debuggable is true in release mode build?

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debuggable=true in release mode apk. When I tried to hard code this property I am getting below error

"Avoid hardcoding the debug mode; leaving it out allows debug and release builds to automatically assign one".

So I updated build.gradle as below,

 buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled true
            debuggable false
            testCoverageEnabled = true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'),
                    'proguard-rules.pro'
            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
        }
        debug {
            testCoverageEnabled = true
            minifyEnabled false
            debuggable true

    }
}

But nothing seems working. What I am doing wrong? I am using Android Studio 2.2.2 and I have few flavors defined in build.gradle.

Please check this solution http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9081877/how-to-debug-apk-signed-for-release — cokceken, Nov 30 '16 at 10:34
solution mentioned is not working for me. I am trying to set debuggable to false. — Mangesh Kadam, Nov 30 '16 at 10:43
Yes. I can debug the app. Because androidmanifest contain debuggable property set to true. — Mangesh Kadam, Nov 30 '16 at 10:58
are you sure that you are building `release` application, not `debug` one? — Vladyslav Matviienko, Nov 30 '16 at 11:05

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 03 '16 at 06:28

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testcoverageenabled = true was the problem. Changed to false and now debuggable=false working.

answered Dec 03 '16 at 06:28

Mangesh Kadam

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Do you need the `=` sign for debuggable? – IgorGanapolsky May 18 '17 at 17:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 30 '16 at 18:58

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My personal observation. I tried the same in sample hello word app, then debuggable=true property is not added to android manifest.

answered Nov 30 '16 at 18:58

Mangesh Kadam

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debuggable is true in release mode build?

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