Automatically captured data

BugSnag automatically captures a variety of data to help you debug your errors. You may wish to avoid capturing some types of data, particularly if there are privacy implications for your users.

User information

User information is used to show you which errors are impacting the most users. Set your own user identifiers if you want to be able to find errors affecting individual users.

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
User ID	The BugSnag generated Device ID (see below)	To override use setUser

Device information

Information about the device can be useful to identify if an error is only occurring on some devices.

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
Device ID	A UUID generated by BugSnag and used for the individual application on a device	Modify deviceId in a callback
Memory and disk	Amount of memory and disk	Not possible
Battery	Battery level and charging state	Not possible
Orientation	Orientation of the device (portrait, landscape)	Not possible
Location status	Whether access to location services is allowed by user or not	Not possible
Network access	The type of network access available (e.g. wifi, cellular)	Not possible
Time	The device time	Not possible
Manufacture and model	Manufacture, model and brand	Not possible
Screen	Screen resolution and density	Not possible
OS version	Information about the Android OS version & API level	Not possible
Locale	Device locale (language/currency etc)	Not possible
Emulator	Whether the device is an emulator or not	Not possible
CPU ABI	The type of CPU (e.g. x86)	Not possible
Rooted	Whether the device is rooted or not	Not possible
Runtime versions	The version of Android and supported frameworks in use	Not possible

Application information

Information about the application can be useful to identify if an error occurs in certain versions.

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
ID	The app’s unique package name	Not possible
Build UUID	A BugSnag generated UUID used to uniquely identify a build	Not possible
Name	The user visible app name	Not possible
Package name	The unique package name	Not possible
Version name	The user-visible version	Not possible
Version code	The internal version code	Not possible
Release stage	The release stage of the app (e.g. production)	Not possible
Duration	How long the application has been running for	Not possible
Duration in foreground	How long the app has been in the foreground for	Not possible
In foreground	Whether the app is in the foreground or not	Not possible
Active screen	The screen name of the current foreground Activity	Not possible

Breadcrumbs

Breadcrumbs are automatically recorded for common actions and can be helpful to reproduce errors.

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
onActivityCreated	When an Activity receives the onCreate lifecycle callback	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
onActivityStarted	When an Activity receives the onStart lifecycle callback	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
onActivityResumed	When an Activity receives the onResume lifecycle callback	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
onActivityPaused	When an Activity receives the onPause lifecycle callback	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
onActivityStopped	When an Activity receives the onStop lifecycle callback	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
onActivitySaveInstanceState	When an Activity receives the onSaveInstanceState lifecycle callback	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
onActivityDestroyed	When an Activity receives the onDestroy lifecycle callback	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_DELETED	When an AppWidget is deleted by its host	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_DISABLED	When an AppWidget is disabled by the last host	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_ENABLED	When an AppWidget is enabled in a host for the first time	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_HOST_RESTORED	When an AppWidget is restored in its host from a backup (sent to host)	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_RESTORED	When an AppWidget is restored in its host from a backup (sent to provider)	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE	When an AppWidget should be updated	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE_OPTIONS	When an AppWidget’s extras change	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_CONNECTED	When the device is connected to power	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.ACTION_POWER_DISCONNECTED	When the device is disconnected from power	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.ACTION_SHUTDOWN	When the device is about to shutdown	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.AIRPLANE_MODE	When the device switches in or out of airplane mode	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.BATTERY_LOW	When the device enters a low battery state	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.BATTERY_OKAY	When the device exits a low battery state	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED	When the device completes its boot sequence	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.CAMERA_BUTTON	When the device camera button is pressed	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS	When a user action requests dismissal of a system dialog	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.CONFIGURATION_CHANGED	When the configuration changes (e.g. locale, orientation)	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.CONTENT_CHANGED	When the content of specified URIs changes	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.DATE_CHANGED	When the device date changes	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.DEVICE_STORAGE_LOW	When the device storage is running low	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.DEVICE_STORAGE_OK	When the device storage is no longer running low	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.DOCK_EVENT	When the device dock state changes	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.DREAMING_STARTED	When the system has started dreaming	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.DREAMING_STOPPED	When the system has stopped dreaming	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.INPUT_METHOD_CHANGED	When the device input method changes	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.LOCALE_CHANGED	When the device locale changes	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.REBOOT	When a reboot has been requested	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.SCREEN_OFF	When the device switches its screen off	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.SCREEN_ON	When the device switches its screen on	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.TIMEZONE_CHANGED	When the device timezone changes	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.intent.action.TIME_SET	When the device time is set	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.os.action.DEVICE_IDLE_MODE_CHANGED	When the device idle mode changes	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback
android.os.action.POWER_SAVE_MODE_CHANGED	When the device power save mode changes	Filter breadcrumbs in a callback

Error information

Modifying error information may affect error grouping.

Data	Default value	Preventing collection
Context	The pathname of the URL	Modify context in a callback
Error class	The class of the error that occurred	Modify the Throwable in a callback
Error message	The message of the error that occurred	Modify the Throwable in a callback
Stack trace	The URL of the file where the error occurred, method and line number	Modify the Throwable in a callback
Threads	Stack traces of all other threads	Not possible