To initialize the Amplify DataStore, use the `Amplify.addPlugin()` method to add the AWS DataStore Plugin. Next, finish configuring Amplify by calling `Amplify.configure()`. Add the following code to your `onCreate()` method in your application class: <BlockSwitcher> <Block name="Java"> ```java import android.util.Log; import com.amplifyframework.AmplifyException; import com.amplifyframework.core.Amplify; import com.amplifyframework.datastore.AWSDataStorePlugin; ``` ```java Amplify.addPlugin(new AWSDataStorePlugin()); ``` Your class will look like this: ```java public class MyAmplifyApp extends Application { @Override public void onCreate() { super.onCreate(); try { Amplify.addPlugin(new AWSDataStorePlugin()); Amplify.configure(getApplicationContext()); Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Initialized Amplify"); } catch (AmplifyException error) { Log.e("MyAmplifyApp", "Could not initialize Amplify", error); } } } ``` </Block> <Block name="Kotlin"> ```kotlin import android.util.Log import com.amplifyframework.AmplifyException import com.amplifyframework.core.Amplify import com.amplifyframework.datastore.AWSDataStorePlugin ``` ```kotlin Amplify.addPlugin(AWSDataStorePlugin()) ``` Your class will look like this: ```kotlin class MyAmplifyApp : Application() { override fun onCreate() { super.onCreate() try { Amplify.addPlugin(AWSDataStorePlugin()) Amplify.configure(applicationContext) Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Initialized Amplify") } catch (error: AmplifyException) { Log.e("MyAmplifyApp", "Could not initialize Amplify", error) } } } ``` </Block> <Block name="RxJava"> ```java import android.util.Log; import com.amplifyframework.AmplifyException; import com.amplifyframework.datastore.AWSDataStorePlugin; import com.amplifyframework.rx.RxAmplify; ``` ```java RxAmplify.addPlugin(new AWSDataStorePlugin()); ``` Your class will look like this: ```java public class MyAmplifyApp extends Application { @Override public void onCreate() { super.onCreate(); try { RxAmplify.addPlugin(new AWSDataStorePlugin()); RxAmplify.configure(getApplicationContext()); Log.i("MyAmplifyApp", "Initialized Amplify"); } catch (AmplifyException error) { Log.e("MyAmplifyApp", "Could not initialize Amplify", error); } } } ``` </Block> </BlockSwitcher> Upon building and running this application you should see the following in your console window: ```console Initialized Amplify ```