add-an-application-class-to-you-android-application.md

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Detailed steps to add an Application class to initialize the RudderStack SDK

How to Add an Application Class to Your Android App

We recommend 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.

{% tabs %} {% tab title="Kotlin" %}

import android.app.Application

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

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JAVA" %}

import android.app.Application;

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

{% endtab %} {% endtabs %}

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

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

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