Describe what happened
I'm setting up DataDog in an Android project and seeing some unexpected custom events being reported. We are seeing two unknown custom events/actions being reported in our DataDog console. We are not calling GlobalRum.get().addUserAction(RumActionType.CUSTOM, event, attributes) with either "back" or "" as parameters:
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"back": there is a custom event being reported with a name/description of "back" that is reported when the Android system back button is pressed.
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"": we have also seen a custom event reported with no name/description.
Screenshot included below shows both in the DataDog console, filtered by actions with type custom:

Steps to reproduce the issue:
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System back button is pressed, a custom action/event is reported with name "back"
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Have not reproduced getting the empty name event, but less important to us as it's only ever occurred 2 times during testing.
Describe what you expected:
Expecting to only see custom events sent when GlobalRum.get().addUserAction(RumActionType.CUSTOM, event, attributes) is called. (Or expecting to see back button reported as a TAP action, maybe)
Additional context
- Android OS version: 10
- Device Model: Samsung SM-G975U1
- Datadog SDK version: 1.12.0
- Versions of any other relevant dependencies (OkHttp, …):
- Proguard configuration:
- Gradle Plugins:
Describe what happened
I'm setting up DataDog in an Android project and seeing some unexpected custom events being reported. We are seeing two unknown custom events/actions being reported in our DataDog console. We are not calling
GlobalRum.get().addUserAction(RumActionType.CUSTOM, event, attributes)with either "back" or "" as parameters:"back": there is a custom event being reported with a name/description of "back" that is reported when the Android system back button is pressed.
"": we have also seen a custom event reported with no name/description.
Screenshot included below shows both in the DataDog console, filtered by actions with type
custom:Steps to reproduce the issue:
System back button is pressed, a custom action/event is reported with name "back"
Have not reproduced getting the empty name event, but less important to us as it's only ever occurred 2 times during testing.
Describe what you expected:
Expecting to only see custom events sent when
GlobalRum.get().addUserAction(RumActionType.CUSTOM, event, attributes)is called. (Or expecting to see back button reported as a TAP action, maybe)Additional context