# Options



When initializing the Android SDK, you have the flexibility to provide various initialization options.

## Options

Below are the options that control various aspects of the Android SDK.

| Option                          | Type                | Default                                                                                                                             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| application                     | `Any?`              | `null`                                                                                                                              | The application specific object (in the case of Android: `ApplicationContext`).                                                                                                                       |
| endpoint                        | `String`            | `test.example.com/v1`                                                                                                               | The base endpoint used to construct the event sending and settings retrieval endpoints.                                                                                                               |
| autoAddKrenalisDestination      | `Boolean`           | `true`                                                                                                                              | This automatically adds the Krenalis Destination plugin. The SDK supports also the `autoAddSegmentDestination` option from the Segment SDK, which can be used as an alternative with the same effect. |
| collectDeviceId                 | `Boolean`           | `false`                                                                                                                             | Set to `true` to automatically collect the device Id.                                                                                                                                                 |
| defaultSettings                 | `Settings`          | `Settings( strategy="Isolation", integrations={}, plan={}, edgeFunction={}, middlewareSettings={}, metrics={}, consentSettings={})` | The settings object used as fallback in case of network failure.                                                                                                                                      |
| flushAt                         | `Int`               | `20`                                                                                                                                | The count of events at which Krenalis flushes events.                                                                                                                                                 |
| flushInterval                   | `Int`               | `30`                                                                                                                                | The interval in seconds at which Krenalis flushes events.                                                                                                                                             |
| flushPolicies                   | `List<FlushPolicy>` | `[]`                                                                                                                                | Add more granular control for when to flush.                                                                                                                                                          |
| storageProvider                 | `StorageProvider`   | `ConcreteStorageProvider`                                                                                                           | In Android, this must be set to `AndroidStorageProvider`. The SDK constructors configure this automatically.                                                                                          |
| trackApplicationLifecycleEvents | `Boolean`           | `false`                                                                                                                             | Set to `true` to automatically track Lifecycle events.                                                                                                                                                |
| trackDeepLinks                  | `Boolean`           | `false`                                                                                                                             | Set to `true` to automatically track opened Deep Links based on intents.                                                                                                                              |
| useLifecycleObserver            | `Boolean`           | `false`                                                                                                                             | Set to `true` to use `LifecycleObserver` to track Application lifecycle events.                                                                                                                       |
| sessionAutoTrack                | `Boolean`           | `true`                                                                                                                              | This automatically tracks the user sessions.                                                                                                                                                          |
| sessionTimeout                  | `Long`              | `5 * 60000` (5 minutes)                                                                                                             | The interval in milliseconds at which the user session expires.                                                                                                                                       |