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For developers, having insight as to how people use their apps is essential. It allows developers to better understand their customers, where they're coming from and how they're engaging. To offer BlackBerry developers greater tools, BlackBerry has now teamed up with Flurry Analytics and the Flurry Analytics dashboard services will be available to BlackBerry 10 developers. Those interested in integrating Flurry into their app can sign up for more information via the Flurry website or head on over to the BlackBerry Github repo to download the API sample apps.
Press Release
BlackBerry and Flurry announce Flurry Analytics for BlackBerry 10
BlackBerry developers now have access to industry leading analytics tool ORLANDO, FLORIDA--(May 14, 2013) - BlackBerry Live 2013 - BlackBerry(R) (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB) and Flurry announced today Flurry Analytics for BlackBerry(R) 10 is expected to become available by the end of Q2. Flurry Analytics is a tool developers can easily integrate with their apps to enable access to user data. It provides developers a consolidated dashboard across multiple platforms for convenience and control with a deeper understanding of audience demographics, customer acquisition, user engagement and purchasing patterns. Flurry Analytics will enable BlackBerry 10 app developers to establish performance benchmarks against category and overall market as well as deepen customer insights to improve monetization and retention strategies.
"We're excited to work with Flurry to provide our partners and developers with the Flurry Analytics SDK and the Flurry Analytics Dashboard, which will help enable them to bring high quality apps that customers can enjoy on the BlackBerry 10 platform," said Martyn Mallick, VP Global Alliances and Business Development.
"Flurry is proud to support the vibrant BlackBerry 10 developer community as they adopt the new platform," said Simon Khalaf, Flurry CEO. "Flurry is equally proud to support platform providers so committed to innovation in the mobile app ecosystem."
Developers can register to download the SDK here: https://www.flurry.com/analytics.html.
Additional information for developers, including instructions, can be found here: http://devblog.blackberry.com/2013/05/flurry-analytics-blackberry-10/
About Flurry
Flurry helps app owners measure, advertise and monetize apps in the new app economy. The company's comprehensive measurement and advertising platform reaches over 1 billion monthly unique smartphone and tablet devices across iOS, Android and other platforms. More than 100,000 companies use Flurry advertising and analytics services across more than 300,000 apps.
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