Firebase User Opt Out of Analytics

Question

With Firebase Analytics, is it possible to configure it so that a user can set a preference and opt-out of being tracked?

Answer 1

You can default Firebase Analytics to disabled by adding the following meta-data to the application element in your AndroidManifest.xml:

<meta-data android:name="firebase_analytics_collection_enabled" android:value="false" />

To enable Firebase Analytics per individual instance you can then call:

FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(context).setAnalyticsCollectionEnabled(true);

Once you make the call the value is persisted on the device and will remain in effect until you make another call to setAnalyticsCollectionEnabled. Once set the value has effect on all events logged after the call from any process or thread on the device. If your app is using multiple processes you only need to make the call once. More details in official guide.