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  • Introduction
  • Integrating the SDK
    • Getting Started
    • Android Quick Start
      • 1. Including the SDK
      • 2. Initialization
      • 3. User Creation
      • 4. Enabling Detections
      • 5. SDK Status Updates
      • 6. Permissions
      • 7. Additional Requirements
    • iOS Quick Start
      • 1. Including the SDK
        • Using CocoaPods
        • Using Carthage
        • Using Swift Package Manager
        • Manual Integration
      • 2. Project Settings
      • 3. Initialization
      • 4. User Creation
      • 5. Enabling Detections
      • 6. SDK Status Updates
      • 7. Permissions
      • 8. Additional Requirements
    • React Native Quick Start
      • 1. Including the SDK
      • 2. Configuration
      • 3. Initialization
      • 4. User Creation
      • 5. Enabling Detections
      • 6. SDK Status Updates
    • Flutter Quick Start
      • 1. Including the SDK
      • 2. Configuration
      • 3. Initialization
      • 4. User Creation
      • 5. Enabling Detections
      • 6. SDK Status Updates
    • What Comes After Integration
    • Integration (FAQ)
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    • Overview of Sentiance Insights
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      • Appendix
        • Android
          • Android 10 Update Behavior
          • Android Battery Optimization
          • Artifacts & Dependencies
          • Manifest Permissions
          • Notification Management
          • Sample Notification
          • Supported API Levels
        • iOS
          • App Store Privacy Section
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        • Controlled Detections
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          • Checking Trip Status
        • Control Sending Data
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        • Detecting Vehicle Crashes
        • Feature Production Readiness
        • Migration Guide
          • Android
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        • On-Device Features
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          • AsyncInitializationError
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          • DateTime
          • DetectionStatus
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          • Driving Insights
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              • Type
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            • SafetyScores
            • SafetyScoreRequestParameters
              • Builder
              • OccupantRoles
              • Period
              • TransportModes
            • SpeedingEvent
          • Smart Geofences
            • DetectionMode
            • SmartGeofence
            • SmartGeofenceApi
            • SmartGeofenceEvent
              • Type
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            • SmartGeofencesRefreshError
              • SmartGeofencesRefreshFailureReason
            • SmartGeofencesRefreshResult
          • EnableDetectionsError
            • EnableDetectionsFailureReason
          • EnableDetectionsResult
          • EventTimeline
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            • Event
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              • StationaryEvent
              • TransportEvent
              • UnknownEvent
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              • VenueType
              • VenueSignificance
          • Feedback
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          • GeoLocation
          • InitializationResult
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          • MetaUserLinker
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            • UserCreationOptions.Builder
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          • UserLinkingError
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          • VehicleCrashDetection
            • CrashDetectionApi
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          • Waypoint
        • iOS
          • Detections
            • Enable Detections
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          • Driving Insights
            • SENTCallWhileMovingEvent
            • SENTDrivingInsights
            • SENTDrivingInsightsReadyDelegate
            • SENTHarshDrivingEvent
              • HarshDrivingEventType
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            • SafetyScoreRequestParameters
              • SafetyScoreRequestOccupantRoleOption
              • SafetyScoreRequestPeriod
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          • Event Timeline
            • EventTimelineDelegate
            • SENTOccupantRole
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              • SENTOffTheGridEvent
              • SENTStationaryEvent
              • SENTTransportEvent
              • SENTUnknownEvent
            • SENTTimelineEventType
            • SENTTimelineTransportMode
            • SENTVenue
            • SENTVenueSignificance
            • SENTVenueType
          • Feedback
            • SENTFeedback
            • SENTOccupantRoleFeedback
            • SENTOccupantRoleFeedbackResult
          • SENTCompletionHandlers
          • SENTConfig
          • SENTDate
          • SENTGeolocation
          • SENTAsyncInitializationCompletionHandler
          • SENTAsyncInitializationError
          • SENTAsyncInitializationResult
          • Sentiance
          • SENTInitializationResult
          • SENTOptions
            • SENTOptionsInitPurpose
          • SENTPublicDefinitions
          • SENTSDKStatus
          • SENTToken
          • SENTTransmittableDataType
          • SENTUserActivity
          • SENTVehicleCrashDetectionState
          • SENTVehicleCrashDiagnostic
          • SENTVehicleCrashEvent
            • SENTVehicleCrashSeverity
          • SENTWaypoint
          • Smart Geofences
            • SENTSmartGeofencesRefreshHandler
            • SmartGeofenceDetectionMode
            • SmartGeofencesRefreshError
              • SmartGeofencesRefreshFailureReason
            • SmartGeofencesRefreshResult
            • SmartGeofence
            • SmartGeofenceEvent
              • SmartGeofenceEventType
            • SmartGeofenceEventDelegate
          • Transport Sessions
            • SENTAccelerometerDataIterator
            • SENTLocationDataIterator
            • SENTSensorDataChunk
            • SENTTransportSession
          • User Context
            • SENTAttribute
            • SENTRequestUserContextCompletionHandler
            • SENTRequestUserContextError
            • SENTRequestUserContextFailureReason
            • SENTSegment
              • SENTSegmentCategory
              • SENTSegmentSubCategory
              • SENTSegmentType
            • SENTSemanticTime
            • SENTUserContext
            • SENTUserContextDelegate
            • SENTUserContextUpdateCriteria
          • User Creation & Linking
            • SENTUserInfo
            • User Creation
              • SENTUserCreationResult
              • SENTUserCreationFailureReason
              • SENTUserCreationError
              • SENTUserCreationCompletionHandler
              • SENTUserCreationOptions
            • User Linking
              • SENTNoOpUserLinker
              • SENTUserLinkingResult
              • SENTUserLinkingFailureReason
              • SENTUserLinkingError
              • SENTUserLinkingCompletionHandler
              • SENTUserLinker
        • React Native
          • core
            • Definitions
            • Examples
          • crash-detection
            • Definitions
            • Examples
          • driving-insights
            • Definitions
            • Examples
          • smart-geofences
            • Definitions
            • Examples
          • event-timeline
            • Definitions
            • Examples
          • legacy
            • Definitions
            • Examples
          • user-context
            • Definitions
            • Examples
        • Flutter
      • Battery Optimization on Android
      • How To
        • Check the Location Permissions
        • Utilize the Event Timeline API
        • Utilize the Driving Insights API
        • Utilize the User Context API
        • Utilize the Smart Geofences API
      • Troubleshooting
        • Android
        • iOS
      • Changelog
        • Android
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        • React Native
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    • Authentication and Authorization
    • User Creation (via Authentication Code)
    • User Deletion
    • PlayStore Location Access Review
    • Privacy Report & Dashboard
    • Crash Detection
    • Important Security Notice
    • Injecting Fake Data
    • Custom Aggregation For Analytics
    • Merging Scores for Motorcycles and Cars
  • Links
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  • 1. Create an Application Class
  • 2. Initialize the SDK
  • 3. Customize the Android Notification (Optional)
  1. Integrating the SDK
  2. Android Quick Start

