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Firebase - where to see a nice graph (pie) for user property?

My app is using 4 different fonts (condensed, normal, bold and thin) and I want to know how many users are using which one. This is my code:

FirebaseAnalytics analytics = FirebaseAnalytics.getInstance(activity);
analytics.setUserProperty(PROPERTY_FONT_TYPE, "" + getFontType());

I also added this PROPERTY_FONT_TYPE in my firebase console in the part Analytics -> Custom definitions.

How (and where) can I see a graph/pie how many users are using which font?

Firebase console seems to be extremely un-intuitive.

Thanks

Solution

  • This can be done - but in the Google Analytics console not the Firebase Console. Every Firebase Analytics project (now) has a corresponding Google Analytics 4 property, where a "free-form" exploration can be used to view a pie chart.

    Step 1

    Firebase Console with 'View more in Google Analytics' highlighted

    Press the 'View more in Google Analytics button' in the analytics dashboard of the Firebase console.

    Step 2

    The 'Explore' button highlighted in the Google Analytics interface

    Navigate to the "explore" page in Google Analytics.

    Step 3

    The 'explorations' page in Google Analytics with the create 'free-form' exploration highlighted.

    Create a new 'free-form' exploration.

    Step 4

    The 'doughnut-chart' button in the edit 'free-form' exploration menu

    Change the visualisation to a 'doughnut chart'.

    Step 5

    The remove 'town/city' breakdown and add new dimension buttons highlighted in the edit 'free-form' exploration interface

    Remove the default dimension and then add the new dimension that you are interested in (in this case "PROPERTY_FONT_TYPE"). Drag this to under 'breakdowns' (where the default 'Town/city' dimension was).

    Step 6

    The resulting pie chart

    You can now view a pie chart of your custom user property.

    The 'exploration' is automatically saved so you can come back to it later.