diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index ed4c2056d..a81c82c83 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
-
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
-
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
+apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 29
@@ -55,5 +54,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'androidx.ui:ui-layout:0.1.0-dev02'
     implementation 'androidx.ui:ui-material:0.1.0-dev02'
 
+    // add the Firebase SDK for Google Analytics
+
+    // add SDKs for any other desired Firebase products
+    // https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup#available-libraries
+
     implementation project(':geeksville-androidlib')
 }
diff --git a/app/google-services.json b/app/google-services.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..053b6705e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/google-services.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  "project_info": {
+    "project_number": "484268767777",
+    "firebase_url": "https://meshutil.firebaseio.com",
+    "project_id": "meshutil",
+    "storage_bucket": "meshutil.appspot.com"
+  },
+  "client": [
+    {
+      "client_info": {
+        "mobilesdk_app_id": "1:484268767777:android:341f38a29ecbe9b0334160",
+        "android_client_info": {
+          "package_name": "com.geeksville.meshutil"
+        }
+      },
+      "oauth_client": [
+        {
+          "client_id": "484268767777-hqiigdj947ih0otlcs4snj347g4hhgbj.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+          "client_type": 3
+        }
+      ],
+      "api_key": [
+        {
+          "current_key": "AIzaSyDP5YQqMCXx08xLFm3sIK9kDcIxI7qwL-c"
+        }
+      ],
+      "services": {
+        "appinvite_service": {
+          "other_platform_oauth_client": [
+            {
+              "client_id": "484268767777-hqiigdj947ih0otlcs4snj347g4hhgbj.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+              "client_type": 3
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "configuration_version": "1"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 599edd594..b9c396bad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,26 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" /> <!-- for job intent service -->
 
+    <!--
+    This permission is required to allow the application to send
+    events and properties to Mixpanel.
+    -->
+    <uses-permission
+        android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+
+    <!--
+      This permission is optional but recommended so we can be smart
+      about when to send data.
+     -->
+    <uses-permission
+        android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
+
     <uses-feature
         android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth_le"
         android:required="true" />
 
     <application
+        android:name=".MeshUtilApplication"
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
@@ -24,6 +39,9 @@
         android:supportsRtl="true"
         android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
 
+        <meta-data android:name="com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableViewCrawler"
+            android:value="true" />
+
         <!-- we need bind job service for oreo -->
         <service
             android:name=".SoftwareUpdateService"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/meshutil/MeshUtilApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/meshutil/MeshUtilApplication.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb1a28c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/meshutil/MeshUtilApplication.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package com.geeksville.meshutil
+
+import com.geeksville.android.GeeksvilleApplication
+
+class MeshUtilApplication : GeeksvilleApplication(null, "58e72ccc361883ea502510baa46580e3") {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ae5f18304..067ddf1f7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ buildscript {
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
+
+        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.2'
     }
 }