2. Initialization

Initialization sets up internal SDK components to allow the creation of a Sentiance user on the device, and perform detections in the background.

Only a limited set of SDK methods are allowed to be invoked before initializing the SDK.

1. Create an Application Class

Initialization must be done in the onCreate() method of your Application class. If you don't already have a custom application class, first create a new class that extends Application.

MyApplication.kt
import android.app.Application;

class MyApplication: Application() {
    override fun onCreate() {
        super.onCreate()
    }
}

Then reference this new class in the application tag of the AndroidManifest.xml

<application android:name="com.example.appname.MyApplication">
  <!-- Activities -->
</application>

2. Initialize the SDK

In the onCreate() method of your Application class, call initialize().

MyApplication.kt
override fun onCreate() {
    super.onCreate()

    val result = Sentiance.getInstance(this).initialize()
    if (result.isSuccessful) {
        Log.d(TAG, "Initialization succeeded");
    }
}

Initialization will normally succeed, unless an unexpected error or exception is encountered. In case of failure, you can check the reason via the returned result.

if (result.isSuccessful) {
    Log.d(TAG, "Initialization succeeded");
} else {
    Log.e(TAG, "Intialization failed with reason ${result.failureReason!!.name}", result.throwable);
}

3. Customize the Android Notification (Optional)

When the Sentiance SDK runs in the background, it initiates a foreground service and provides a notification to Android, which is displayed to the user while the service is active.

By customizing the notification you can tailor the appearance and behavior of the notification to match the branding and user experience of your application. This allows you to provide a seamless and consistent experience to your users while the Sentiance SDK operates in the background.

Please note that customizing the notification should be done carefully to ensure that it complies with Android guidelines and user preferences. By doing so, you can enhance the overall user experience and maintain a cohesive presentation of your app and the Sentiance SDK's background functionality.

You can specify the notification that the SDK should use by passing it to the SDK initializer as an option:

val options = SentianceOptions.Builder(context)
    .setNotification(nofitication, id)
    .build()
Sentiance.getInstance(context).initialize(options)

If the id that you specify here matches the ID of another notification, Android will show only one notification (the last published one). If your app has an ongoing notification of its own, you can do ID sharing to avoid redundant notifications during SDK detections.

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