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Play Console - Advertising ID declaration

here is the scenario. For my app I use some firebase libraries, especially firebase analytics which makes use of the advertising id through play-services-ads-identifier library.

The question is: since I don't use the advertising id directly but through the firebase sdk, what shall I select here below?

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My doubt is: I know why I'm using firebase analytics, but I don't know why it uses the advertising id!

Anyone with the same doubt? what have you selected?

thanks in advance

Carlo

Solution

  • I was having the same doubt about what to do as you are. I was not declaring the AD_ID explicitly in my manifest, but the merged manifest included the AD_ID, so I commented out the Firebase libraries in my gradle file and synced. Looking at the merged manifest file after syncing the AD_ID permission was no longer included. I opted to select "Yes" to using the AD_ID since it was in the merged manifest and opted to select "Analytics" as I am using Firebase for analytics. I hope this helps some.