<![CDATA[bitdrift blog: engineering, design, and product]]>

<![CDATA[bitdrift blog: engineering, design, and product]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io RSS for Node and Next.js Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:24:17 GMT Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:24:17 GMT 60 <![CDATA[Reducing Android JVM allocations for less memory pressure and faster logs]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reducing-android-jvm-allocations https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reducing-android-jvm-allocations Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Agentic investigation with bitdrift: Why is my conversion rate dropping?]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/agentic-investigation-conversion https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/agentic-investigation-conversion Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Introducing entities: Real-time debugging for individual users]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/entities https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/entities Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:13:39 GMT false <![CDATA[AI-driven instrumentation made possible with new mobile SDK skill]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/skill-that-instruments-mobile-sdk https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/skill-that-instruments-mobile-sdk Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Mobile teams: Log these app behavior signals to avoid blindspots]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/mobile-logging-app-behavior-signals https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/mobile-logging-app-behavior-signals Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing OpenTelemetry mobile tracing (that actually works)]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/opentelemetry-mobile-tracing https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/opentelemetry-mobile-tracing Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:54:21 GMT false <![CDATA[Device performance signals to log for mobile observability]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/mobile-logging-device-performance-signals https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/mobile-logging-device-performance-signals Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Introducing the bitdrift Public API: For programmable observability and beyond]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/public-api https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/public-api Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Now available in AWS Marketplace, bitdrift delivers enterprise-ready mobile observability without friction]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/aws-marketplace https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/aws-marketplace Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[bitdrift turns 1,000,000,000]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/bitdrift-turns-1-billion https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/bitdrift-turns-1-billion Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:27:03 GMT false <![CDATA[A sneak peek at our new Workflows UI]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/new-workflows-ui https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/new-workflows-ui Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Critical User Journeys: Where revenue optimization & application debugging unite]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/critical-user-journeys https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/critical-user-journeys Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[User experience signals to log for mobile observability]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/mobile-logging-ux-signals https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/mobile-logging-ux-signals Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:44:30 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) for mobile observability]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-byoc https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-byoc Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:17:48 GMT false <![CDATA[10 reasons not to use bitdrift: 5, you don’t want to risk the migration]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reason-5-migration https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reason-5-migration Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:42:37 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing histogram bar charts]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-histogram-bar-charts https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-histogram-bar-charts Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Mobile Session Replay: built for real observability]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/mobile-session-replay https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/mobile-session-replay Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[10 reasons not to use bitdrift: 4, you only care about crashes]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reason-4-crashes https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reason-4-crashes Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:42:37 GMT false <![CDATA[What is OpenTelemetry, and what is it not?]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/what-is-opentelemetry https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/what-is-opentelemetry Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing feature flag support]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-feature-flags https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-feature-flags Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:47:00 GMT false <![CDATA[10 reasons not to use bitdrift: 3, you like tools that were built for server apps ]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reason-3-server-tools https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reason-3-server-tools Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:15:33 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing workflow TTLs]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-workflow-ttls https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-workflow-ttls Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:33:24 GMT false <![CDATA[10 reasons not to use bitdrift: 2, you like paying for logs you don’t use]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reason-2-logging-costs https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reason-2-logging-costs Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:23:25 GMT false <![CDATA[10 reasons not to use bitdrift: 1, you love breadcrumbs]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reason-1-breadcrumbs https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reason-1-breadcrumbs Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:07:56 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing issue triaging]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-issue-triaging https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-issue-triaging Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:32:40 GMT false <![CDATA[Introducing godot support (a.k.a. how we accidentally built an arcade machine)]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/introducing-godot-support https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/introducing-godot-support Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:10:22 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing crash reporting the way it should be: free & full of context]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-free-crash-reporting https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-free-crash-reporting Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:10:22 GMT true <![CDATA[Announcing workflow debugging]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-workflow-debugger https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-workflow-debugger Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:43:36 GMT false <![CDATA[Optimizing bitdrift’s Rust mobile SDK for binary size]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/optimizing-rust-mobile-sdk-binary-size https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/optimizing-rust-mobile-sdk-binary-size Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:27:53 GMT false <![CDATA[Funnel cake: sweet insights with bitdrift funnels ]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/funnel-cake https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/funnel-cake Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing stability insights]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-stability-insights https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-stability-insights Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:30:51 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing issue alerting]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-issue-alerting https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-issue-alerting Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:34:01 GMT false <![CDATA[The danger of sampled RUM data: what you don’t see _can_ hurt you]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/danger-of-sampled-rum-data https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/danger-of-sampled-rum-data Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:04:24 GMT false <![CDATA[Crashes are loud. Leaks are quiet.]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/memory-leaks https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/memory-leaks Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[bitdrift turns 2: a retrospective]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/bitdrift-turns-2 https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/bitdrift-turns-2 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:40:12 GMT false <![CDATA[Instrumenting bitdrift in the Wikipedia app: A step-by-step guide for Android Devs]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/hands-on-wikipedia-android https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/hands-on-wikipedia-android Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Instrumenting bitdrift in the Wikipedia app: A step-by-step guide for iOS Devs]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/hands-on-wikipedia-ios https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/hands-on-wikipedia-ios Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[No(more)QL]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/no-more-ql https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/no-more-ql Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:55:41 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing custom dashboards]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-custom-dashboards https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-custom-dashboards Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:49:41 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing SLO alerting]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-slo-alerting https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-slo-alerting Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:40:52 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing workflow timeout actions: observing silence]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-timeouts https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-timeouts Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:10:57 GMT false <![CDATA[The truth is out there (not in your backend)]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/the-truth-is-out-there https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/the-truth-is-out-there Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:44:39 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing crash reporting: why have breadcrumbs when you can have the whole loaf?]