I have several options – both in code and in the manifest file – that I would like to easily toggle on and off based on whether it’s a debug build or release build.
What’s the best way to handle things like this in an Android application?
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I have several options – both in code and in the manifest file – that I would like to easily toggle on and off based on whether it’s a debug build or release build.
What’s the best way to handle things like this in an Android application?
You could use properties files, e.g. one for prod and one for dev. Then you could create an Ant script with two targets, a prod build and a dev build, where the appropriate properties file is copied prior to the APK being built. Make sure that the properties files are copied using the same name, then you can access the deployed one, irrespective of the environment you built for.