Privacy Manager for the Android SDK

Privacy Manager allows you to control which Airship SDK features are enabled. This is particularly useful for consent opt-in flows where you need to disable all features initially, then enable them as users grant consent. For information about what data is collected for each Privacy Manager flag, see SDK Data Collection.

When all features are disabled, the SDK operates in a no-op mode—it doesn’t store data or make network requests. Once features are enabled, you can enable or disable specific features at runtime based on user consent.

Privacy Manager flags

Each Privacy Manager flag controls a group of related Airship features. Enabling a flag enables all features within that group:

Configuring default enabled features

Default enabled features can be set in the Airship Config options passed to takeOff during SDK initialization. For information about setting up the Airship SDK and configuring AirshipConfigOptions, see Android SDK Setup.

airshipConfigOptions {
    // ...
    setEnabledFeatures(PrivacyManager.Feature.PUSH)
}

enabledFeatures = push

AirshipConfigOptions.newBuilder()
    // ...
    .setEnabledFeatures(PrivacyManager.Feature.PUSH)
    .build();

enabledFeatures = push

To fully disable data collection by default, set the enabled features to none.

airshipConfigOptions {
  // ...
  setEnabledFeatures(PrivacyManager.Feature.NONE)
}

enabledFeatures = none

AirshipConfigOptions.newBuilder()
    // ...
    .setEnabledFeatures(PrivacyManager.Feature.NONE)
    .build();

enabledFeatures = none

Enabling features at runtime

You can enable or disable features at runtime based on user consent:

// Initially disable all features
val options = airshipConfigOptions {
    // ...
    setEnabledFeatures(PrivacyManager.Feature.NONE)
}

// Later, when user grants consent:
Airship.privacyManager.enableFeatures(
    PrivacyManager.Feature.PUSH,
    PrivacyManager.Feature.ANALYTICS
)

// Initially disable all features
AirshipConfigOptions options = AirshipConfigOptions.newBuilder()
    // ...
    .setEnabledFeatures(PrivacyManager.Feature.NONE)
    .build();

// Later, when user grants consent:
Airship.getPrivacyManager().enableFeatures(
    PrivacyManager.Feature.PUSH,
    PrivacyManager.Feature.ANALYTICS
);

Related documentation

• SDK Data Collection - Comprehensive overview of what data Airship collects for each Privacy Manager flag
• Google Play Data Safety - Reference for Google Play’s Data Safety section
• Analytics - Track user engagement with custom events, screen tracking, and associated identifiers