Implement google analytics

[JoshuaDickerson]

Implement Google Analytics on all client applications

Android SDK
iOS SDK

[popwarfour]

Unfortunately I think this violates Apples terms of use and they will reject it from being put in the app store.

[EdgeCaseBerg]

@popwarfour @JoshuaDickerson

Mobile analytics are mentioned here and seem to be in use by the person who made these slides

Do you have a reference to the point in the terms of use for the app store where it forbids tracking of custom data in an application? (or whatever lawyer jargon it would say)

We can also tweet to the author of said slides and ask him if he's used the analytics within an application that has been sold through the app store and see if he responds.

[the-hobbes]

As per thishttps://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ios/v2/campaigns#known-issues
:

The Apple App Store does not currently support campaign measurement using

Google Analytics. However, custom URL schemes can be used in conjunction
with general campaign measurementhttps://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ios/v2/campaigns#measurement
to pass campaign information into your iOS app after it has been
downloaded and installed.

On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Ethan Joachim Eldridge <
[email protected]> wrote:

@popwarfour https://github.com/popwarfour @JoshuaDickersonhttps://github.com/JoshuaDickerson

Mobile analytics are mentioned herehttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/4555619/options-for-mobile-app-store-analytics-apple-android-ovi-etcand seem to be in use by the person who made these
slides http://analdroid-talk.heroku.com/#25

Do you have a reference to the point in the terms of use for the app store
where it forbids tracking of custom data in an application? (or whatever
lawyer jargon it would say)

We can also tweet to the author of said slides and ask him if he's used
the analytics within an application that has been sold through the app
store and see if he responds.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/133#issuecomment-34013432
.

[EdgeCaseBerg]

Thanks @the-hobbes
But that's a link to v2 of the SDK, they've released a v3 and it doesn't feature the same known issues/warnings on those pages. Perhaps in v3 it works?

[the-hobbes]

Whoops, didn't catch that. I think that
v3https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ios/v3/is
good to go though. I don't see any mention of restrictions, and have
read a couple stackoverflow questions (like this
onehttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/5805749/use-google-analytics-for-iphone-to-track-app-usage-apple-approval-criteria,
even though it is a bit old) indicating apps containing analytics were
approved.

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 6:26 AM, Ethan Joachim Eldridge <
[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks @the-hobbes https://github.com/the-hobbes
But that's a link to v2 of the SDK, they've released a v3 and it doesn't
feature the same known issues/warnings on those pages. Perhaps in v3 it
works?

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/133#issuecomment-34063500
.

[EdgeCaseBerg]

Marking this an enhancement.

Those stackoverflow comments are a good indicator of success. If this is a feasible enhancement to make within the timeframe I'd say go for it. But that's up to whoever will implement it (not me!)

[popwarfour]

I always refer to the official app store guidelines document which is pretty explicit about what they look for.

http://images.worldofapple.com/appstoreguidelines_9910.pdf

Couldn't really find anything specific to analytics but I did read this at 4.1
"Apps that do not notify and obtain user consent before collecting, transmitting, or using
location data will be rejected"

Sounds like we need an alert the first time they enter the app explaining to them that their location will be anonymously logged.

[EdgeCaseBerg]

Seems simple enough to let them know, I don't think we'll have a problem
getting it all into the store.

On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 7:07 AM, Anders Melen [email protected]:

I always refer to the official app store guidelines document which is
pretty explicit about what they look for.

http://images.worldofapple.com/appstoreguidelines_9910.pdf

Couldn't really find anything specific to analytics but I did read this at
4.1
"Apps that do not notify and obtain user consent before collecting,
transmitting, or using
location data will be rejected"

Sounds like we need an alert the first time they enter the app explaining
to them that their location will be anonymously logged.

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/133#issuecomment-34431464
.

~Ethan J. Eldridge
Programmer | Computer Scientist
Former UVM CS Crew Executive Triumvirate Member
Former UPE UVM Chapter President

[EdgeCaseBerg]

Did anything come of this for the iOS app? @popwarfour