Firebase Analytics google_analytics_automatic_screen_reporting_enabled not working

[kkim5]

Environment

• Android Studio version: 4.1.1
• Firebase Component: Analytics
• Component version: 18.0.0 ( using bom:26.1.0)

Steps to reproduce:

I added meta-data google_analytics_automatic_screen_reporting_enabled to false in AndroidManifest.xml to disable screen view event. Yesterday screen_view was not sent as I expected but today with the same codebase, it's keep sending screen_view event. I checked on logcat using adb logcat -v time -s FA FA-SVC) as well as DebugView.

Relevant Code:

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

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[vivekvijayan91]

This happened to me too, using firebase-bom:26.2.0.

[hameno]

Can confirm, events are sent automatically with the property set to false

[piotr767]

It also doesn't work with firebase-bom:26.1.1 (that includes firebase-analytics 18.0.0). This seems to be a regression because it worked about a month ago with that same firebase-analytics version: #1976. Does it depend on some configuration downloaded from Firebase servers?

[vibhorj]

happening with me as well,

build.gradle (:app)

dependencies {
// Add these 2 lines for Firebase
implementation platform('com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:26.2.0')
// Declare the dependencies for the desired Firebase products without specifying versions
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics-ktx'

AndroidManifest.xml <meta-data android:name="google_analytics_automatic_screen_reporting_enabled" android:value="false" />

[piotr767]

It seems to depend on particular device or system version.

I created a simple Android TV app that lets you test if automatic screen reporting is disabled: https://github.com/piotr767/firebase-analytics-test.
You just need to paste the google-services.json for your Firebase project.

When I run it on Android TV emulator with API 28 image it works correctly (no automatic screen events are reported) but when I run it on my physical Android TV device with API 28 it doesn't work (all screen events are reported).
I saw it working correctly on my physical device about a month ago though.

@eburley are there any system settings / configs that can affect this option?

[sonphan12]

Any update on this issue?

[ersen-lw]

I am encountering the same issue. Android platform is reporting many (not set) screen view events.

I can reproduce the issue on debug builds and release builds (obfuscated).
On DebugView I can see two screen_view events being tracked. The first is an Activity that hosts a Fragment.
The screen event for the Activity (NavigationActivity) does not have the firebase_screen parameter hence the (not set) that is being seen.

I also noticed that this NavigationActivity screen_view event also has this property.

Which is a good way to debug and check if you are encountering this issue.

Dependencies

I am not using BoM.

    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:21.0.0"
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:18.0.0'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics:17.3.0'

+--- com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:18.0.0
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement:18.0.0
|    |    +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.legacy:legacy-support-core-utils:1.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:17.0.0
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:18.0.0
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-impl:18.0.0
|    |    |    +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.0.0 -> 1.3.2 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:18.0.0 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-stats:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-stats:17.0.0 (*)
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-api:18.0.0
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:18.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-sdk-api:18.0.0
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:18.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-common:19.3.0 -> 19.4.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-components:16.0.0 -> 16.0.1 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-installations:16.3.2 -> 16.3.4 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-installations-interop:16.0.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.firebase:firebase-measurement-connector:18.0.0 (*)
|    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-sdk:18.0.0
|         +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|         +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|         +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:18.0.0 (*)
|         \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-impl:18.0.0 (*)

AndroidManifest

<application .....

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

    </application>

Screen Log Call

            firebaseAnalyticsTracker.logEvent(
                FirebaseAnalytics.Event.SCREEN_VIEW,
                Bundle().apply {
                    putString(FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_NAME, screenName)
                    putString(FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_CLASS, codeName)
                }
            )

I am going to try use BoM now and report back my findings.

[ersen-lw]

I have changed the code to use BOM:26.7.0. This pulled in version 18.0.2 of the Firebase Analytics SDK. The issue still occurs with this change.

    implementation platform('com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:26.7.0')
    implementation "com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging"
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics'

+--- com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics -> 18.0.2
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement:18.0.2
|    |    +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.legacy:legacy-support-core-utils:1.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:17.0.0
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:18.0.2
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-impl:18.0.2
|    |    |    +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.0.0 -> 1.3.2 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:18.0.2 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-stats:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-stats:17.0.0 (*)
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-api:18.0.2
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:18.0.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-sdk-api:18.0.2
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:18.0.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-common:19.3.0 -> 19.5.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-components:16.0.0 -> 16.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-installations:16.3.2 -> 16.3.5 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-installations-interop:16.0.0 -> 16.0.1 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.firebase:firebase-measurement-connector:18.0.0 (*)
|    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-sdk:18.0.2
|         +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|         +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 -> 17.1.1 (*)
|         +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:18.0.2 (*)
|         \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-impl:18.0.2 (*)

[ersen-lw]

Not sure if the following will help. I went back to the original PR where I first implemented the manual screen tracking. I checked it and on this old version the manual screen tracking was working.

Here is an image of the DebugEvents screen. Compare with the one I posted above. Only one screen event is logged.

Here is the dependency tree for this version of analytics (17.5.0)

+--- com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics:17.5.0
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement:17.5.0
|    |    +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    +--- androidx.legacy:legacy-support-core-utils:1.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:17.0.0
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:17.5.0
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-impl:17.5.0
|    |    |    +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- androidx.core:core:1.0.0 -> 1.3.1 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:17.5.0 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-stats:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-stats:17.0.0 (*)
|    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-api:17.5.0
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads-identifier:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:17.5.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-impl:17.5.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-sdk-api:17.5.0
|    |    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    |    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:17.5.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-tasks:17.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-common:19.3.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-components:16.0.0 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-installations:16.3.2 (*)
|    |    +--- com.google.firebase:firebase-installations-interop:16.0.0 (*)
|    |    \--- com.google.firebase:firebase-measurement-connector:18.0.0 (*)
|    \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-sdk:17.5.0
|         +--- androidx.collection:collection:1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 (*)
|         +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-basement:17.0.0 (*)
|         +--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-base:17.5.0 (*)
|         \--- com.google.android.gms:play-services-measurement-impl:17.5.0 (*)

Plugin Dependencies

'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.3'
'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
Gradle 6.6

[ersen-lw]

It seems to depend on particular device or system version.

I created a simple Android TV app that lets you test if automatic screen reporting is disabled: https://github.com/piotr767/firebase-analytics-test.
You just need to paste the google-services.json for your Firebase project.

When I run it on Android TV emulator with API 28 image it works correctly (no automatic screen events are reported) but when I run it on my physical Android TV device with API 28 it doesn't work (all screen events are reported).
I saw it working correctly on my physical device about a month ago though.

@eburley are there any system settings / configs that can affect this option?

I am noticing this is well. Samsung S10 running Android 10 and Pixel 2 running Android 11, I encounter the issue yet on a emulator running the same Android version, it seems to be working.

I have some data from the analytics itself that may help.

The app has been using version 18.0.0 (Non BoM).
When filtering the data, it seems the problem is occurring on Android 8 and over.
The minimum Android version supported is Android 6.0. There has been no (not set) events reported on Android 6 and 7 devices and there is users on these versions.