Android SDK v3.1.x integration

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UPDATE!

We have updated our release process for SDK 2, 3 & Product Experience starting 12th April 2021!
Please follow the new guidelines as mentioned below.

To integrate your Android project with Netcore CE Android SDK, follow these steps

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Android Project Prerequisites:

• Target API level 19 or later
• Use Gradle 4.1 or later

Step 1: Integrate the latest Netcore CE SDK

1. Make the following changes in the app-level build.gradle

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    ...
    defaultConfig { ... }
    buildTypes {
        ...
    }
}

repositories {
    maven { url 'https://artifacts.netcore.co.in/artifactory/android' }
}

dependencies {
  implementation 'com.netcore.android:smartech-sdk:3.1.41'
}

buildscript {
}

Note: WorkManager Version 2.7.0 is required for apps targeting Android 12 (S).

2. Perform Gradle Sync to build your project and incorporate the dependency additions noted above.

Step 2: Initialize Netcore CE SDK

1. Put your Smartech panel's app Id in the meta-data tag of your application's manifest file.
   To get Smartech App ID, follow steps given here , else please get in touch with your account manager to get the value of SMT_APP_ID

<meta-data
   android:name="SMT_APP_ID"
   android:value="YOUR_SMARTECH_APP_ID_HERE" />

2. Add the below mentioned code in the onCreate() method of your Application class to initialize the Smartech SDK.

@Override
public void onCreate() {
	super.onCreate();
	Smartech.getInstance(new WeakReference<>(context)).initializeSdk(this);
}

override fun onCreate() {
	super.onCreate()
	Smartech.getInstance(WeakReference(applicationContext)).initializeSdk(this)
}

3. Make sure you have registered your Application class in the Application tag inside the manifest.xml file.

Step 3: Choose Features

Now that the basic setup is completed, you can choose to move to either of below features:

1. Customer Engagement Channels like Push Notifications & In-app Messages
2. User & Event Tracking