Re:Google Analytics iOS app
by jkbr on Thursday July 17, 2014 @06:21AM
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Looks like a faster and much more pleasant way to get a quick overview compared to its web counterpart. The same goes for Google's iOS app for AdSense[1], which is pretty similar UI-wise.
Re:Google Analytics iOS app
by jkbr on Thursday July 17, 2014 @10:41AM
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Just read your blog post about it. [1] I find it amazing that it was a "20% time" project and your first iOS app. It's one of my favorite apps. Well designed and fast. Thumbs up.
Re:Google Analytics iOS app
by bnycum on Thursday July 17, 2014 @01:12PM
(#8048800)
Anyone having trouble logging in? Just says "There was an error while trying to retrieve Google Analytics accounts for..." I don't know if it's because I have 2FA on, but it found my account I'm guessing shared via keychain from the Gmail app.
Edit: 15+ minutes later. I deleted all accounts from my phone, tried to sign in again via the app. Looked through everything online for any permission or anything. Still stuck.
Re:Google Analytics iOS app
by carleverett on Thursday July 17, 2014 @02:10PM
(#8049155)
I'm having the same problem. Initially it would go to my Account Overview and just show a blank page, but after logging out and logging back in again, I'm getting the error that it can't retrieve my accounts :(
Re:Google Analytics iOS app
by cr3ative on Thursday July 17, 2014 @03:59PM
(#8049833)
At a glance that app looks like it will read your data, enriching parent company KISSMETRIC's data set. So - not giving your metrics away to a third party is a massive plus here.
Re:Google Analytics iOS app
by UweSchmidt on Thursday July 17, 2014 @08:12AM
(#8047022)
No one seems to mention the obvious(?) considerations:
"Provide additional convenience with an iPhone app." vs. "Encourage people in our ecosystem/sphere of influence to use Android devices."
After all people who use GA run websites and people who run websites might also make Apps. If their primary device(s) are Android, they might think Android-first when it comes to Apps.
Re:Google Analytics iOS app
by ctdonath on Thursday July 17, 2014 @09:59AM
(#8047527)
Some of us who use GA write/run iOS apps and use iPhones/iPads as primary devices. An iPhone app for monitoring GA provides additional convenience. Encouraging us (thru not providing a native iOS app for GA) to use Android devices is encouraging us to use something other than GA (and yes, there are other options). Seems pretty obvious to consider.
Re:Google Analytics iOS app
by tannerc on Thursday July 17, 2014 @10:49AM
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Like any search engine, it takes time to index and sort results based on user interest. It's likely that Apple doesn't simply "rank" officials apps higher simply because they're official.
Re:Google Analytics iOS app
by rsynnott on Thursday July 17, 2014 @01:07PM
(#8048767)
I don't think they even have a concept of an official app, unless someone's figuring it out and entering it manually; it's certainly not a declaration you make on submission.
[1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-adsense/id680739529?m...
[1] http://harveynick.com/blog/2013/08/10/so-i-made-an-iphone-ap...
Edit: 15+ minutes later. I deleted all accounts from my phone, tried to sign in again via the app. Looked through everything online for any permission or anything. Still stuck.
*Update - 1 hour later and It's suddenly working...
Nope.
(Try navigating from one site's analytics to another. It's like completing a 2D sliding puzzle)
"Provide additional convenience with an iPhone app." vs. "Encourage people in our ecosystem/sphere of influence to use Android devices."
After all people who use GA run websites and people who run websites might also make Apps. If their primary device(s) are Android, they might think Android-first when it comes to Apps.
2) Most people do deep analysis with GA and it's hard to do that with a mobile app. So it's not critical to release one so fast.
I just checked and it was in position #4 for me.
They just phoned it in, as it were.