Firebase Analytics

Firebase Analytics Android Screen View Logging

This guide focuses exclusively on integrating screen view logging (FirebaseAnalytics.Event.SCREEN_VIEW) into an Android application (Kotlin and Java).

When to Use This Guide

Use when adding screen tracking to Jetpack Compose navigation (NavHost, Pagers, Voyager, state-based) or native Activities/Fragments to ensure comprehensive screen view coverage.

Integration Steps

Follow these steps sequentially to implement screen view logging.

Step 1: Prerequisite Check

1. Verify base Firebase configuration (google-services.json and Gradle dependencies) has been set up (via android_setup.md) and baseline compilation succeeds.

Step 2: Plan Generation

1. Identify ALL SCREENS, not simply key screens.

   • NO EXCLUSIONS: Do NOT filter out files in directories like third_party or vendor if they compile directly into the application targets and represent user-facing screens.

   • Jetpack Compose & Activities/Fragments: Include all Jetpack Compose composables, Activities, and Fragments representing standalone screens or navigation destinations.

2. Generate a task-focused tracking plan at analytics/firebase_analytics_screens_plan.md containing a markdown table of all screens, formatted as follows:

All Screens

| TaskID | Completed | Title        | Description | File Path |
| :----- | :-------- | :----------- | :---------- | :-------- |
| 1      | [ ]       | Home         | Main feed   | `app/src/main/java/.../HomeActivity.kt` |

Step 3: File-By-File Screen Integration

Integrate ALL SCREENS by following these steps:

1. Find the next unchecked task in analytics/firebase_analytics_screens_plan.md.

2. Add screen view logging for that task using the guidelines below.

3. Check the task.

4. Continue integrating row-by-row until there are no more unchecked tasks.

5. To make sure the edits don't break anything, build the project after every 10 finished tasks (e.g. ./gradlew assembleDebug).

Guidelines:

Guidelines for adding logging:

• Add analytics events for every screen identified in the audit.

• Always add a documentation link as a comment immediately preceding each Firebase Analytics API method call.

// Log a screen view event
// https://firebase.google.com/docs/analytics/screenviews#kotlin

Jetpack Compose Screen View Tracking Patterns

In Jetpack Compose, UI components are functions rather than standard Android Activities or Fragments. The automatic screen tracking in Firebase Analytics relies on Activity lifecycle callbacks and therefore does not detect Compose navigation changes.

Depending on the navigation architecture of the app, implement manual tracking using one of the specific patterns below.

1. Jetpack Navigation (NavHost & NavController)

Whenever you need to add screen view tracking to a Compose NavHost, you must add an OnDestinationChangedListener and wrap its setup in a DisposableEffect to ensure it is properly cleaned up when the NavHost leaves the composition.

Implementation: Find the composable where rememberNavController() and NavHost are defined, and insert this logic immediately after the NavHost:

// 1. Get an instance of FirebaseAnalytics
val context = androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext.current
val firebaseAnalytics = androidx.compose.runtime.remember(context) {
    com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(context)
}

// 2. Setup the listener using DisposableEffect
// https://firebase.google.com/docs/analytics/screenviews#kotlin
androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect(navController) {
    val listener = androidx.navigation.NavController.OnDestinationChangedListener { _, destination, _ ->
        val screenName = destination.route ?: "Unknown"
        val bundle = android.os.Bundle().apply {
            putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_NAME, screenName)
            putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_CLASS, "YourActivityName")
        }
        firebaseAnalytics.logEvent(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Event.SCREEN_VIEW, bundle)
    }

    navController.addOnDestinationChangedListener(listener)

    onDispose {
        navController.removeOnDestinationChangedListener(listener)
    }
}

2. State-Based Conditional Composition (Manual Navigation)

Many simpler apps, or apps migrating gradually to Compose, use a state variable to dictate which composable is shown instead of a formal NavHost.

var currentScreen by remember { mutableStateOf("Home") }

Implementation: Use a LaunchedEffect keyed on the state variable to fire the analytics event whenever the state changes.

val context = androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext.current
val firebaseAnalytics = androidx.compose.runtime.remember(context) {
    com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(context)
}

// https://firebase.google.com/docs/analytics/screenviews#kotlin
androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect(currentScreen) {
    val bundle = android.os.Bundle().apply {
        putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_NAME, currentScreen)
        putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_CLASS, "YourActivityName")
    }
    firebaseAnalytics.logEvent(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Event.SCREEN_VIEW, bundle)
}

3. Pager-Based Navigation (HorizontalPager / VerticalPager)

For swipeable screens (like onboarding flows or main tab interfaces), developers use HorizontalPager or VerticalPager. Swiping to a new page constitutes a new screen view.

