Android Question Facebook SDK and Meta Developer

[Tomas Petrus]

Hey guys,
one client for their marketing campaing requested following to be implemented in the B4A and B4i app:

Meta SDK setup in the app

• Implementing Facebook SDK into the app
• Configuring events so we can target installations and measure them

Creating an app for iOS and Android in Meta Developer

• Creating and connecting it to our Business Manager

I couldn't find anything regarding this topic on the forum.
Thanks

 

[Erel]

Facebook - Extends FirebaseAuth to support Facebook

This library requires B4A v12.0+ This library together with FirebaseAuth allows users to sign in to your app with a Facebook or Google account. Start with configuring FirebaseAuth: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/firebaseauth-authenticate-your-users.67875/ Once it works you can...

www.b4x.com

 

[Tomas Petrus]

I saw this but its about facebook auth. But that is not needed.

I think that
What they want is to measure app installs through facebook campaigns - so measure install events through facebook SDK so they can analyze success rate of different marketing facebook camaigns

CHAT GPT told me this:

Setting up Facebook SDK in B4X (for both Android and iOS)​

1. Add the Facebook SDK to your B4A and B4i Projects
For B4A (Android) and B4i (iOS), you'll need to use B4X libraries that integrate the Facebook SDK.

For B4A (Android):

1. Add Facebook SDK to B4A:
   • Download the Facebook SDK for Android (if not already available in your B4A environment).
   • Use Facebook SDK libraries available for B4A or you can manually add Facebook SDK .jar files to the Libraries folder.
2. Add Facebook Initialization:
   • Initialize the Facebook SDK in the Main Activity:
   • b4a
     
     'Add Facebook SDK to your project using the libraries
     Dim fb As Facebook
     fb.Initialize
3. Track Events (App Install):
   • In B4A, track the app installation using Facebook's AppEvents API:
   • b4a
     
     fb.AppEventsLogger_logEvent("app_install_event")

For B4i (iOS):​

1. Add Facebook SDK to B4i:
   • In B4i, add Facebook SDK as an external library via CocoaPods or manually. Facebook has an official CocoaPod for iOS SDK integration.
   • For B4i, use B4iBridge and CocoaPods integration to pull the Facebook SDK.
2. Add Initialization in AppDelegate(via B4i):
   • For iOS, Facebook SDK should be initialized in the app’s delegate:
   • b4i
     
     #If iOS
     Dim fb As Facebook
     fb.Initialize
     #End If
3. Track Events (App Install):
   • Use the Facebook API to log events:
   • b4i
     
     fb.AppEventsLogger_logEvent("app_install_event")

Is he correct right does he miss anything ?

 

[Erel]

Completely wrong.


If you add the Facebook library with the required manifest snippet, then it will start logging events automatically (call Facebook.Initialize).

You can see it with:

Dim sdk As JavaObject
    sdk.InitializeStatic("com.facebook.FacebookSdk")
Log(sdk.RunMethod("getAutoLogAppEventsEnabled", Null)

I'm not sure whether it tracks installations. You need to test it.

 

[Tomas Petrus]

For B4i there is internal iFacebook library - so can I use this ?
For Android there is no internal library So I have to use SDK ? as described here: ?

Erel said:
Download Facebook SDK: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/android/
Find a file named facebook-android-sdk-xx.xx.xx.aar in the SDK.

You need to rename it to: facebook-android-sdk.aar and copy it to the additional libraries folder.

You should create a facebook app with an Android platform:

source: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...seauth-to-support-facebook.67954/#post-430482

Where do I find the required snippet for this use ?

Thank you

 

[DonManfred]

source: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...seauth-to-support-facebook.67954/#post-430482

Where do I find the required snippet for this use ?

check the example in the source-link...