Why Do I See Results On My Google Analytics Portal Even Before I Run My App?

I got a new Google Analytics ID for my Android app (a game) in development (unreleased) around a week ago. Only today, I integrated Google Analytics SDK into my game, tested it and

Solution 1:

What you are seeing are the activities of spam "visits", where the hits don't actually visit your site but rather simply, and agnostically, target your property ID. So whether you have a web app or a native mobile app, you may be hit with these "visits". You will need to set up filters to prevent these activities from affecting your data, including a filter to only allow hits from a white listed set of valid hostnames and a filter on the campaign source. This article has some great tips on how to set those up: http://www.analyticsedge.com/2014/12/removing-referral-spam-google-analytics/