Disable Google Analytics when in development

Question

My question is pretty simple: is there any way for Google Analytics to be disabled automatically when the application is signed with the debug certificate? Means it should be active only in release version. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

If you're using ADT 17 and above, you can utilize the BuildConfig class:

if(BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
    GoogleAnalytics googleAnalytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(getApplicationContext());
    googleAnalytics.setAppOptOut(true);
}

The BuildConfig class is automatically generated like R.java is. It only contains the DEBUG boolean, which is set to true by default, and to false when you export an apk.