tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjsGoogle Analytics - Changelog - Web Tracking (analytics.js)2017-09-21T08:00:00:-0700Google AnalyticsRelease 2017-09-21 (September 21, 2017)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2017-09-212017-09-21T08:00:00:+0000
<p>Added “android-app://” URLs as a valid referral source.</p>
Release 2017-07-12 (July 12, 2017)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2017-07-122017-07-12T08:00:00:+0000
<p>This release adds the new <a href="https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/tasks#overview">customTask</a> task.</p>
Release 2015-04-13 (April 13, 2015)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2015-04-132015-04-13T08:00:00:+0000
<p>This release contains the addition of a new field. Review the <a href="
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference">Field Reference</a> for the complete list of fields.</p>
<h3 id="transport">Transport</h3>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference#transport">transport</a> field allows you to set the mechanism with which hits will be sent.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="other_changes">Other Changes</h3>
<ul>
<li>The <code>useBeacon</code> option is deprecated.</li>
<li>Bug fixes</li>
</ul>
Release 2015-01-30 (January 30, 2015)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2015-01-302015-01-30T08:00:00:+0000
<p>This release contains the addition of a new field. Review the <a href="
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference">Field Reference</a> for the complete list of fields.</p>
<h3 id="data_source">Data Source</h3>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference#dataSource">Data Source</a> field allows you to set the data source of a hit.</li>
</ul>
Release 2014-09-02 (September 2, 2014)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2014-09-022014-09-02T08:00:00:+0000
<ul>
<li>Hits can now be sent using <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/navigator.sendBeacon"><code>navigator.sendBeacon</code></a> (in supported browsers) by passing the <a href="https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference#useBeacon"><code>useBeacon</code></a> parameter.</li>
<li>The cookie set by the <a href="https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/display-features">display features</a> plugin has been renamed from <code>_dc</code> to <code>_gat</code>.</li>
</ul>
Release 2014-06-25 (June 25, 2014)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2014-06-252014-06-25T08:00:00:+0000
<ul>
<li>Hits that do not contain a valid tracking id are now dropped.</li>
<li>Added support for <a href="
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cross-domain#autolink">Regular Expressions in Cross Domain linking plugin</a>.</li>
</ul>
Release 2014-05-12 (May 12, 2014)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2014-05-122014-05-12T08:00:00:+0000
<ul>
<li>
<p>Updated the list of supported organic sources.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Removed</strong>: Netscape, About, Mamma, Voila, Live, Wirtulana Polska, Yam, Ozu.</li>
<li><strong>Added/Updated</strong>: Baidu, DOCOMO, Onet, Centrum, Sogou, Tut.By, Globo, Ukr.net, So.com, au one.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Release 2014-04-16 (April 16, 2014)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2014-05-092014-05-09T08:00:00:+0000
<p>This release contains the replacement of the <code>appview</code> hit type and the addition of new fields. Review the <a href="
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference">Field Reference</a> for the complete list of fields.</p>
<h3 id="appview_replacement">appview Replacement</h3>
<ul>
<li>The <code>appview</code> <a href="
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference#hit">hit type</a> has been replaced with <code>screenview</code>. Update your app tracking code as soon as possible to use <code>screenview</code> instead of <code>appview</code>.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="new_fields">New Fields</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference#screenName">Screen Name</a> - The name of the page/screen. When not set it defaults to the page URL (web) or Id of the screen (app).</li>
<li><a href="
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference#appId">Application ID</a> - Application identifier.</li>
<li><a href="
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/field-reference#appInstallerId">Application Installer ID</a> - Application installer identifier.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="other_changes">Other Changes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Improved debug output.</li>
<li>Fixed various prerendering bugs.</li>
<li>Added support for unprefixed prerendering apis. Prerendering now works in IE11 in addition to Chrome.</li>
<li>Other minor bug fixes in linker support.</li>
</ul>
Release 2014-04 (April 2, 2014)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2014-04-022014-04-02T08:00:00:+0000
<ul>
<li>Added the ability to override <a href="https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/user-id">User ID parameter</a>.</li>
</ul>
Release 2014-02 (February 11, 2014)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2014-02-112014-02-11T08:00:00:+0000
<ul>
<li><a href="https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cross-domain#linkerparam">Linker parameters</a> are no longer ignored when navigating across domains at different zoom levels in Firefox.</li>
<li>Fixed a problem where <a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2558811">In-Page Analytics</a> would fail to load for certain URLs.</li>
<li>Improvements to debug mode output.</li>
</ul>
Release 2013-11 (November 22, 2013)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2013-11-222013-11-22T08:00:00:+0000
<ul>
<li>Maintenance release.</li>
</ul>
Release 2013-11 (November 7, 2013)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2013-11-072013-11-07T08:00:00:+0000
<ul>
<li>Added <a href="https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/domains#auto">Automatic Cookie Domain Configuration</a></li>
<li>Added <a href="https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cross-domain#autoforms">Cross-Domain Auto Linking for Forms</a></li>
<li>Bug fixes</li>
</ul>
Release 2013-03 (March 22, 2013)tag:google.com,changelog:analytics-collection-analyticsjs#release-2013-03-222013-03-22T08:00:00:+0000
<p>Today we launched the new <a href="
//developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/">analytics.js collection library</a> into Open Beta.</p>