Transition from Visual Studio App Center to Application Insights in .NET Android/iOS Projects

Kirankumar Bharsadiya 60 Reputation points
2025-01-28T15:55:01.68+00:00

We are currently using Visual Studio App Center for telemetry and analytics in our .NET for Android and .NET for iOS (native) projects. The analytics data from App Center is automatically dumped into Application Insights via a configured key. We're concerned about the upcoming retirement of App Center (March 31, 2025) and need to find an alternative solution to retain the same functionality without making significant changes to our existing web app that relies on the Application Insights data.

We primarily use the analytics functionality of App Center, including automatic logs such as 'StartSessionLog' and 'StartServiceLog', and custom event tracking. We would like to continue using Application Insights for mobile analytics without directly integrating it into the mobile apps, as doing so may lead to a mismatch in the data model between the web app and the mobile apps.

Is there a third-party service or solution that can help us continue dumping the data into Application Insights, similar to how App Center works, without requiring changes in the way our web app processes the data?

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  1. Yonglun Liu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 47,926 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2025-01-29T00:39:13.87+00:00

    Hello,

    For alternatives to App Center, you could check out the official recommended alternatives provided by App Center.

    The following notes outline alternative solutions to migrate off App Center. Our support team is available to address any additional questions at support@appcenter.ms.

    Best Regards,

    Alec Liu.


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