Disable GoogleAnalytics from Android App when testing or developing

Question

I'm using EasyTracker in my Android App and I need a way to disable Analytics tracking when the app is in "development" or "testing" mode (I have a flag in a constants file to discriminate).

What's the best way to do so?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Newest version from firebase has this method that can be put inside App class:

FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(this).setAnalyticsCollectionEnabled(!BuildConfig.DEBUG);

Answer 2

I believe the correct way to do this with Version 4 of Analytics is with the Opt Out method

GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this).setAppOptOut(true);

You could set that method to be set if you build in debug mode. ie.

GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this).setAppOptOut(BuildConfig.DEBUG);

I am using something similiar to allow users to opt-out of analytics.

I found this information at he following link: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/android/v4/advanced

Edit: Just saw the date of the original question, but thought I would add this answer anyway as it was something I was looking for.

Answer 3

UPDATE: With release of Google Analytics v3 for Android,

The SDK provides a dryRun flag that when set, prevents any data from being sent to Google Analytics. The dryRun flag should be set whenever you are testing or debugging an implementation and do not want test data to appear in your Google Analytics reports.

To set the dry run flag:

// When dry run is set, hits will not be dispatched, but will still be logged as though they were dispatched.

GoogeAnalytics.getInstance(this).setDryRun(true);

+++ My old answer +++

Just comment the following line in your analytics.xml file while you are in development mode.

<string name="ga_trackingId">UA-****</string>

Google Analytics wouldn't be able to find any tracking id, so EasyTracker won't be able to do its job. When you are building the app for release, uncomment the line and you're good to go.