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Multiple Versions Of APK

In this article, we will create multiple versions of APK using the same code.

Build Variants

Android gives you an option to create multiple versions of same application using build variants.

You can create build variants in gradle using the following code

buildTypes {
  release {
    minifyEnabled false
    proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
    versionNameSuffix "-release"
  }
  debug {
    applicationIdSuffix ".debug"
    debuggable true
    versionNameSuffix "-debug"
  }
  beta {
    applicationIdSuffix ".beta"
    versionNameSuffix "-beta"
  }
}

Here, we can create 3 versions of an application

Release
Debug
Beta

How Do You Select A Build Variant?

To select the build variant

Go to Build → Select Build Variant...

Picture showing the Select Build Variant.. option in the build menu

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Build variant window will appear where you can change the build variant

Picture showing the build variant window in the android studio

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How To Use Build Variant?

To use build variant

Make the changes in the code, you want in a particular build.
Select the build variant.
Build APK.

In the similar way, you can create APK for different versions.

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Thursday, October 31, 2019

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