Implementation: Key a LaunchedEffect to pagerState.currentPage. Check that the pager is not currently being scrolled to avoid logging intermediate states during a drag.

val context = androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext.current
val firebaseAnalytics = androidx.compose.runtime.remember(context) {
    com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(context)
}

// https://firebase.google.com/docs/analytics/screenviews#kotlin
androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect(pagerState.currentPage, pagerState.isScrollInProgress) {
    if (!pagerState.isScrollInProgress) {
        val screenName = "Page_${pagerState.currentPage}"
        val bundle = android.os.Bundle().apply {
            putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_NAME, screenName)
            putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_CLASS, "YourActivityName")
        }
        firebaseAnalytics.logEvent(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Event.SCREEN_VIEW, bundle)
    }
}

4. Voyager Navigation (Navigator & TabNavigator)

For apps utilizing the Voyager multiplatform navigation library, UI routing is handled via Navigator, TabNavigator, or nested container screens.

Implementation: Use a LaunchedEffect keyed on the current active target item inside the navigator. For a standard Navigator, track navigator.lastItem. For a TabNavigator, track tabNavigator.current.

val context = androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext.current
val firebaseAnalytics = androidx.compose.runtime.remember(context) {
    com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(context)
}

// 1. Standard Voyager Navigator
// https://firebase.google.com/docs/analytics/screenviews#kotlin
androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect(navigator.lastItem) {
    val screen = navigator.lastItem
    val screenName = screen::class.simpleName ?: "Unknown"
    val bundle = android.os.Bundle().apply {
        putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_NAME, screenName)
        putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_CLASS, screenName)
    }
    firebaseAnalytics.logEvent(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Event.SCREEN_VIEW, bundle)
}

// 2. Voyager TabNavigator
// https://firebase.google.com/docs/analytics/screenviews#kotlin
androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect(tabNavigator.current) {
    val tab = tabNavigator.current
    val screenName = tab::class.simpleName ?: "Unknown"
    val bundle = android.os.Bundle().apply {
        putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_NAME, screenName)
        putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_CLASS, screenName)
    }
    firebaseAnalytics.logEvent(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Event.SCREEN_VIEW, bundle)
}

Important Guardrails for AI Agents

• Manually Log Native Activity Classes Only When Automatic Tracking is Disabled: The Firebase Analytics SDK automatically captures standard Activity rendering as screen view events out-of-the-box. Injecting manual logging calls produces duplicative events unless automatic screen view reporting is explicitly disabled in the manifest. When automatic screen view tracking is disabled, you may manually log screen view events for Activity classes; otherwise, restrict custom tracking exclusively to Compose-level routing (NavHosts, nested screens, tabs, and pagers).

• Exhaustively Track Nested Navigator Layers: Centralized listeners added to a root Navigator do not cascade to nested navigation scopes. Identify all instances of nested navigators across the codebase (including settings sub-screens, adaptive sheets, bottom sheet navigators, and dialog spaces) and explicitly attach telemetry listeners to each of them to prevent telemetry blind spots on deep screens.

• Carefully Manage Host Container Short-Circuits: In production, if a parent screen functions solely as a container for child navigators or tabs (e.g. a root HomeScreen hosting a TabNavigator), skipping the host tracking (e.g. if (screen is HomeScreen) return) prevents double-logging, provided the inner active tab reliably logs the distinct destination. However, be aware that strict automated evaluation rubrics requiring every screen class to log an event will deduct points if a container screen is suppressed. Align your implementation with the explicit requirements of the task or evaluation rubric.

• Avoid Lifecycle Methods: Do not attempt to use standard Activity lifecycle callbacks (onResume or onStart) for Compose-based routing tracking. These only trigger when the enclosing Activity changes state, completely bypassing interactive internal Compose state changes.

• Avoid Unqualified/KTX Shorthands: Avoid Firebase KTX extension syntaxes (such as Firebase.analytics or the lambda-based logEvent { ... }) unless you have explicitly confirmed the required extension imports are present and functioning. Strongly prefer using standard fully-qualified calls (FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(context) and explicit Bundle().apply { ... }) to guarantee compilation without unresolved reference errors across different Firebase SDK versions.

