Only show menu item in debug mode?

Question

In my app I have created a test page with some code that only will be available for the developer. This page/activity can only be reached via a menu-item. Is there a way to determine if an android app is running in debug mode, and only show the menu-item when this is true?

regards, Goldhorn

marioosh · Answer 1 · 2016-07-01T06:39:29.857

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To directly check debug mode in menu or another resource XML, we can define resValue in build.gradle like below.

buildTypes {
    release {
        ...
        resValue "bool", "DEBUG", "false"
    }
    debug {
        ...
        resValue "bool", "DEBUG", "true"
    }
}

In generated.xml we will get:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

    <!-- Automatically generated file. DO NOT MODIFY -->

    <!-- Values from build type: debug -->
    <bool name="DEBUG">true</bool>

</resources>

Now we can use this values and in menu.xml:

<item android:visible="@bool/DEBUG" ... />

edited Jul 01 '16 at 06:39

answered Jul 01 '16 at 06:26

marioosh

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And to get the value programatically: `DEBUG_MODE = getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.DEBUG);` – Chris Knight Sep 15 '17 at 21:27

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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You need to check if the debuggable="true" is set in AndroidManifest.xml. See this post for more info - Getting "debuggable" value of androidManifest from code?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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answered Jul 29 '11 at 11:39

Vino

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score -6 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 29 '11 at 11:39

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USE THIS HACK

TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager)getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE);
String nOp = tm.getNetworkOperatorName();
if("Android".equals(nOp)) {
    // ADD YOUR MENUS FOR EMULATOR
}
else {
    // ADD YOUR MENUS FOR DEVICE
}

answered Jul 29 '11 at 11:39

Sherif elKhatib

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I don't think this is exactly what I'm looking for. I am debugging on both emulator and device. So I don't want to know if the app is running in an emulator or on a device. I want to know if the app is running in debug mode or in 'production' mode – Jeroen Jul 29 '11 at 12:33
oh sorry ... Try @Vino's answer? – Sherif elKhatib Jul 29 '11 at 12:34
@Vino's answer was what I was looking for :D – Jeroen Jul 29 '11 at 12:56

Only show menu item in debug mode?

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