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  • Alexander

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    28 February 2023 at 6:34 pm

    Google Analytics 4 (GA4) does not currently have a built-in way to manually end a session like its predecessor, Universal Analytics, did. Sessions in GA4 are automatically ended after 30 minutes of inactivity or at midnight local time. While it’s possible to manually start a session using the session_start event, this doesn’t directly affect the session state in GA4 — it really only logs the event. For your specific situation with multiple users on a single device, you might consider alternative solutions since GA4 can’t manually end sessions. One possible workaround could be to use a unique user identifier for each transaction or interaction, so that each user on the terminal is considered separate regardless of the session count. It’s important to note though any solution might need some technical implementation and testing to ensure it provides the data you need.