Let's your users share your App with Friends: App Invites for Android

Let's your users share your App with Friends:

APP INVITES FOR ANDROID

Story Time!

@ewilly1Android Developer

Why Should I care ?

Word of mouth Legacy

Word of mouth Legacy

Word of mouth Legacy

We (USERS) care about

“Happiness only real when shared.”

Christopher McCandless

Bad and Good Pattern

Please don’t stalk

Bad and Good Pattern

The smart way:

be ready be kind

Recap

Google App Invite API

How does it work ?

Let’s add it to our app

Prepare

Setup

Configuration File

Code

Prepare

Setup manifest<meta-data

android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />

Setup gradleAPP

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-appinvite:8.3.0'

PROJECT

classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:1.5.0-beta2'

Configuration File

Google developer console

Enable App Invite API

SHA-1 key

Download your file

Code

Code

1. Connect Google Client API with APP Invite Service Enabled2. Start App Invite Intent3. handle the result in the callback4. Check if someone installed the app from an invitation

mGoogleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this)

.addApi(AppInvite.API)

.enableAutoManage(this, this)

.build();

mGoogleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this)

.addApi(AppInvite.API)

.enableAutoManage(this, this)

.build();

mGoogleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this)

.addApi(AppInvite.API)

.enableAutoManage(this, this)

.build();

@Overrideprotected void onStart() { super.onStart(); mGoogleApiClient.connect();}

@Overrideprotected void onStop() { super.onStop(); mGoogleApiClient.disconnect();}

@Overrideprotected void onStart() { super.onStart(); mGoogleApiClient.connect();}

@Overrideprotected void onStop() { super.onStop(); mGoogleApiClient.disconnect();}

public void onConnectionFailed(ConnectionResult connectionResult) { Log.d(TAG, "onConnectionFailed:" + connectionResult); showMessage(getString(R.string.google_play_services_error));}

private void onInviteClicked() {

Intent intent = new AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder(getString(R.string.invitation_title))

.setMessage(getString(R.string.invitation_message))

.setDeepLink(Uri.parse(getString(R.string.invitation_deep_link)))

.setCustomImage(Uri.parse(getString(R.string.invitation_custom_image)))

.setCallToActionText(getString(R.string.invitation_cta))

.build();

startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_INVITE);

}

private void onInviteClicked() {

Intent intent = new AppInviteInvitation.IntentBuilder(getString(R.string.invitation_title))

.setMessage(getString(R.string.invitation_message))

.setDeepLink(Uri.parse(getString(R.string.invitation_deep_link)))

.setCustomImage(Uri.parse(getString(R.string.invitation_custom_image)))

.setCallToActionText(getString(R.string.invitation_cta))

.build();

startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_INVITE);

}

@Override

protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {

super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

Log.d(TAG, "onActivityResult: requestCode=" + requestCode + ", resultCode=" + resultCode);

if (requestCode == REQUEST_INVITE) {

if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {

String[] ids = AppInviteInvitation.getInvitationIds(resultCode, data);

Log.d(TAG, getString(R.string.sent_invitations_fmt, ids.length));

} else {

showMessage(getString(R.string.send_failed));

}

}

}

@Override

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

boolean autoLaunchDeepLink = true;

AppInvite.AppInviteApi.getInvitation(mGoogleApiClient, this, autoLaunchDeepLink)

.setResultCallback(

new ResultCallback<AppInviteInvitationResult>() {

@Override

public void onResult(AppInviteInvitationResult result) {

Log.d(TAG, "getInvitation:onResult:" + result.getStatus());

}

});

}

@Override

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

boolean autoLaunchDeepLink = true;

AppInvite.AppInviteApi.getInvitation(mGoogleApiClient, this, autoLaunchDeepLink)

.setResultCallback(

new ResultCallback<AppInviteInvitationResult>() {

@Override

public void onResult(AppInviteInvitationResult result) {

Log.d(TAG, "getInvitation:onResult:" + result.getStatus());

}

});

}

@Override

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

boolean autoLaunchDeepLink = true;

AppInvite.AppInviteApi.getInvitation(mGoogleApiClient, this, autoLaunchDeepLink)

.setResultCallback(

new ResultCallback<AppInviteInvitationResult>() {

@Override

public void onResult(AppInviteInvitationResult result) {

Log.d(TAG, "getInvitation:onResult:" + result.getStatus());

}

});

}

Recap

Numbers matters Let's measure it

Overview of Google Analytics API

measure user activity

Collection - Configuration - Processing - Reporting

Integrating Google Analytics API to measure your invites

Prepare

Setup

Get tracking Id

Configuration File

Code

Prepare

Setup manifest<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>

<application android:name="AnalyticsApplication">

...

</application>

Setup gradleAPP

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-analytics:8.3.0'

Tracking ID

Create Account

Add a Mobile Project to track -> Tracking ID

Configure Analytics to process App Invites data

Create App Invite DashBoard

Configuration File

Google developer console

Enable Analytics API

Download your file

Code

1. Create a Tracker2. Generate Event (sent and received invites)

Application levelpublic static Tracker tracker() { return tracker;}@Overridepublic void onCreate() { super.onCreate(); analytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this); tracker = analytics.newTracker(TRACKING-ID); tracker.enableExceptionReporting(true); tracker.enableAdvertisingIdCollection(true); tracker.enableAutoActivityTracking(true);}

Application levelpublic static Tracker tracker() { return tracker;}@Overridepublic void onCreate() { super.onCreate(); analytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this); tracker = analytics.newTracker(TRACKING-ID); tracker.enableExceptionReporting(true); tracker.enableAdvertisingIdCollection(true); tracker.enableAutoActivityTracking(true);}

Invite sent// Get tracker.Tracker t = ((KitApplication) getApplication()).tracker();// Build and send an Event.t.send(new HitBuilders.EventBuilder() .setCategory(getString(R.string.category_id)) .setAction(getString(R.string.sent)) .build());

Invite sent// Get tracker.Tracker t = ((KitApplication) getApplication()).tracker();// Build and send an Event.t.send(new HitBuilders.EventBuilder() .setCategory(getString(R.string.category_id)) .setAction(getString(R.string.sent)) .build());

Invite receivedTracker t = ((MYApplication) getApplication()).tracker();// Build and send an Event.t.send(new HitBuilders.EventBuilder() .setCategory(getString(R.string.category_id)) .setAction(getString(R.string.accepted)) .build());

Let's see some numbers

Recap

Show time (Live test)

Video https://goo.gl/Gk0iMY

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