How to make Android app automatically configure w/ debug vs. release values?

Question

I\'m working on an Android app, specifically one that uses the Facebook Android SDK. In development mode, I\'m working with a test Facebook app that goes by one ID. However, i

Answer 1

I can't recommend the IMEI method... the main problem with it is that not all Android devices will have IMEIs. A better way is to examine the signature used to sign the .apk.

// See if we're a debug or a release build
try {
    PackageInfo packageInfo = getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(getPackageName(), PackageManager.GET_SIGNATURES);
    if (packageInfo.signatures.length>0) {
        String signature = new String(packageInfo.signatures[0].toByteArray());
        isReleaseBuild = !signature.contains("Android Debug");
    }
} catch (NameNotFoundException e1) {
    e1.printStackTrace();
}