How to disable Firebase Crash Reporting when the app is running on debug?

Question

I have successfully implemented Firebase Crash Reporting, but I need to disable the service when the app is running undo the \'debug\' Build Variant, in order to avoid non-r

Answer 1

First you will have to create debug and release build variants and then set a variable with boolean value. Then you will need to get that value from your java file which extends application i.e from where you enable Fabric crash reporting.

A code example is given below.

In your app's build.gradle file, add the following lines to create 2 build variants debug and release and then add a variable with boolean value.

defaultConfig {
    buildConfigField 'boolean', 'ENABLE_ANALYTICS', 'true'
}

buildTypes {
    debug {
        applicationIdSuffix ".debug"
        versionNameSuffix 'DEBUG'
        buildConfigField 'boolean', 'ENABLE_ANALYTICS', 'false'
    }
    release {
        minifyEnabled false
    }
}

Then when you are trying to add Fabric crash reporting check the value for ENABLE_ANALYTICS

public class Test extends Application {

private GoogleAnalytics googleAnalytics;
private static Tracker tracker;

@Override
public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    if (BuildConfig.ENABLE_ANALYTICS)
        Fabric.with(this, new Crashlytics());
    }
}

You can see the value for ENABLE_ANALYTICS by ctrl + click on the value. Hope this helps.