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Is it possible to debug a signed release of one's application on a commercial Android device that cannot be modified? One which does not have with debuggable = "true".

TudorT
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  • possible duplicate of [How to debug apk signed for release?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9081877/how-to-debug-apk-signed-for-release) – kabuko Jul 17 '12 at 18:17
  • @kabuko That question deals with a similar situation, but isn't a duplicate since it *does* specify debuggable = "true". – Fraser Jul 19 '12 at 03:46

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Yes it is possible. However, the application must have android:debuggable="true" in its manifest file.

Here is a similar question that gives you more detail.

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prolink007
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  • So, there is absolutely no way to get a market published app and duplicate the error a user sees unless you send them a debug version for them to test? Is this correct? – TudorT Jul 18 '12 at 17:02
  • You can ask what steps they are taking when seeing the error and you can just reproduce the problem running your `debug` version of the app. However, if you do not have access to the source code for that particular application and you are wanting to help `debug` a problem someone is having... you are out of luck (if `android:debuggable="false"`). – prolink007 Jul 18 '12 at 17:06
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If you can connect to the device with the debugger, than once the application is running it doesn't matter if it was from a signed apk, you can try to attach the debugger to the application process.

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