Impact of iOS 14 on Branch Ad Partners

Facebook

Ad Type

Platform Flow

App Installed

Publisher

Advertiser

SKAN Availability

Direct Deep Linking

Deferred Deep Linking

Opt-In

Opt-Out

Advertiser Opt-In

Advertiser Opt-Out

Facebook Install

Web to App

No

N/A

Attribution Possible using PREM*

No Attribution

✘

N/A

✔

✔

Facebook Engagement

Yes

N/A

Attribution Possible using PREM*

No Attribution

✘

✔**

N/A

N/A

Facebook App Install

App to App

No

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)          

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✔

✘

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✘

✘

Facebook App Engagement

Yes

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)          

No Attribution

✘

✔**

N/A

N/A

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✘

✔**

N/A

N/A

*Ad Tracking can be delivered assuming Branch Ad Links
**Deep Linking assumes the ad unit is using Branch Ad Links

For additional information on iOS 14 Impact on Facebook, visit the iOS 14 FAQs

Google

Ad Type

Platform Flow

App Installed

Publisher

Advertiser

SKAN Availability

Direct Deep Linking

Deferred Deep Linking

Opt-In

Opt-Out

Advertiser Opt-In

Advertiser Opt-Out

Google

Web to App

No

N/A

Attribution Possible using PREM*

No Attribution

✘

N/A

✔

✔

Google

Yes

N/A

Attribution Possible using PREM*

No Attribution

✘

✔**

N/A

N/A

Google UAC App Install

App to App

No

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)          

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✔

✘

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✘

✘

Google App Engagement

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

✘

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

✘

N/A

N/A

N/A

*Ad Tracking can be delivered assuming Branch Ad Links
**Deep Linking assumes the ad unit is using Branch Ad Links

For additional information on iOS 14 Impact on Google, visit the iOS 14 FAQs

Snap

Ad Type

Platform Flow

App Installed

Publisher

Advertiser

SKAN Availability

Direct Deep Linking

Deferred Deep Linking

Opt-In

Opt-Out

Advertiser Opt-In

Advertiser Opt-Out

Snap App Install

App to App

No

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✔

✘

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✘

✘

Snap App Engagement

Yes

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)          

No Attribution

✘

✔

N/A

N/A

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✘

✔

N/A

N/A

*Deep Linking assumes the ad unit is using Branch Ad Links

For additional information on iOS 14 Impact on Google, visit the iOS 14 FAQs

Twitter

Ad Type

Platform Flow

App Installed

Publisher

Advertiser

SKAN Availability

Direct Deep Linking

Deferred Deep Linking

Opt-In

Opt-Out

Advertiser Opt-In

Advertiser Opt-Out

Twitter App Install

App to App

No

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✘

✘

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✘

✘

Twitter App Engagement

Yes

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)          

No Attribution

✘

✔*

N/A

N/A

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✘

✔*

N/A

N/A

*Deep Linking assumes the ad unit is using Branch Ad Links

For additional information on iOS 14 Impact on Twitter, visit the iOS 14 FAQs

TikTok

Ad Type

Platform Flow

App Installed

Publisher

Advertiser

SKAN Availability

Direct Deep Linking

Deferred Deep Linking

Opt-In

Opt-Out

Advertiser Opt-In

Advertiser Opt-Out

TikTok App Install

App to App

No

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✔

✔

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✔

✔

TikTok App Engagement

Yes

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)

No Attribution

✘

✔*

N/A

N/A

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✘

✔*

N/A

N/A

*Deep Linking assumes the ad unit is using Branch Ad Links

For additional information on iOS 14 Impact on TikTok, visit the iOS 14 FAQs

Apple Ads

Ad Type

Platform Flow

App Installed

Publisher

Advertiser

SKAN Availability

Direct Deep Linking

Deferred Deep Linking

Opt-In

Opt-Out

Advertiser Opt-In

Advertiser Opt-Out

Apple Ads Install                (New Framework)

App to App

No

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)

Limited Device Level

✘

N/A

✔*

✔*

Opt-Out

Limited Device Level

Limited Device Level

✘

N/A

✔*

✔*

Apple Ads Install                  (Old Framework)

Yes

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)          

No Attribution

✘

N/A

✔*

✔*

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✘

N/A

✔*

✔*

*Deferred Deep Linking possible as a deep link payload and assumes user did not disable Apple Ad Tracking

For additional information on iOS 14 Impact on Apple Ads, visit the iOS 14 FAQs

Non-SANs

Ad Partner

Platform Flow

App Installed

Publisher

Advertiser

SKAN Availability

Direct Deep Linking

Deferred Deep Linking

Opt-In

Opt-Out

Advertiser Opt-In

Advertiser Opt-Out

Non-SAN

Web to App

No

N/A

Attribution Possible using PREM*

No Attribution

✘

N/A

✔**

✔**

Yes

N/A

Attribution Possible using PREM*

No Attribution

✘

✔**

N/A

N/A

App to App

No

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)              

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✔**

✔**

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✔

N/A

✔**

✔**

Yes

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)

No Attribution

✘

✔**

N/A

N/A

Opt-Out

No Attribution

No Attribution

✘

✔**

N/A

N/A

*Ad Tracking can be delivered assuming Branch Ad Links in parallel with SKAN
**Deep Linking assumes the ad unit is using Branch Ad Links

First Party Ads Using Custom_3p

Platform Flow

App Installed

Publisher

Advertiser

SKAN Availability

Direct Deep Linking

Deferred Deep Linking

Opt-In

Opt-Out

Advertiser Opt-In

Advertiser Opt-Out

Web to App

No

N/A

Attribution Possible using PREM*

Attribution Possible using PREM*

✘

N/A

✔

✔

Yes

N/A

Attribution Possible using PREM*

Attribution Possible using PREM*

✘

✔

N/A

N/A

App to App

No

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)              

Attribution Possible using PREM*

✘

N/A

✔

✔

Opt-Out

Attribution Possible using PREM*

Attribution Possible using PREM*

✘

N/A

✔

✔

Yes

Opt-In

Device-level Attribution via IDFA (SAN)

Attribution Possible using PREM*

✘

✔

N/A

N/A

Opt-Out

Attribution Possible using PREM*

Attribution Possible using PREM*

✘

✔

N/A

N/A