Understanding Build Variants

. Learn how to develop, free and pro versions of your applications. How to perform debug only configurations and how to use Build Variants in your day to day Android Development.

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1. UNDERSTANDING ANDROID BUILD VARIANTS
2. Donn Felker @donnfelker 4 Time Android Book Author Co-Host of Fragmented Podcast donnfelker.com | caster.io
3. BUILD VARIANTS ALL UP IN YOUR GRILL
4. Create Flexible Runtime Environments LIKE WHOA
5. No, for real, what are they? Build variants allow you to quickly create different versions of your app from the same source code. Kinda.
6. Build variants facilitate composability within the Android build system.
7. Yo, wheres the CODE?!?! here: github.com/casterio
8. simple example Creating a debug package branch: debug-suffix
9. Crazy, I know. Ok, it's not really that impressive.
10. app-debug.apk more like lame-debug.apk lets fix that branch: change-app-name
11. WickedCool-debug.apk Much better. Moving on ...
12. Mmm Product Flavors Free and Pro Versions
13. Why do I need free and pro versions?
14. Some people like to watch their money
15. Nah, I'm kidding. Its about exposure and conversions
17. We all love free stuff. If you like it, first ones on the house. AKA: Trials (aka: drug dealer model)
18. Free and Paid Versions branch: product-flavors
19. I know, right? Ok, maybe just a little
20. Android Manifest Values Update the manifest at build time with the manifest merger branch: manifest-placeholders
22. Release / Debug Composability
23. Say what? Debug only logging/etc Release only Crashlytics Logging
25. Custom Resources! Different layouts, icons, etc at runtime branch: custom-resources
27. There is a lot more, but that should get you going in the right direction.
28. @donnfelker thanks