Android Dynatrace Instrumentation

Scope: Basic setup only — from zero to first event. For anything beyond initial instrumentation (custom actions, crash grouping, data privacy policies, etc.) refer to the Dynatrace documentation directly.

Phase 1: Preflight

Before doing anything else, check that the current directory is an Android project root by looking for settings.gradle.kts or settings.gradle. If neither exists, stop and tell the user this is not an Android project root, and ask them to navigate to the correct directory.

Then verify the following minimum requirements. If any are not met, stop and inform the user of what needs to be upgraded before proceeding:

Run ./gradlew --version (or gradlew.bat --version on Windows). The output covers both Gradle and the actual JVM Gradle is using (the Daemon JVM line), which may differ from the system Java when the project is opened in Android Studio or IntelliJ. Do not use java -version — it may report a different JDK than what the build actually runs on. The AGP version is declared in the root build file.

Phase 2: Detect existing setup