# Monitoring Mobile Native Applications

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-mobile-native-applications/328577>\
**Category:** Elastic Observability\
**Created:** [March 27, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-mobile-native-applications/328577 "2023-03-27T07:09:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pparikh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@pparikh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pparikh)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-mobile-native-applications/328577/1 "2023-03-27T07:09:28Z")

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Hi, Need to understand how to on-board and monitor native mobile applications - andriod and ios on Elastic Cloud.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![coenwarmer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/coenwarmer/32/110063_2.png) [@coenwarmer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/coenwarmer)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-mobile-native-applications/328577/2 "2023-03-27T13:35:29Z")

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Hey there Pranav,

To monitor native mobile applications, you must install the iOS and / or Android APM agents in your application.  
More information on how to do that can be found here: [APM iOS Agent Reference [0.x] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/swift/current/index.html) and here: [APM Android Agent Reference | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/android/current/index.html).

Thank you for using Elastic!

Coen Warmer

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**Author:** ![pparikh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@pparikh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pparikh)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-mobile-native-applications/328577/3 "2023-03-30T05:22:08Z")

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Thank you. This helps.

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**Author:** ![tonni6030](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@tonni6030](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tonni6030)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-mobile-native-applications/328577/4 "2025-03-03T14:48:03Z")

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> [@pparikh](#):
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> Hi, Need to understand how to on-board and monitor native mobile applications - andriod and ios on Elastic Cloud.

To onboard and monitor native mobile applications (Android and iOS) on Elastic Cloud, a [mobile app development company](https://applicontech.com/) will need to integrate Elastic Observability tools like APM (Application Performance Monitoring), Logs, and Metrics. Start by installing the Elastic APM agent in your mobile backend to capture request traces and performance data. For client-side monitoring, you can use OpenTelemetry SDKs for mobile apps to collect logs, metrics, and traces, then forward them to Elastic. Additionally, setting up dashboards in Kibana will help visualize performance, crashes, and user behavior. If you’re looking for a detailed guide, Elastic’s documentation provides step-by-step instructions for mobile observability setup.