89.2 Enabling Advanced Profiling
If the app is built using an SDK older than API 26, it will be necessary to build the app with some additional monitoring code inserted during compilation in order to be able to monitor all of the metrics supported by the Android Profiler. To enable advanced profiling, begin by editing the build configuration settings for the build target using the menu in the Android Studio toolbar shown in Figure 89-2:
Figure 89-2
Within the Run/Debug configuration dialog, select the Profiling tab and enable the Enable advanced profiling option before clicking on the Apply and OK buttons.