Add Application Class to Initialize Android (Java) SDK

Add an Application class to initialize the RudderStack Android (Java) SDK.

less than a minute

RudderStack recommends using a global Application class to initialize our SDK. If you don’t have an Application class for your project, follow these steps:

Create a class that extends Application.

kotlin

class MainApplication : Application() {
    override fun onCreate() {
        super.onCreate()
        // initialize Rudder SDK here
    }
}

java

import android.app.Application;
public class MainApplication extends Application {
    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        // initialize Rudder SDK here
    }
}

Open AndroidManifest.xml file of your app and locate <application> tag.
Add an attribute android:name and set it to your new application class.

xml

<application
    android:name=".MainApplication"
    <!-- ... -->
</application>

Add Application Class to Initialize Android (Java) SDK

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