

Step 1: Generate a deobfuscation or symbolication file

This is the same format used by ProGuard or R8. Important: Only ReTrace-compatible mapping files are supported for deobfuscation of apps compiled in Java. This makes it easier to analyze and fix your crashes and ANRs. If your app or game was developed using native code, like C++, you can upload a debug symbols file for each version of your app in Play Console.

If your app or game was developed using Java and you use ProGuard to optimize and obfuscate your app, you can upload a ProGuard mapping file for each version of your app in Play Console. These snapshots can help you identify and fix any problems in the source. Crashes and ANRs on Android produce a stack trace, which is a snapshot of the sequence of nested functions called in your program up to the moment it crashed.
