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How to Implement Segment.io via GTM for Android/iOS?

I am trying to implement Segment on our apps (both Android and iOS) via GTM containers for both OS.
However, since I m not a app developer I m struggling to understand how to use the function call in GTM, picture below
Given that this is the code to add an Android app as source for Segment, does anyone know how to proceed in the Tag configuration:
Step 1. Add the Analytics dependency to your build.gradle
The recommended way to install the library for Android is with a build system like Gradle. This makes it dead simple to upgrade versions and add integrations. The library is distributed via wwww Maven Central. Simply add the analytics module to your build.gradle:
dependencies {
compile 'com.segment.analytics.android:analytics:4.+'
}
Need more info? Read the complete Android documentation.
Step 2. Initialize the Client
We recommend initializing the client in your Application subclass.
// Create an analytics client with the given context and Segment write key.
Analytics analytics = new Analytics.Builder(context, "0Et0DSpva5mxEGNCr7W0vEjiprAWFvTm")
// Enable this to record certain application events automatically!
.trackApplicationLifecycleEvents()
// Enable this to record screen views automatically!
.recordScreenViews()
.build();
// Set the initialized instance as a globally accessible instance.
Analytics.setSingletonInstance(analytics);
Automatically tracking lifecycle events (Application Opened, Application Installed, Application Updated) is optional, but highly recommended to hit the ground running with core events!
This only installs the Segment integration. This means that all your data will be sent server side to tools. If you need to bundle additional integrations client side, you’ll need to take some additional steps.
Step 3. Add Permissions to AndroidManifest.xml
<!-- Required for internet. -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

You do not deploy an SDK via GTM.
Have your app devs following Segment's guide here: https://segment.com/docs/connections/sources/catalog/libraries/mobile/ios/quickstart/

Initialize the Fire SDK on Unity for IOS

I just started a project in Unity and I integrated FireBase Analytics.
After some problems I was able to get data from IOS and Android devices so I added some custom events.
I followed the instructions from here and I stared to see results in the dashboard . My problem is that I'm not sure if both IOS and Android are sending the events and I don't know how to separate the event in the dashboard. I'm particularly concerned because I'm not sure if I misunderstood this line of the instructions:
The Firebase Unity SDK on Android requires Google Play services, which must be up-to-date before the SDK can be used. The following code should be added at the start of your application to check for and optionally update Google Play ....
I assumed that the following code had to be added ONLY for Android so I didn't add it to IOS. Can you tell me if I had add this code for IOS too? and how can I check the events for every OS?
Firebase.FirebaseApp.CheckAndFixDependenciesAsync().ContinueWith(task => {
var dependencyStatus = task.Result;
if (dependencyStatus == Firebase.DependencyStatus.Available) {
// Create and hold a reference to your FirebaseApp, i.e.
// app = Firebase.FirebaseApp.DefaultInstance;
// where app is a Firebase.FirebaseApp property of your application class.
// Set a flag here indicating that Firebase is ready to use by your
// application.
} else {
UnityEngine.Debug.LogError(System.String.Format(
"Could not resolve all Firebase dependencies: {0}", dependencyStatus));
// Firebase Unity SDK is not safe to use here.
}
});
Thank you in advance

Well, I was looking for all the day and I found that the filter between OS is in the top left corner of dashboard and event tap as well.
I also used the code for both IOS and Android and I started to get custom event in IOS too.

Firebase Dynamic Links - Can't get Url in android after install app from play store

If I install the app when clicking the dynamic link. All of that information from dynamic should be still available when I open the app for the first time.How can I get that information? It is not working when I use this: getInitialLink() returns Promise<string|null>;

