Disable Google Analytics from Android pre-launch reports

Question

I have tested new pre-launch report on Google Play developer console. While it is great and goes trough your all screens and test them it also affects your statistics on Google Analytics.

Is it possible to exclude those testings from Google Analytics and how?

I know that I can upload APK just for testing with disabled GA, but than every time I should upload another APK with enabled GA and switch on and off pre-launch report testing and that is not what I want.

Answer 1

Pre-launch reports run in the Firebase Test Lab.

According to their documentation, here is how you could detect that you're being run in the Firebase Test Lab.

String testLabSetting = Settings.System.getString(context.getContentResolver(), "firebase.test.lab");
if ("true".equals(testLabSetting)) {
  // Do something when running in Test Lab
}

source: https://firebase.google.com/docs/test-lab/android-studio

Answer 2

One can exclude stats using filters (Administration ›Global Filters› Edit Filter). As I found one can use IP, domain or subdomain that will be excluded by Google Analytics stats.

In my project I have excluded my IP, so my development and test are excluded from Google Analytics. As I can notice, the same filters are applied at Firebase Analytics.