Setting Up Firebase Analytics

Before you can track user engagement, you need to set up Firebase Analytics in your project. Here’s a quick overview of the setup process:

Step 1: Create a Firebase Project

• Navigate to Firebase Console: Go to the Firebase Console.
• Add a New Project: Click on “Add project,” enter your project name, and follow the setup instructions.

Step 2: Register Your App with Firebase

• Register Your App: Click on the appropriate platform icon (Web, iOS, Android) and follow the instructions to register your app.
• Download Configuration File: Firebase will provide you with a configuration file (google-services.json for Android or GoogleService-Info.plist for iOS). Include this file in our app.

Step 3: Integrate Firebase SDK

For Android

Add Firebase SDK: Open your build.gradle file and add the Firebase SDK:

// Project-level build.gradle
buildscript {
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.3'
    }
}

// App-level build.gradle
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:17.4.3'
}

Add Configuration File: Place the google-services.json file in the app/ directory of your project.

For iOS

Add Firebase SDK: Add the Firebase SDK to your Podfile:

# Podfile
platform :ios, '10.0'

target 'YourApp' do
  use_frameworks!
  pod 'Firebase/Analytics'
end

• Install Pods: Run pod install in your project directory.
• Add Configuration File: Add the GoogleService-Info.plist file to your Xcode project.

For Web

Install Firebase: Use npm to install Firebase:

npm install firebase

Initialize Firebase: Initialize Firebase in your app:

import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { getAnalytics } from "firebase/analytics";

// Your Firebase config object
const firebaseConfig = {
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  authDomain: "YOUR_PROJECT_ID.firebaseapp.com",
  projectId: "YOUR_PROJECT_ID",
  storageBucket: "YOUR_PROJECT_ID.appspot.com",
  messagingSenderId: "YOUR_SENDER_ID",
  appId: "YOUR_APP_ID",
  measurementId: "YOUR_MEASUREMENT_ID"
};

// Initialize Firebase
const app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
const analytics = getAnalytics(app);

Understanding how users interact with our app is important for optimizing user experience and driving engagement. Firebase offers tools to track and analyze user engagement and help developers make data-driven decisions to improve their apps. In

In this article, We will go through the process of tracking user engagement in Firebase and complete it with detailed examples and at the end, you’ll have a solid understanding of how to use Firebase Analytics to monitor and enhance user engagement in our app.