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updatedAt: 2026-03-02T11:14:19.000Z
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# Android SDK WorkManager

# ENGAGE® Android SDK WorkManager

The ENGAGE SDK uses `WorkManager` for job scheduling. ENGAGE SDK will initialize a default WorkManager if one does not exist. If the host app is currently disabling automatic initialization of `WorkManager`, then the host app will also need to disable automatic initialization of the ENGAGE SDK.

> 📘 > **Note:** If you disable ENGAGE SDK automatic initialization, then you will need to initialize ENGAGE SDK in your application's onCreate method.

> ```kt
> @Override
> public void onCreate() {
>   super.onCreate();
>   // Initialize ENGAGE SDK
>   EngageApp.initializeEngage(getApplicationContext());
> }
> ```

### **Disabling WorkManager Auto-Initialization**

If the host app wishes to disable `WorkManager` automatic initialization, then the following snippets must be included in the `<application>` tag of `AndroidManifest.xml`. These snippets disable `WorkManager` automatic initialization *and* ENGAGE SDK automatic initialization:

#### **When host app uses** `androidx.startup`

```xml
<provider
    android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
    android:authorities=\"${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
    android:exported="false"
    tools:node=\"merge" >
    
    <!--            remove workmanager from startup-->
    <meta-data
        android:name="androidx.work.WorkManagerInitializer"
        android:value="androidx.startup"
        tools:node="remove" />
    <!--            remove Engage core auto init-->
    <meta-data
        android:name="com.firstorion.engage.core.EngageInitProvider"
        android:value="androidx.startup"
        tools:node="remove" />
</provider>
```

#### **When host app does not use** `androidx.startup`

In this case all `androidx` automatic startups including `WorkManager` and ENGAGE SDK will be disabled.

```xml
<!--If you want to disable android.startup completely. -->
<provider
    android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
    android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
    tools:node="remove">
</provider>
```