How to track unique user ID with mobile app SDK

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pe...@wearefaer.com

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Sep 1, 2018, 11:09:37 AM9/1/18
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Hello,

There's a lack of documentation about how the default events are triggered by the Android and iOS Firebase analytics SDKs, so I'm turning to you for help.

I need a unique user ID so I can track app usage metrics, but I'm having trouble. I've been using this support answer as reference.

Here are my options:
- `device.advertising_id`: may not always be there, I get it;
- `device.vendor_id`: I'd expect this to always be present, but it is very often NULL, why?
- `user_pseudo_id`: what is this? can I use this as a unique user ID? is it reset on reinstall/update?


Thank you,
Pedro

Ian Barber

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Sep 14, 2018, 12:26:59 PM9/14/18
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vendor_id - users can disable some ad tracking in iOS, wont be present for Android users. 
user_pseudo_id is reset on reinstall.
 The most reliable option would be to set a user ID as a user property, if users are signing in to your app. 

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