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See plans on the main pageWhat counts as tracking
Apple defines tracking as linking data about a user or device collected in your app with data collected by other companies' apps and websites, for targeted advertising or measurement, or sharing it with data brokers. Personalized AdMob ads, Meta Audience Network, install attribution through the Meta or TikTok SDKs, attribution platforms and sharing hashed emails with ad networks are tracking. Your own analytics, Supabase or Firebase data used for your own features, fraud prevention and contextual (non-personalized) ads are not.
Guideline 5.1.2 ties it together: tracking requires the system ATT prompt, the app must respect a "no", you may not gate features behind consent, and the App Privacy answers must match. The native ad SDKs in WebViewGold are built around this: AdMob reads the advertising identifier only when the user allowed it and otherwise serves non-personalized ads.
Do you need the prompt?
| Your setup | ATT prompt | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AdMob banner, interstitial or rewarded ads via WebViewGold | Yes | The Google Mobile Ads SDK uses the IDFA for personalized ads; show the prompt and declare advertising data |
| Meta Audience Network ads via WebViewGold | Yes | Meta requires the prompt for personalized ads on iOS |
| Facebook or Instagram ads to promote the app, with the Meta SDK for install attribution | Yes | Attribution across apps is tracking by definition |
Web ad scripts (AdSense) inside the WebView, useAdsenseAds | Gray area; conservative answer is yes | The ad script uses cookies for interest-based ads across sites; declare advertising data either way |
| No ads, no attribution SDK, first-party analytics only | No | Keep the Info.plist tracking key anyway (WebViewGold needs it) and answer "no tracking" in App Privacy |
How it works in WebViewGold
One permission text, one prompt, one JavaScript variable.
Write the purpose string
Info.plist contains "Privacy - Tracking Usage Description" (NSUserTrackingUsageDescription). Replace the placeholder with a sentence a user understands, for example "We use this to show you relevant ads, which keep the app free." Do not delete the key: the WebViewGold publish docs note it is required and that removing it crashes the app.
Let the system prompt appear
WebViewGold requests the tracking decision on the first run, so the user sees Apple's standard dialog with your purpose string. You may show your own short explanation screen before it, as long as it does not imitate the system dialog or reward tapping Allow.
Read the decision in your web app
Navigate to
user-disable-tracking://; WebViewGold setswindow.trackingDisabledto true when tracking was denied and false when it was allowed. On iOS you can combine it with other calls throughmultiapicall://user-disable-tracking,getappversion. Docs: User Tracking Decision API.React to a "no"
Load non-personalized ads or no ad scripts, skip pixels and attribution calls. For native AdMob ads,
ATTDeniedShowAdsin Config.swift decides: false stops showing ads entirely when tracking is denied, true keeps non-personalized ads. KeepaskForAdConsentenabled so Google's consent form handles EU and UK users (ASK_FOR_AD_CONSENTon Android).Android: no ATT, but declarations
There is no system tracking prompt on Android. Instead you declare the advertising ID in the Data safety form, respect the user's "Delete advertising ID" setting (the SDK does), and rely on the same Google consent form for regional consent.
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Read the tracking decision in JavaScript
Call it once per session before loading any ad or pixel script. The variable is set by the app shortly after the navigation.
javascript
const isIOSApp = /WebViewGoldApp/.test(navigator.userAgent) && /iPhone|iPad/.test(navigator.userAgent);
function withTrackingDecision(callback) {
if (!isIOSApp) { callback(false); return; } // web and Android: use your cookie consent instead
window.location.href = "user-disable-tracking://"; // WebViewGold sets window.trackingDisabled
setTimeout(() => callback(window.trackingDisabled === true), 500);
}
withTrackingDecision((denied) => {
if (denied) {
loadContextualAdsOnly(); // no personalized ads, no pixels, no attribution calls
} else {
loadAdsAndPixels();
}
});Privacy labels and store declarations
- App Privacy (Apple): with ads, declare "Advertising Data" and "Device ID" under "Data Used to Track You". Without ads, nothing is used for tracking even if you collect analytics.
- The IDFA question at upload ("Does this app use the Advertising Identifier?"): the AdMob SDK is part of WebViewGold even when ads are off, so the publish docs recommend answering yes and ticking only "Attribute this app installation to a previously served advertisement" when you do not serve ads, and "Serve advertisements within the app" as well when you do.
- Google Play Data safety: "Device or other IDs" collected and shared for advertising when AdMob is on; the ads declaration ("Does your app contain ads?") set to yes; the advertising ID permission is added by the SDK and must match your form.
- Privacy policy: name the ad networks, explain personalized versus non-personalized ads and link the opt-out mechanisms. The privacy guide has the structure.
- Families or children's apps: ATT prompts are not allowed for children, ads must be certified child-directed, and the Play Families policy applies.
If you do not show ads
Most vibe-coded apps do not. Then the checklist is short: leave showBannerAd and showFullScreenAd off in Config.swift (and the matching options in Config.java), keep the tracking usage key with a neutral sentence, answer the IDFA question as the publish docs describe, declare no tracking in App Privacy and no advertising in the Data safety form. If you later add ads, that is a store update plus new privacy answers, and the prompt starts appearing for existing users on first launch of the new version.
Frequently asked questions
Does Google Analytics or Firebase Analytics require the ATT prompt?
Not by itself. Analytics for your own product is not tracking in Apple's definition. It becomes tracking when the data is linked with ad networks for targeting or attribution, for example Google Ads conversion linking.
Can I explain why before the system prompt appears?
Yes. A short screen in your web app that explains the benefit is allowed. It must not look like the system dialog, must not offer a reward for allowing, and must not block the app if the user declines.
Does a denied prompt break AdMob?
No. AdMob serves non-personalized ads, usually at lower rates. ATTDeniedShowAds lets you choose between non-personalized ads and no ads at all.
What is the Android equivalent?
There is no system prompt. Android relies on the advertising ID declaration in Data safety, the user's advertising ID settings and consent forms in regions that require them.
Does my website need ATT too?
No. ATT is an iOS app concept. Your website follows cookie and consent laws instead.
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