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Telemetry Insights — Understand Your Users Better 📊

· 3 min read
Serhii Kuianov
Serhii Kuianov
DevOps

Want to know how your users are using your application? Need insights into version adoption and platform distribution? Meet Telemetry Insights — your window into user behavior and application usage!

What is Telemetry? 🤔​

Telemetry is your application's built-in analytics system that:

  • 📈 Tracks user engagement
  • 🔍 Monitors version distribution
  • 🌍 Analyzes platform usage
  • 📊 Provides valuable insights

It helps you make data-driven decisions about your application's future!

What You Can Track 🎯​

1. User Analytics​

  • 👥 Total unique users
  • 🔄 Daily active users
  • 📱 Platform distribution
  • 💻 Architecture breakdown

2. Version Insights​

  • 📦 Version adoption rates
  • ⚡ Update patterns
  • 🎯 Outdated version tracking
  • 📈 Version distribution trends

3. Channel Analytics​

  • 🎨 Channel popularity
  • 📊 User preferences
  • 🔄 Update frequency
  • 🎯 Channel-specific insights

How to Enable It? 🔌​

Just add this to your .env file:

ENABLE_TELEMETRY=true

That's it! Your application will start collecting valuable insights automatically.

What Data is Collected? 📝​

Essential Metrics​

  1. Device Information 📱

    • Platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, etc.)
    • Architecture (x64, arm64, etc.)
    • Channel (stable, beta, nightly)

  2. Version Data 📦

    • Current version
    • Update frequency
    • Version adoption rates

  3. Usage Patterns 📊

    • Daily active users
    • Update check frequency
    • Channel preferences

Privacy First 🔒​

What We Don't Collect​

  • ❌ Personal information
  • ❌ IP addresses
  • ❌ Sensitive data
  • ❌ User behavior outside the app

Security Measures​

  • 🔐 Anonymous device IDs
  • 📅 30-day data retention
  • 👥 Admin and team access (admin can only see their own apps' stats)

How to Access Insights? 📊​

Dashboard View​

  1. Log in to your admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to the Telemetry section
  3. Explore your insights!

API Access​

GET /telemetry?range=week

Available filters:

  • 📅 Date range
  • 📦 Application
  • 🎨 Channel
  • 📱 Platform
  • 💻 Architecture

Best Practices 💡​

  1. Early Implementation 🚀

    • Enable telemetry from day one
    • Track version adoption
    • Monitor user engagement

  2. Regular Analysis 📊

    • Review weekly reports
    • Track version distribution
    • Monitor platform usage

  3. Data-Driven Decisions 🎯

    • Use insights for updates
    • Optimize for popular platforms
    • Focus on user preferences

Example Insights 📈​

Here's what you might discover:

  • 75% of users are on the latest version
  • Most popular platform: Windows (40%)
  • Highest engagement: Beta channel
  • Most popular architecture: x64 (45%)
  • Top 3 versions in use:
    • v1.2.0: 35%
    • v1.1.0: 25%
    • v1.0.0: 15%
  • Client trends:
    • Growing user base
    • Latest version adoption
    • Outdated clients
  • API usage:
    • Total version check requests

How to try faynoSync?​

  1. Follow the Getting Started guide:
    👉 https://ku9nov.github.io/faynoSync-site/docs/category/getting-started

  2. Create your app using the REST API or web dashboard:
    📦 API Docs: https://ku9nov.github.io/faynoSync-site/docs/api
    🖥️ Dashboard UI: https://github.com/ku9nov/faynoSync-dashboard

  3. Enable telemetry in your .env file

  4. Start collecting valuable insights! 📊

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