# New API for manually tracking screen views in Google Analytics

DevFeed: [New API for manually tracking screen views in Google Analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-api-for-manually-tracking-screen-views-in-google-analytics-16353.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2020/08/google-analytics-manual-screen-view>)

Author: Sumit Chandel

Published: 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Firebase Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/firebase-blog.md>)

Topics: [Google Analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-analytics.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [A/B Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/a-b-testing.md>)

Tags: [a-b-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/a-b-testing.md>), [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [flutter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flutter.md>), [google-analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-analytics.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [launch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/launch.md>), [sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdk.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>)

## AI overview

The latest Google Analytics for Firebase SDK release allows developers to manually log screen_view events in Android and iOS apps while retaining automatic collection. It also deprecates setCurrentScreen and setScreenName in favor of the new manual event-logging calls.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.