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How Session Length Calculated?

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Ousaf Ahmad

I know session length calculated with the formula 
(session_length = session_end_time - session_start_time)
But in between session if Ad appears and we spend like 30 seconds in watching that Ad then does GA also include those 30 seconds or not?

April 14, 2023

Nicky Toma

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Nicky Toma

Hey Ousaf. I think here it would depend if the app goes into background when the ad is being watched.

If it does not go into background GA will include those 30 seconds in the session length. If the app does go into background, the session ends and a new one will be started when the app is back in foreground, so it will not include those 30 seconds.