View Crashes Sent From Android App in App Center

Important

Visual Studio App Center was retired on March 31, 2025, except for the Analytics and Diagnostics features, which will continue to be supported until June 30, 2026. Learn more.

If you haven't already, follow the getting started tutorial to set up the sample app.

Crashing the sample app

1. Navigate to the app repository in your local machine and open the app module in Android Studio.

2. Click Run > Run 'app' from the toolbar. Create a new virtual device of your choice if one isn't available to you already, select it, and open the app in the Android Emulator.

3. Swipe over to the Crashes page. Tap the Send a sample crash button to crash the app.

4. Reopen the app. This sends the crash report to the App Center backend.

View the crashes in App Center

1. Navigate to the Crashes service in App Center. It may take a couple minutes for the crash report to show up after reopening the app.

2. Click on the crash to view its details, such as its stack trace, affected devices, and more.