---
title: "Android SDK: Activation methods"
description: "Configure how users activate feedback reporting with the Gleap Android SDK. Follow the integration code examples."
url: https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/472-android-sdk-activation-methods
collection: "Android"
updated: 2026-11-01
language: en
---

# Android SDK: Activation methods

Configure how users activate feedback reporting with the Gleap Android SDK. Follow the integration code examples.

Configure mobile activation methods under Settings → Widget → Look → Launcher → Other ways to open. Use the Shake gesture and Screenshot gesture switches, or set supported methods in your app as shown below.

The current available activation methods are:

-   Shake _(triggered when shaking the device)_
    
-   Screenshot _(triggered when a screenshot is taken)_
    

Need a more customized activation method? No worries! You can always [open the Gleap widget by code](https://gleap-developer-docs.gleap.help/en/articles/490-android-sdk-widget-control) as well.

![Mobile gestures under Widget → Look → Launcher → Other ways to open in the Pied Piper demo project.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/p613b5dd730aed737108f87ab/I2g4P1EuqZsdnftnxi2xkuUwjvpz6d5AvciDmehspXVn1FCNxTagx25xiTTabse0Fg5v9QkMTCN.png)

### Set activation methods by code

Some situations require you to set the activation methods by code. This can be done with the following method.

```java
Gleap.getInstance().setActivationMethods(new GleapActivationMethod[]{GleapActivationMethod.SHAKE, GleapActivationMethod.SCREENSHOT});
```

-   GleapActivationMethod.SHAKE
    
-   GleapActivationMethod.SCREENSHOT
    

#### Screenshot Gesture

The activation method **screenshot gesture** can be triggered by simply storing a file on the device. If you want to avoid behaviour please upgrade to **_Gleap SDK 7.0.34_** or later and add the following permission to your _AndroidManifest.xml_:

```java
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
```

## Related

- [Android SDK setup](https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/466-android-sdk-setup.md)
- [Android SDK: User identity](https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/467-android-sdk-user-identity.md)
- [Android SDK: Callbacks](https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/468-android-sdk-callbacks.md)
- [Android SDK: Frontend tools](https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/469-android-sdk-frontend-tools.md)
- [Android SDK: Forms](https://docs.gleap.ai/en/articles/470-android-sdk-forms.md)