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title: "Observability for Mobile applications quickstart | Grafana Cloud documentation"
description: "Get data flowing in 5 minutes with Observability for Mobile"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

# Observability for Mobile quickstart

> Note
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> The Grafana Faro React Native SDK and the Grafana Faro Flutter SDK, part of Observability for Mobile, are in Private Preview. To request access, add your information to the [Observability for Mobile preview wait list form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemWUuyeVwL7bepmuftEqcKj-aDarLJUgm7AqGBJq03S-wFGg/viewform).

Get telemetry data flowing from your mobile application to Grafana Cloud in less than 5 minutes.

## Before you begin

- A Grafana Cloud account ([sign up for free](/auth/sign-up/create-user))
- A React Native or Flutter mobile application

## Create a mobile application

Every app you instrument needs its own application in Grafana Cloud. This application is what ties the telemetry your SDK sends to one place where you can view it.

To create a mobile application:

1. In Grafana Cloud, navigate to **Observability > Frontend**.
2. Click **Create New**, then select **Mobile Application**.
3. Enter an **Application name**.
4. Click **Next**.

## Instrument your application

Select your platform and follow its setup guide to install the SDK and initialize it with the snippet generated for your application:

- [Get started with React Native](/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-applications/frontend-observability/mobile/react-native/)
- [Get started with Flutter](/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-applications/frontend-observability/mobile/flutter/)

The snippet Grafana Cloud generates for you is pre-filled with your app name and collector endpoint. No additional configuration is needed to start sending data.

## Enable alerting (optional)

Before you finish the wizard, you can turn on predefined alerts so you don’t have to come back and set them up separately. These cover error spikes, slow app start, frozen frames, low frame rate, and high network latency. Skip this if you’d rather see your data first; you can configure alerts later from the application’s settings page. Click **Complete** to finish setup.

## View your data

After you have created an application in Grafana Cloud and instrumented your application with the appropriate SDK, you can view your data.

To view your data:

1. Run your application on a simulator or device.
2. Navigate through a few screens or trigger some interactions.
3. Return to **Observability > Frontend** in Grafana Cloud.
4. Select your application to see real-time performance data, errors, and user sessions.

## Next steps

- Set up [React Native](/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-applications/frontend-observability/mobile/react-native/) or [Flutter](/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-applications/frontend-observability/mobile/flutter/) instrumentation in full, including error boundaries, user action tracking, and custom events