Google Analytics - NetworkOnMainThreadException on send in AsyncTask

Question

I have to implement Google Analytics in the app I\'m working on. I\'m using Android Studio.

I\'m not quite sure yet if I should implement sending tracker from every

Answer 1

You must call the google analytics from thread. Here i'm sharing the code what i'm working with.

Put this code inside a class(MBGoogleAnalyticsManager.java)

 import android.content.Context;
 import com.google.android.gms.analytics.GoogleAnalytics;
 import com.google.android.gms.analytics.HitBuilders;
 import com.google.android.gms.analytics.Tracker;


public class MBGoogleAnalyticsManager  
{
    private static final String TAG = "MBGoogleAnalyticsManager";
    private static MBGoogleAnalyticsManager instance = null;
    public String PROPERTY_ID = "UA-28454545-2";

    private Context context;
    private Tracker dataTracker;

    public static MBGoogleAnalyticsManager getInstance(Context c) 
        {
            if(instance == null) 
                {
                    System.out.println("MBGoogleAnalyticsManager new instance is created");
                    instance = new MBGoogleAnalyticsManager(c);
                }
            else
                {
                    System.out.println("MBGoogleAnalyticsManager instance is already avaiable");
                }
            return instance;
        }

    private MBGoogleAnalyticsManager(Context c)     
        {
            //super(c);
            context = c;
            GoogleAnalytics analytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(context);   
            dataTracker = analytics.newTracker(PROPERTY_ID);
        }




      //==============================================================================
     //========================== Send a screen view =================================
    //================================================================================
    public synchronized void sendGoogleAnalyticsSreenView(String screenName)
        {               
            dataTracker.setScreenName(screenName);    // Set screen name.
            //dataTracker.setAppName("MovieBuddy");  // We can send the application name [String](Optional)
            //dataTracker.setAppVersion("2.2");     // We can send the application version [String](Optional)
            //dataTracker.setLanguage("Eng");      // We can send the language [String](Optional)
            //dataTracker.setSessionTimeout(300); // We can set the time for the session time out [Long](Optional)

            dataTracker.send(new HitBuilders.AppViewBuilder()    
                                            //.setNewSession()   // If want to start a new session (Optional)
                                            .build());
            System.out.println("Screen: "+screenName);
        }



      //==============================================================================
     //========================== Send A Click Event Hit =============================
    //================================================================================
    public synchronized void sendGoogleAnalyticsHitEvents(String screenName,String category,String action,String label)
        {       
            dataTracker.setScreenName(screenName);
            dataTracker.send(new HitBuilders.EventBuilder()         
                                            .setCategory(category) // Set the category of the event [String]
                                            .setAction(action)    // Set the action has taken for the event [String]
                                            .setLabel(label)     // Set the label of for the event [String]
                                            .build());
            System.out.println("Hit Label: "+label);
        }



      //==============================================================================
     //========================== Send A Exception Event =============================
    //================================================================================

    public synchronized void sendGoogleAnalyticsException(String screenName,String ExceptionMethodName,String ExceptionLocation,boolean ExceptionFatal)
        {   
            dataTracker.setScreenName(screenName);
            dataTracker.send(new HitBuilders.ExceptionBuilder()                                         
                                            .setDescription(ExceptionMethodName + ":" + ExceptionLocation) // Send the exception details [String]
                                                                                                          //(Never send the e.message, as it contains personal info)
                                            .setFatal(ExceptionFatal)                                    // Send true or false if fatal exception error [boolean]
                                            .build());
        }



      //==============================================================================
     //================ Send A Social Event Interaction With target ==================
    //================================================================================
    public synchronized void sendGoogleAnalyticsSocialInteractionWithTarget(String screenName,String SocialNetworkName,String SocialAction,String SocialTarget)
        {       
            dataTracker.setScreenName(screenName);
            dataTracker.send(new HitBuilders.SocialBuilder()                 
                                            .setNetwork(SocialNetworkName)  // Set the Social Network Name [String]
                                            .setAction(SocialAction)       // Set the action [String]
                                            .setTarget(SocialTarget)      // Set the target [String](Not a mandatory field)
                                            .build());
            System.out.println("Target: "+SocialTarget);
        }




      //==============================================================================
     //============== Send A Social Event Interaction Without target =================
    //================================================================================

    public synchronized void sendGoogleAnalyticsSocialInteraction(String SocialNetworkName,String SocialAction)
        {       
            dataTracker.send(new HitBuilders.SocialBuilder()
                                            .setNetwork(SocialNetworkName)// Set the Social Network Name [String]
                                            .setAction(SocialAction)     // Set the action [String]
                                            .build());
        }
} 

Now you have to call this class instance,method and provide the required data from you calling class like this:

private void sendScreenView(final String screenName)
    {   
        new Thread(new Runnable() 
            {
                @Override
                public void run() 
                    {                           
                        analyticsManager = MBGoogleAnalyticsManager.getInstance(getApplicationContext());
                        analyticsManager.sendGoogleAnalyticsSreenView(screenName);
                    }
            }).start();
    }

And Call this method:

sendScreenView("Home Activity");

Hope you will find it helpful.