1# Getting started 2 3To use LeakCanary, add the `leakcanary-android` dependency to your app's `build.gradle` file: 4 5```groovy 6dependencies { 7 // debugImplementation because LeakCanary should only run in debug builds. 8 debugImplementation 'com.squareup.leakcanary:leakcanary-android:{{ leak_canary.release }}' 9} 10``` 11 12**That's it, there is no code change needed!** 13 14Confirm that LeakCanary is running on startup by filtering on the `LeakCanary` tag in [Logcat](https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/logcat): 15 16``` 17D LeakCanary: LeakCanary is running and ready to detect leaks 18``` 19 20!!! info 21 LeakCanary automatically detects leaks of the following objects: 22 23 * destroyed `Activity` instances 24 * destroyed `Fragment` instances 25 * destroyed fragment `View` instances 26 * cleared `ViewModel` instances 27 * destroyed `Service` instance 28 29What's next? Learn the [Fundamentals](fundamentals.md)! 30