Unable to switch to debug build variant in Android Studio

Question

I\'ve switched to release build variant and configured signingConfigs. Now when I try to check the debug build variant from the drop down menu it switches immediately back to th

Answer 1

This issue seems to occur when opening the project in a symlinked location on linux. Opening the project directly fixed this issue for me.

relevant link: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/156857164