[android] How do I detect if I am in release or debug mode?

How can I detect in my code that I am in Release mode or Debug mode?

Yes, you will have no problems using:

if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
   //It's not a release version.
}

Unless you are importing the wrong BuildConfig class. Make sure you are referencing your project's BuildConfig class, not from any of your dependency libraries.

Make sure that you are importing the correct BuildConfig class And yes, you will have no problems using:

if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
   //It's not a release version.
}

Alternatively, you could differentiate using BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE;

If you're running debug build BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE.equals("debug"); returns true. And for release build BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE.equals("release"); returns true.

Try the following:

boolean isDebuggable =  ( 0 != ( getApplicationInfo().flags & ApplicationInfo.FLAG_DEBUGGABLE ) );

Kotlin:

val isDebuggable = 0 != applicationInfo.flags and ApplicationInfo.FLAG_DEBUGGABLE

It is taken from bundells post from here

Build.IS_DEBUGGABLE could be all right. It comes from "ro.debuggable"

I am using this solution in case to find out that my app is running on debug version.

if (BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE.equals("debug")){
   //Do something
}

Due to the mixed comments about BuildConfig.DEBUG, I used the following to disable crashlytics (and analytics) in debug mode :

update /app/build.gradle

android {
    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion "25.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "your.awesome.app"
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 25
        versionCode 100
        versionName "1.0.0"
        buildConfigField 'boolean', 'ENABLE_CRASHLYTICS', 'true'
    }
    buildTypes {
        debug {
            debuggable true
            minifyEnabled false
            buildConfigField 'boolean', 'ENABLE_CRASHLYTICS', 'false'
        }
        release {
            debuggable false
            minifyEnabled true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

then, in your code you detect the ENABLE_CRASHLYTICS flag as follows:

    if (BuildConfig.ENABLE_CRASHLYTICS)
    {
        // enable crashlytics and answers (Crashlytics by default includes Answers)
        Fabric.with(this, new Crashlytics());
    }

use the same concept in your app and rename ENABLE_CRASHLYTICS to anything you want. I like this approach because I can see the flag in the configuration and I can control the flag.