Google has launched Firebase Analytics, a free and unlimited analytics solution. t is designed specifically for mobile apps. That means instead of focusing on page views, impressions, or sessions, developers can see what users are doing inside the app, how paid advertising campaigns are performing with cross-network attribution, and where users are coming from.

INSTALLING FIREBASE ANDROID SDK

  • Create an android studio project.
  • Go to the Firebase website and sign in using a Google account or create a new account.

Integrating Firebase analytics with your mobile app.

  • Create a Firebase project in the Firebase Console

Integrating Firebase analytics with your mobile app.

  • After the project is created, go to the project dashboard and select “Add Firebase to your Android app” enter the application package name and debug SHA-1 fingerprint key and press “Add App”.

Integrating Firebase analytics with your mobile app.

  • Download google-services.json configuration file and copy this into your Android project’s module folder, typically app/ and include the Google services plugin to load the configuration file.

Integrating Firebase analytics with your mobile app.

  • Add the dependency for Firebase Analytics to your app-level build.gradle file:
compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:9.0.2'
	and perform gradle sync.
  • Now in the Android Project, Open your Activity, initialize the FirebaseAnalytics object:

Integrating Firebase analytics with your mobile app.

  • Finally Log Events using the FirebaseAnalytics object. .

Integrating Firebase analytics with your mobile app.

  • Analytics Report can be viewed through the Firebase Console

Integrating Firebase analytics with your mobile app.

The new Firebase works for Android and iOS as well as the Web and is available today.