Tracking Daily Sessions in $ae_session Property Without Custom Events

Alessandro M. · 2024-10-29T12:55:47.697Z

If the `$ae_session` property is not tracked by the iOS or Android SDK, is there a way to force it to be tracked or is there an alternative to get the number of daily sessions from the API without implementing a custom event?

The $ae_session property is part of the legacy features of Mixpanel's SDKs for both iOS and Android. This property is automatically tracked when a user spends more than 10 seconds in the app. It also tracks two user properties: Total App Sessions ($ae_total_app_sessions) and Total App Session Length ($ae_total_app_session_length).However, Mixpanel does not recommend enabling these legacy features as they rely on client-side state and can be unreliable. Instead, they suggest tracking server-side. If you still want to enable this feature, you can do so by turning the flag trackAutomaticEvents: true when initializing Mixpanel as mentioned in the Flutter SDK documentation.If the $ae_session property is not being tracked, it might be due to the legacy feature being disabled. If you want to track the number of daily sessions without implementing a custom event, you might need to enable this legacy feature.Remember, it's always a good idea to test and monitor the performance of these features before enabling them for a large audience.

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