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Installation

1

Add dependency

Add to your app/build.gradle:
dependencies {
  implementation "com.mixpanel.android:mixpanel-android:7.+"
}
2

Sync Gradle

Click “Sync Project with Gradle Files” in Android Studio.
3

Add permissions

Add to your AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
4

Initialize Mixpanel

import com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.MixpanelAPI;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    MixpanelAPI mixpanel = MixpanelAPI.getInstance(
      this,
      "YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN",
      false // trackAutomaticEvents
    );
  }
}

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Track Events

MixpanelAPI mixpanel = MixpanelAPI.getInstance(context, "YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN", true);

JSONObject props = new JSONObject();
props.put("Gender", "Female");
props.put("Plan", "Premium");

mixpanel.track("Purchase", props);

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Timing Events

mixpanel.timeEvent("Image Upload");

// 20 seconds later
if (imageUpload()) {
  mixpanel.track("Image Upload");
}

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Flush Events

// Flush immediately
mixpanel.flush();

// Set batch size
mixpanel.setFlushBatchSize(100);

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Identify Users

// User signs in
mixpanel.track("sign in");
mixpanel.identify("12345");

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Reset on Logout

mixpanel.track("log out");
mixpanel.reset();

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User Profiles

mixpanel.identify("12345", true);

// Set single property
mixpanel.getPeople().set("plan", "Premium");

// Set multiple properties
JSONObject props = new JSONObject();
props.put("name", "John");
props.put("email", "[email protected]");
mixpanel.getPeople().set(props);

mixpanel.getPeople().setOnce("name", "John");
mixpanel.getPeople().setOnce("location", "US");

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Super Properties

JSONObject props = new JSONObject();
props.put("name", "John");
mixpanel.registerSuperProperties(props);

// Register without overwriting
JSONObject moreProps = new JSONObject();
moreProps.put("name", "Jane"); // Ignored
moreProps.put("city", "San Francisco"); // Set
mixpanel.registerSuperPropertiesOnce(moreProps);

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Group Analytics

// Assign to group
mixpanel.setGroup("company", "Acme Inc");

// Track event (group included automatically)
mixpanel.track("feature_used");

// Set group properties
mixpanel.getGroup("company", "Acme Inc").set("industry", "Technology");

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Privacy Controls

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Opt Out

mixpanel.optOutTracking();

// Initialize with opt-out
boolean optOutTrackingDefault = true;
MixpanelAPI mixpanel = MixpanelAPI.getInstance(
  context,
  "YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN",
  optOutTrackingDefault,
  false
);

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EU Data Residency

Add to AndroidManifest.xml: 
<application>
  <meta-data
    android:name="com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.EventsEndpoint"
    android:value="https://api-eu.mixpanel.com/track?ip=1" />
  <meta-data
    android:name="com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.PeopleEndpoint"
    android:value="https://api-eu.mixpanel.com/engage?ip=1" />
  <meta-data
    android:name="com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.GroupsEndpoint"
    android:value="https://api-eu.mixpanel.com/groups" />
</application>

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Disable Geolocation

<meta-data
  android:name="com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.UseIpAddressForGeolocation"
  android:value="false" />

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Debug Mode

<application>
  <meta-data
    android:name="com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.EnableDebugLogging"
    android:value="true" />
</application>

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Platform Considerations

  • Events flush every 60 seconds or on app background
  • Batch size: 50 events by default
  • Requires Android API level 16+
  • Supports App Links tracking
  • Session Replay requires separate SDK

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