid.addfirebaseanalyticstoandroidproject">

	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

	<application
	android:allowBackup="true"
	android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
	android:label="@string/app_name"
	android:supportsRtl="true"
	android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
	<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
	<intent-filter>
	<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

	<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
	</intent-filter>
	</activity>
	</application>

	</manifest>

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4. Add Your App to Your Firebase Project in the Firebase Console

4.1. Go to Google Firebase Developer Console

4.2. Create new project.
4.3. A dialog box will appear, add project name: Google Firebase Analytics and choose your country and click Create Project button.
4.4. After creating new project in Google firebase developer console, new screen will appear like below.

4.5. Click add firebase to your android app. Here you need to provide your app package name.
4.6. Add project package name in the box and click Add App button. A file google-services.json is downloaded. Click Continue and Finish button.

5. Adding google-services.json File to Your Project

5.1. Go to android studio. Switch to the project view in Android Studio.
5.2. Add google-services.json file that you just downloaded to your android app directory like the screenshot below.

6. Adding Firebase Analytics for Android to Your Android App

In android studio, again open app level build.gradle file and add compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:9.2.1' as app dependencies. Following is the final content of app level build.gradle file.

App level build.gradle file

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.viralandroid.addfirebaseanalyticstoandroidproject"
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.4.0'

    compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:9.2.1'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:9.2.1'
}
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

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7. Check Your App Report in Google Firebase Analytics

7.1. Go to Firebase Developers Console.
7.2. Choose your app
7.3. Click Analytics from left menu. For the first time, it will look like below.

After some hours or day you can see your app’s complete reports like below.

That’s all. You have done all things. Now you can see your application’s complete report in Google firebase analytic. It’s very easy and simple to integrate.

8. Java Activity File and XML Layout File

Following is the content of XML layout file.

res/activity_main.xml

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
	<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="match_parent"
	android:orientation="vertical"
	android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
	android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
	android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
	android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
	tools:context="com.viralandroid.addfirebaseanalyticstoandroidproject.MainActivity">

	<TextView
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="50dp"
	android:background="#ffffff"
	android:elevation="4dp"
	android:gravity="center"
	android:text="Firebase Analytics" />

	<TextView
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="50dp"
	android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
	android:background="#ffffff"
	android:elevation="4dp"
	android:gravity="center"
	android:text="Get started with Firebase Analytics" />

	<TextView
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="50dp"
	android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
	android:background="#ffffff"
	android:elevation="4dp"
	android:gravity="center"
	android:text="Add Firebase to your Android Project" />

	<TextView
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="50dp"
	android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
	android:background="#ffffff"
	android:elevation="4dp"
	android:gravity="center"
	android:text="Google launches Firebase Analytics for mobile apps" />

	<TextView
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="50dp"
	android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
	android:background="#ffffff"
	android:elevation="4dp"
	android:gravity="center"
	android:text="Android Firebase - Integrating Analytics" />

	<TextView
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="50dp"
	android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
	android:background="#ffffff"
	android:elevation="4dp"
	android:gravity="center"
	android:text="Firebase expands to become a unified app platform" />

	<TextView
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="50dp"
	android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
	android:background="#ffffff"
	android:elevation="4dp"
	android:gravity="center"
	android:text="Google expands Firebase with analytics, remote config, crash" />

	<TextView
	android:layout_width="match_parent"
	android:layout_height="50dp"
	android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
	android:background="#ffffff"
	android:elevation="4dp"
	android:gravity="center"
	android:text="Integrating Google Firebase Analytics to your Android Project" />
	</LinearLayout>

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Following is the complete content of java activity file.

src/MainActivity.java

package com.viralandroid.addfirebaseanalyticstoandroidproject;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    }
}

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Download Complete Project Source Code

You can download complete example project source code from GitHub.

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