Since, you haven't mentioned - I'm assuming you are having problems with shorter urls, if that's the case try putting the longer url.
Or refer here on Simon's answer: When I use the long instead of short links, everything works perfectly fine.
On Android, you use the getInvitation() method to get data from the Dynamic Link:
AppInvite.AppInviteApi.getInvitation(mGoogleApiClient, this, false).setResultCallback
(/* ... */);
Then, in the callback, you can get the data passed in the Dynamic Links link parameter by calling the getDeepLink() method:
Firebase Documentation - Use Case
For future reference or detailed answer on Firebase Dynamic Links
Behave just like normal Links
In cases where the application doesn’t require installation (say, if it’s already installed) then clicking the Dynamic Link will automatically open the link to the desired screen.
Dynamic Links have a very simple process flow:
The user begins by clicking the Dynamic Link
If the the needs of the Dynamic Link target are satisfied (this is, the application being installed) then the user is navigated to the target location
Otherwise, if the application requires install in order to navigate
to the Dynamic Link target, the the user is taken to the point of
install for the application. Once the application has been installed,
the user is navigated to the target location of the Dynamic Link
And if that wasn’t all, we can integrate Dynamic Links with Firebase Analytics to track the interaction with any links that we generate for our applications. But if we only require simple tracking, then we can use the automatic built-in analytics from the Dynamic Links panel within the Firebase Console where we can also obtain attribution and referrer information for interacted links with no extra effort required from our side.
What makes it different from Google Analytics?
One of the first things that came to my mind when I read about Firebase Analytics was, “What about my Google Analytics setup?”. So if you already have Google Analytics in place, then why would you make the switch to Firebase Analytics? Well, here’s a couple of differences between the two:
Audiences
We can use Firebase Analytics to create Audiences — these are groups of users that we can then interact with using other Firebase service such as Firebase Notifications and / or Firebase Remote Config.
Integration with other Firebase Services
An awesome thing with Firebase Analytics is that we can integrate other Firebase services with analytics. For example, creating an Audience of users who have experienced a crash reported through Firebase Crash Reporting.
Lower Method Count
The Google Analytics dependency on Android has a total count of 18,607 methods and has a total of 4kb used for dependancies. On the other hand, Firebase Core (for Analytics) has a method count of 15,130 and only 1kb used for dependancies.
Automatic Tracking
When we add the firebase core dependency, it will automatically begin tracking a collection of user engagement events and device information for us — this is useful if you’re looking to only collect the minimal data for your app.
Unlimited Reporting
For up to 500 events, Firebase Analytics provides us with unlimited reporting straight out of the box for free!
No Singleton Initialisation
When setting up Google Analytics on Android we are required to initialize a Singleton instance. Firebase Analytics are simply available by fetching the instance directly from where we wish to track data. This isn’t much effort obviously but just makes the setup flow slightly easier.
Single Console
All of the data for every Firebase service is available for a single console. That makes it both easier and quicker for us to navigate from checking the analytic stats for our app to viewing the latest crash reports.

It looks like this is a react-native-firebase open bug for android
For fix the only thing that is required to be changed in module code:
private boolean isInvitation(PendingDynamicLinkData pendingDynamicLinkData) {
return FirebaseAppInvite.getInvitation(pendingDynamicLinkData) != null;
}
to
private boolean isInvitation(PendingDynamicLinkData pendingDynamicLinkData) {
FirebaseAppInvite invite = FirebaseAppInvite.getInvitation(pendingDynamicLinkData);
if (invite != null && invite.getInvitationId() != null && !invite.getInvitationId().isEmpty()) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
Bug reference : https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase/issues/1273

Please Check Your Manifest file
open AndroidManifest.file => In your activity tag there is intent-filter tag put below line in that tag.
<data android:scheme="https" android:host="your.dynamic.link" />
<data android:scheme="http" android:host="your.dynamic.link" />
If already done then check this link for the full blog on the dynamic link with react native.
Link: http://blog.logicwind.com/react-native-dynamic-links-using-firebase/
I hope this will help. sorry for the typos.

Creating Content Grouping on Android SDK

I am using the Android SDK to send data to Google Analytics. In this project I cannot use Firebase nor GTM. I should send hits directly to GA. I have already implemented everything, events included. But I cannot create Content Groupings. I think that the follow code is deprecated, isn't it?
mTracker tracker = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this).getTracker("UA-XXXXXXXX-X");
mTracker.set(contentGroup(1), "Level");
Which is the correct implementation for creating Content Grouping with the Android SDK without using other platforms (I mean sending everything directly to GA)?
Thanks a lot.

Get Firebase event Params for cordova ionic app

I using Ionic 2 to create my app, also I am using the cordova-plugin-firebase for analytics.
The plugin works great and I am seeing events in my firebase dashboard.
But I am unable to see the event parameters that I send.
As mentioned in the docs of the plugin I am using the following code to log events and event Params.
window.FirebasePlugin.logEvent("page_view", {page: "dashboard"});
Going through the Firebase docs it is mentioned that Event Params are not shown directly but should appear after setting up "audiences"
Custom parameters: Custom parameters are not represented directly in your Analytics reports, but they can be used as filters in audience definitions that can be applied to every report. Custom parameters are also included in data exported to BigQuery if your app is linked to a BigQuery project.
I found the way to set up audiences here. But am not able to figure our how to set them up.
Any help in this regard is appreciated.

Don't forget, Firebase for Ionic is very young (0.1.17).
I have the same problem than you, maybe the plugin does not send the "value" parameter.
Also the Firebase doc say :
custom param is include in BigQuery.
You can activate it in Analytics > Events.
I have not yet tested this way.
cu
plugin : https://github.com/arnesson/cordova-plugin-firebase