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-crash-reporting https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-crash-reporting Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT true <![CDATA[Why crash reporting tools don’t give you the full picture]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/why-crash-reporting-tools-wont-give-you-the-full-picture https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/why-crash-reporting-tools-wont-give-you-the-full-picture Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:05:04 GMT false <![CDATA[The Apple payments decision: a turning point for mobile observability?]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/payments-decision https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/payments-decision Tue, 27 May 2025 13:52:12 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing unique device tracking, multiple group by, and table charts]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-unique https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-unique Wed, 21 May 2025 14:25:54 GMT false <![CDATA[The complexity and importance of metric backfill in mobile observability]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/mobile-metric-backfill https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/mobile-metric-backfill Mon, 05 May 2025 14:38:49 GMT false <![CDATA[Tracking Android Apps Responsiveness with JankStats]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/jank-stats-integration https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/jank-stats-integration Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:45:29 GMT false <![CDATA[Mobile tracing done right: introducing dynamic spans & waterfall view]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/introducing-tracing https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/introducing-tracing Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:36:14 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing Alerting]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-alerting https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-alerting Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:40:52 GMT false <![CDATA[Observability 3.0]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/observability-3-0 https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/observability-3-0 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:38:45 GMT false <![CDATA[Warning! Do not try building bitdrift at home]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/dont-build-bitdrift https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/dont-build-bitdrift Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:21:48 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing Electron Support]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-electron https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-electron Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:40:34 GMT false <![CDATA[Reality check: OpenTelemetry is not going to solve your observability woes]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reality-check-otel https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/reality-check-otel Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:38:13 GMT false <![CDATA[Understanding success and performance of GraphQL queries from mobile apps]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/gql-network-monitoring https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/gql-network-monitoring Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:34:50 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing SOC 2 Type II]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/soc-2-type-ii https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/soc-2-type-ii Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:17:04 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing User Journeys: see the paths users take through your apps]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-user-journeys https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-user-journeys Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:30:41 GMT false <![CDATA[Droidcon NYC 2024]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/droidcon-nyc-24 https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/droidcon-nyc-24 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:21:40 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing Instant Insights - a real time view of your customer base]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/instant-insights https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/instant-insights Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:59:26 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing Pulse proxy]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-pulse-proxy https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-pulse-proxy Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:42:14 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing the source availability of the Capture SDK]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-source-available-sdk https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-source-available-sdk Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:29:31 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing advanced charting and histograms, oh my!]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-advanced-charting-and-histograms https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-advanced-charting-and-histograms Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:31:32 GMT false <![CDATA[Our Journey Implementing Session Replay in Android for Jetpack Compose]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/implementing-session-replay-android-compose https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/implementing-session-replay-android-compose Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:40:24 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing insights: granular breakdowns of what’s happening in your fleet]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-insights https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/announcing-insights Thu, 06 Jun 2024 03:42:08 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing bring your own bucket for bitdrift Capture]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/bring-your-own-bucket https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/bring-your-own-bucket Tue, 28 May 2024 19:26:54 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing SOC 2 and our commitment to privacy and security]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/soc-2 https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/soc-2 Mon, 13 May 2024 14:38:08 GMT false <![CDATA[Why does no one talk about mobile observability?]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/no-one-talks-about-mobile-observability https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/no-one-talks-about-mobile-observability Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:51:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing the bitdrift sandbox]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/sandbox-feature https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/sandbox-feature Wed, 24 Apr 2024 16:25:28 GMT false <![CDATA[1000x the telemetry at 0.01x the cost]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/1000-x-the-telemetry https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/1000-x-the-telemetry Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:14:12 GMT false <![CDATA[Do you *really* need to store all that telemetry?]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/do-you-need-to-store-that-telemetry https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/do-you-need-to-store-that-telemetry Fri, 12 Apr 2024 22:14:35 GMT false <![CDATA[Why is observability so expensive?]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/observability-cost-crisis https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/observability-cost-crisis Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:15:50 GMT false <![CDATA[Announcing React Native Support]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/react-native https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/react-native Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Optimizing Web UI for Large Datasets]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/optimizing-web-ui-large-datasets https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/optimizing-web-ui-large-datasets Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:13:30 GMT false <![CDATA[bd tail: magical real-time streaming of device telemetry]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/bd-tail https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/bd-tail Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[The bitdrift ring buffer: time travel, science fiction no more]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/bitdrift-ring-buffer https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/bitdrift-ring-buffer Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Funnel Vision]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/funnel-vision https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/funnel-vision Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Capture SDK under the hood: Our approach to efficiency through dynamic configuration]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/capture-sdk-arch-overview https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/capture-sdk-arch-overview Tue, 09 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Honey, I shrunk the telemetry]]> https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/honey-i-shrunk-the-telemetry https://blog.bitdrift.io/post/honey-i-shrunk-the-telemetry Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:01:16 GMT false