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Asked: 2026-05-28T17:38:54+00:00

I have the following code in my app: public static final boolean DEBUG =

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I have the following code in my app:

  public static final boolean DEBUG = true;
  public static final boolean REL = !DEBUG;

  private static final String DEBUG_OR_RELEASE = (REL) ? "RELEASE_VER" : "DEBUG_VER";

I thought that the Java compiler will eliminate the "DEBUG_VER" string completely from the resulting .apk file (when exported via Proguard) but when I examine the .apk file, I see the “DEBUG_VER” string in there.

Why? What am I missing? What did I do wrong?

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  1. Editorial Team

    According to what you posted, DEBUG is true, so REL is false, so (REL) ? "RELEASE_VER" : "DEBUG_VER" should yield “DEBUG_VER”.

    This is exactly what you are observing so if you are expecting to see “RELEASE_VER” instead, you should set:

    public static final boolean DEBUG = false;

    Try that and see what happens.

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