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Using Google Analytics v2 without activity / EasyTracker

When using EasyTracker:

@Override
    protected void onStart() {
        super.onStart();

        EasyTracker.getInstance().activityStart(this);
    }

It works great, the problem I am integrating from the old version of analytics and I am using it in the service and not in the activity, so I cannot use the activityStart method.

I tried using:

GoogleAnalytics googleAnalytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(getApplicationContext());
final Tracker tracker = googleAnalytics.getTracker("UA-xxxxxx-y");
tracker.setStartSession(true);

tracker.sendView("/page");

And I don't see anything in the analytics (even after GAServiceManager.getInstance (). Dispatch ()) ....

Can i use the new version of analytics without activity?

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Found a way not to use EasyTracker. It was actually on the official site: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/android/v2/advanced

This is basically what you need to do: First, enter the start tracker like this:

// Get the GoogleAnalytics singleton.
mGaInstance = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this);

// Use the GoogleAnalytics singleton to get two Trackers with
// unique property IDs.
mGaTracker = mGaInstance.getTracker("UA-XXXX-Y");

Then you can get the tracker like this:



mGoogleAnalytics.getDefaultTracker();

And use it like:

mGoogleAnalytics.sendEvent(.....);

mGaTracker.sendView(....);
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In the service, you need to set the context before sending the view

Try the following:



EasyTracker.getInstance().setContext(this);
EasyTracker.getTracker().sendView("/page");
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