Use firebase-core or play-services-analytics for adding Google Analytics in android app?

Question

Do I have to add both dependencies for adding Google Analytics in my android app?

implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.3'

com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:16.0.3

Currently, I am only using play-services-analytics and firebase analytics is working perfectly fine for me.

Because as they both are used for integrating Google Analytics?

Edit

As currently I am not using firebase-core, then how can in firebase dashboard I can see active users and every data? Is it getting it from play-services-analytics or what? Is it because I am using crashlytics and firebase-perf?

Answer 1

Because as they both are used for integrating Google Analytics ?

For using Google Analytics, you'll only need this:

com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:16.0.3

And google-services :

classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.1.0'

This :

implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.3'

Isn't necessary since you're not using nor trying Firebase in this case.

Read: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/android/v4/