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Installation Guide

A quickstart guide to get started with EdgePulse on Android

Prerequisites​

  • Android Studio installed on your development machine
  • minimal Android development experience
  • An EdgePulse account with an access token
  • A project with a minimum deployment target of Android 10 (API level 29)

Add EdgePulse to Your Gradle File​

  1. Open your Android project in Android Studio.
  2. Navigate to the app module's build.gradle file.
  3. Add the following implementation line to the dependencies section:
    build.gradle
    implementation("com.edge.pulse:1.x.x")
  4. Sync your project to apply the changes.

Set Required Permissions​

  1. Open the AndroidManifest.xml file for your project.
  2. Add the following permissions:
    AndroidManifest.xml
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />