Adding "Debug" Checks To Your Compose Multiplatform Project: Android, iOS, and Desktop

UpdatedApril 29, 2026

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Adding "Debug" Checks To Your Compose Multiplatform Project: Android, iOS, and Desktop

Joe Roskopf

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actual class BuildConfigImpl(private val applicationContext: Context) : BuildConfig { override fun isDebug(): Boolean { return 0 != applicationContext.applicationInfo.flags and ApplicationInfo.FLAG_DEBUGGABLE } }

import kotlin.experimental.ExperimentalNativeApi actual class BuildConfigImpl() : BuildConfig { @OptIn(ExperimentalNativeApi::class) override fun isDebug(): Boolean { return Platform.isDebugBinary } }

actual class BuildConfigImpl() : BuildConfig { override fun isDebug(): Boolean { val debugSystemProperty = System.getProperty("syncSphereDebug") return debugSystemProperty?.toBoolean() ?: false } }

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