Install referrer is not tracking on android web market

Question

When installing an app via the Market app on a phone, the app will correctly receive the referrer information passed to it (as described here: http://code.google.com/mobile/

Answer 1

No, it is not possible to track install referrer from the web-based Google Play store. This is a known issue with the latest SDK.

Google Play Campaign Tracking does not currently support web-to-device installs initiated from the web Play Store.

Answer 2

Probably a little late here. Fortunately, this works for us to track installs that come from the web store.

receiver class:

public class OwnReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

public static final String ACTION_UPDATE_DATA = "ACTION_UPDATE_DATA";
private static final String ACTION_INSTALL_REFERRER = "com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER";
private static final String KEY_REFERRER = "referrer";

public OwnReceiver() {
}

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    if (intent == null) {
        Log.e("ReferrerReceiver", "Intent is null");
        return;
    }
    if (!ACTION_INSTALL_REFERRER.equals(intent.getAction())) {
        Log.e("ReferrerReceiver", "Wrong action! Expected: " + ACTION_INSTALL_REFERRER + " but was: " + intent.getAction());
        return;
    }
    Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
    if (intent.getExtras() == null) {
        Log.e("ReferrerReceiver", "No data in intent");
        return;
    }

    MyApplication.setReferrerDate(context.getApplicationContext(), new Date().getTime());
    //Contro.setReferrerData(context.getApplicationContext(), (String) extras.get(KEY_REFERRER));
    MyApplication.setReferrerData(context.getApplicationContext(), (String) extras.get(KEY_REFERRER));
    LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(context).sendBroadcast(new Intent(ACTION_UPDATE_DATA));
}
}

usage in MainActivity:

private final BroadcastReceiver mUpdateReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
       someMethod(); //send received data to your method and use it your way
    }
};

someMethod where you're receiving the data:

 private void someMethod(){
    String referrerDataRaw = MyApplication.getReferrerDataRaw(getApplicationContext());

    if(referrerDataRaw.toLowerCase().contains(matchx.toLowerCase())){        
        Log.i("true",referrerDataRaw);
        Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(),"Install referrer found",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        //postBack();
    }
    else {
        Log.i("false","no referrer found");
        Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(),"no referrer found",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

}

Bonus This one if you're sending postbacks

public void postBack() {
   // String postTest = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neon.myApp&referrer=utm_source=someOne&utm_medium=cpr&utm_term=testytest";
    String referrerDataRaw = MyApplication.getReferrerDataRaw(getApplicationContext());

   // Toast.makeText(this, "raw : " + postTest, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    String[] split  = referrerDataRaw.split("=");
    String end = split[split.length - 1];

    Toast.makeText(this,  AppConstant.lin + end, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

    StringRequest strReq = new StringRequest(Request.Method.POST,
            AppConstant.lin + end, new Response.Listener<String>() {

        @Override
        public void onResponse(String response) {
            Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(),"postback sent",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

        }
    }, new Response.ErrorListener() {

        @Override
        public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {

        }
    });

    // Adding request to request queue
    MyApplication.getInstance().addToRequestQueue(strReq, tag_string_req);
}

Got most of the help from this kind soul on github https://github.com/SimonMarquis/Android-InstallReferrer