Firebase Analytics For Android Shouldn't Be This Hard

Well, it is not. Let me show you how

Prerequisites

• Google Analytics Account https://analytics.google.com/
• Firebase Project https://console.firebase.google.com/
• Android Application. I created one using Android Studio.

Add Firebase to your App

• On the Firebase console, click on the Android icon to add your App.

• Enter your App package name and a nickname. Then click on the (Register app) button.

• Download the config file and add it to your project as per the screen below

• Follow the instructions in step 3 to update the gradle files.

• Now our app is ready for Firebase Integration.

Use the Analytics SDK on your App

• Declare the FirebaseAnalytics object at the top of MainActivity.

private FirebaseAnalytics mFirebaseAnalytics;

• Initialize it in the onCreate() method

mFirebaseAnalytics = FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(this);

• Run the App and check the Firebase Dashboard

• Add a button to your activity, update the onCreate as below to log the click event of the button

Button button = findViewById(R.id.button);
        button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                mFirebaseAnalytics.logEvent("button_clicked", null);
            }
        });

• Run the App and click on the button. Then check the Firebase Dashboard for the event.

• Check the Logcat tab, and you will find the logged event.

That's it... I told you it is easy.

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