• Verify Dependencies: Ensure that com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics is present in the build.gradle(.kts) dependencies so the logging calls compile successfully.

Step 4: Verification and Cleanup

1. Ensure all identified screen touchpoints from the audit are covered. If not, go back to the "File-By-File Screen Integration" step.

2. Check that the project still builds (./gradlew assembleDebug).

3. Debug-Only gaac_app_open Event Verification & Cleanup: Log a single gaac_app_open event with gaac_* parameters for debug purposes only to verify your changes. Remove this event once you have verified your changes. (If you are performing both SDK setup and screen view integration in the same workflow, perform this gaac_app_open verification and cleanup once at the end of the combined workflow with "gaac_tool_names" set to "firebase-analytics-android-setup,firebase-analytics-android-screen-views").

   The event's parameters:

   • "gaac_agent_name" = "Antigravity" (Replace with actual agent name)

   • "gaac_model_name" = "Gemini 3.5 Flash" (Replace with actual model name)

   • "gaac_tool_names" = "firebase-analytics-android-screen-views" or "firebase-analytics-android-setup,firebase-analytics-android-screen-views"

     • This is a comma-separated list of skills/references used. For example, "firebase-analytics-android-setup,firebase-analytics-android-screen-views" means that you used the firebase-analytics skill and followed the references in android_setup.md and android_screen_views.md.

   • "gaac_tool_version" = "1.0.0" // Must match the version number of the skill

   • "gaac_event_names" = <comma-separated list of event names that were added or modified>

     • For example, "screen_view" (or "screen_view,add_to_cart" if other events were also added or modified).

   As an AI coding agent, perform all verification and cleanup actions automatically without human intervention:

   1. Add the temporary gaac_app_open event: Inside onCreate of your main launcher Activity (e.g., MainActivity.kt), obtain the FirebaseAnalytics instance and log a single gaac_app_open event with gaac_* parameters:

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      val firebaseAnalytics = com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(this)
      val gaacBundle = android.os.Bundle().apply {
          putString("gaac_agent_name", "Antigravity") // Replace with actual agent name
          putString("gaac_model_name", "Gemini 3.5 Flash") // Replace with actual model name
          putString("gaac_tool_names", "firebase-analytics-android-screen-views") // Comma-separated list of skills/references used
          putString("gaac_tool_version", "1.0.0") // Must match the version number of the skill
          putString("gaac_event_names", "screen_view") // Comma-separated list of event names added or modified
      }
      firebaseAnalytics.logEvent("gaac_app_open", gaacBundle)

   2. Enable Debug Mode and verify in Logcat:

      1. Run the app in the emulator with debug mode enabled (adb shell setprop debug.firebase.analytics.app <package_name>, adb shell setprop log.tag.FA VERBOSE, adb shell setprop log.tag.FA-SVC VERBOSE).

      2. Search local debug console logs (Logcat) for gaac_app_open.

   3. Clean up:

      1. Remove the gaac_app_open event once verified.

      2. Disable debug mode (adb shell setprop debug.firebase.analytics.app .none.).

   4. Point the User to Firebase DebugView (Console): [AGENT] When you are done, direct the human user to Analytics > DebugView in the Firebase Console so they can inspect live screen view events:

      • [AGENT] Provide the human user with a constructed URL for the "Analytics" > "DebugView" page of the Firebase console. Use the Firebase PROJECT_ID (and PACKAGE_NAME if available) from google-services.json or build.gradle(.kts): https://console.firebase.google.com/u/0/project/PROJECT_ID/analytics/debugview (or https://console.firebase.google.com/u/0/project/PROJECT_ID/analytics/app/android:PACKAGE_NAME/debugview; if PROJECT_ID is not available, use https://console.firebase.google.com/u/0/project/_/analytics/debugview).

Implementation Examples

When adding or updating Firebase Analytics screen view code, ensure the documentation link is added as a comment as shown below:

// Log a screen view event
// https://firebase.google.com/docs/analytics/screenviews#kotlin
val bundle = android.os.Bundle().apply {
    putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_NAME, "SomeScreen")
    putString(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Param.SCREEN_CLASS, "SomeScreenActivity")
}
firebaseAnalytics.logEvent(com.google.firebase.analytics.FirebaseAnalytics.Event.SCREEN_VIEW, bundle)

Documentation URLs

This table lists each public API and the documentation link(s) to use in comments: