Is Android Studio tracking usage?

Question

Does anyone know if Android Studio is tracking usage somehow? How can open source project track usage in a reliable way?

Answer 1

Yes, Android Studio does track usage statistics, with permission. There are two places within the Settings menu in Android Studio where you can give consent for analytical data to be sent to JetBrains and Google. The first is at:

• Appearance & Behaviour -> System Settings -> Data Sharing

Help JetBrains improve its products by sending anonymous data about features and plugins used, hardware and software configuration, statistics on types of files, number of files per project, etc.

Please note that this will not include personal data or any sensitive information, such as source code, file names, etc. The data sent complies with the JetBrains Privacy Policy

This covers general usage of the IDE. The second relates to the Instant Run feature of the Android SDK, and can be found at:

• Build, Execution & Deployment -> Instant Run:

Log extra info to help Google troubleshoot Instant Run issues. Learn more about what is logged and our privacy policy

Of course, it's your preference as to whether or not you want to contribute to these statistics.

Answer 2

You can see a live feed of people using your app with crashlytics from fabric, also retention statics , installs , uninstalls and a lot of helpfull data provided by your app.

To implement it please visit this link

https://fabric.io/kits/android/crashlytics/install

here is some pictures of the apps with crashlytics implemented

you can check active users and app statics

Also take a look at here for more info https://fabric.io/blog/how-to-monitor-app-retention-in-fabric/

Answer 3

Yes. Android Studio tracks your behavior. You can check this out here