Android web analytics installation

Install the dependency

Required

Add the PostHog Android SDK to your build.gradle dependencies:

build.gradle
dependencies {
    implementation("com.posthog:posthog-android:3.+")
}

Configure PostHog

Required

Initialize PostHog in your Application class:

SampleApp.kt
class SampleApp : Application() {

    companion object {
        const val POSTHOG_API_KEY = "<ph_project_token>"
        const val POSTHOG_HOST = "https://us.i.posthog.com"
    }

    override fun onCreate() {
        super.onCreate()

        // Create a PostHog Config with the given API key and host
        val config = PostHogAndroidConfig(
            apiKey = POSTHOG_API_KEY,
            host = POSTHOG_HOST
        )

        // Setup PostHog with the given Context and Config
        PostHogAndroid.setup(this, config)
    }
}

Track screen views

Recommended

Despite the name, the web analytics dashboard can be used to track screen views in mobile apps, too. Open your app and view some screens to generate some events.

To automatically track screen views, configure PostHog to capture screen views:

SampleApp.kt
val config = PostHogAndroidConfig(
    apiKey = POSTHOG_API_KEY,
    host = POSTHOG_HOST
).apply {
    captureScreenViews = true
}
PostHogAndroid.setup(this, config)

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Next steps
Recommended
After installing PostHog and ensuring autocapture is enabled, head to your web analytics dashboard to see your data. And then check out our getting started guide.
PostHog tip: Web analytics works with anonymous events. This means if you are primarily using PostHog for web analytics, it can be significantly cheaper for you.

Android web analytics installation

Install the dependency

Configure PostHog

Track screen views

Next steps

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