build(android): install the debug build alongside release as its own app

Testing a debug build meant uninstalling the real one first: same
applicationId signed with a different key is INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_
INCOMPATIBLE, so every experiment cost the app's settings, credentials
and offline cache.

The debug build type now carries applicationIdSuffix ".debug" and
versionNameSuffix "-debug", so it installs as com.dtourolle.jellytau.debug
("JellyTau Debug", 0.5.5-debug) with its own data directory — two
independent apps on one device.

Only the *application* id is suffixed. Kotlin classes stay in the
`namespace` package com.dtourolle.jellytau, so the JNI loadClass lookups
in player/android/mod.rs, the manifest <service> entry and the R8 keep
rules are untouched, and the FileProvider authority was already
${applicationId}-relative. Launcher names come from the appLabel /
activityLabel manifestPlaceholders rather than resValue, which would
collide with Tauri's generated strings.xml; release resolves them back to
@string/app_name and merges byte-identical.

deploy-android.sh reports the target package and explains an
UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE failure instead of leaving it raw; logcat.sh takes a
debug|release argument (it was filtering on com.jellytau.app, a package
that has never existed) and attaches by pid when the app is running.

Verified: aapt2 badging on the built APK reports
com.dtourolle.jellytau.debug / 0.5.5-debug / "JellyTau Debug", and the
release manifest merge is unchanged.
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2026-08-16 10:36:48 +02:00
parent e457a9884c
commit 2cc39cd7fd
6 changed files with 111 additions and 8 deletions
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@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ bun run android:dev # build + deploy
bun run android:logs # logcat
```
The **debug** build type carries `applicationIdSuffix ".debug"`, so
`com.dtourolle.jellytau.debug` ("JellyTau Debug") installs *alongside* a release
build with its own data dir — never uninstall the release app to test a debug
one. Only the applicationId is suffixed; Kotlin classes stay in the `namespace`
package `com.dtourolle.jellytau`, so JNI lookups and R8 keep rules are
unaffected. See [README_ANDROID_BUILD.md](src-tauri/android/README_ANDROID_BUILD.md).
CI runs on **Gitea Actions** (`.gitea/workflows/`), not GitHub. Use the `gh` CLI
only against the mirror if one exists; the canonical remote is
`gitea.tourolle.paris`.
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@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@ fi
# Build type: debug or release (default: debug)
BUILD_TYPE="${1:-debug}"
# The debug build carries applicationIdSuffix ".debug" (see
# src-tauri/android/app/build.gradle.kts), so it is a separate package and
# installs alongside a release build — no uninstall dance needed.
if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "release" ]; then
APK_PATH="src-tauri/gen/android/app/build/outputs/apk/universal/release/app-universal-release.apk"
APP_PACKAGE="com.dtourolle.jellytau"
else
APK_PATH="src-tauri/gen/android/app/build/outputs/apk/universal/debug/app-universal-debug.apk"
APP_PACKAGE="com.dtourolle.jellytau.debug"
fi
# Check if APK exists
@@ -30,8 +35,20 @@ if [ ! -f "$APK_PATH" ]; then
fi
echo "📦 Installing APK: $APK_PATH"
adb install -r "$APK_PATH"
echo "📛 Package: $APP_PACKAGE"
if ! adb install -r "$APK_PATH"; then
echo ""
echo "❌ Install failed."
echo " If it says INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE, an older build of"
echo " '$APP_PACKAGE' signed with a different key is still installed."
echo " Uninstall just that one and retry:"
echo " adb uninstall $APP_PACKAGE"
exit 1
fi
echo ""
echo "✅ Deployment complete!"
echo "🚀 Launch the app on your device"
echo "🚀 Launching..."
adb shell monkey -p "$APP_PACKAGE" -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1 > /dev/null 2>&1 \
|| echo " (auto-launch failed — start it from the launcher)"
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@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
#!/bin/bash
# View Android logcat output filtered for the app
# View Android logcat output filtered for the app.
#
# Usage: ./scripts/logcat.sh [debug|release] (default: debug)
#
# The debug build has applicationIdSuffix ".debug" so it can be installed
# alongside a release build; pick the package to follow accordingly.
set -e
APP_PACKAGE="com.jellytau.app"
BUILD_TYPE="${1:-debug}"
if [ "$BUILD_TYPE" = "release" ]; then
APP_PACKAGE="com.dtourolle.jellytau"
else
APP_PACKAGE="com.dtourolle.jellytau.debug"
fi
echo "📱 Showing logcat for $APP_PACKAGE"
echo "Press Ctrl+C to stop"
echo ""
# Filter logcat for the app's package name
adb logcat | grep -i "$APP_PACKAGE\|tauri\|rust"
# Prefer PID-scoped output when the app is running — it drops the noise that a
# text grep can't. Fall back to the old keyword filter when it isn't (so you can
# start the script first and then launch the app).
PID="$(adb shell pidof "$APP_PACKAGE" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r\n' | awk '{print $1}')"
if [ -n "$PID" ]; then
echo " (attached to pid $PID)"
adb logcat --pid="$PID"
else
echo " (app not running — falling back to keyword filter)"
adb logcat | grep -i "$APP_PACKAGE\|jellytau\|tauri\|rust"
fi
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@@ -41,6 +41,38 @@ When you need to modify Android/Kotlin files:
- If you only edit `src-tauri/android/`, your changes won't be in the build
- **You must edit both** (or edit source and copy to generated)
### Debug and release install side by side
The **debug** build type sets `applicationIdSuffix = ".debug"` in
`app/build.gradle.kts`, so a debug build is a genuinely separate Android app:
| | applicationId | launcher name | versionName |
|---|---|---|---|
| release | `com.dtourolle.jellytau` | jellytau | `0.5.5` |
| debug | `com.dtourolle.jellytau.debug` | JellyTau Debug | `0.5.5-debug` |
That means:
- **No uninstall step.** Debug builds are signed with the local auto-generated
`~/.android/debug.keystore`, release builds with the real key. Two different
keys on the *same* package is `INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE`; two
different packages is just two apps.
- Each has **its own data directory** — separate settings, credentials,
downloads and offline cache. A debug experiment cannot corrupt the state of
the build you actually use.
- Only the *application* id changes. Kotlin classes stay in the `namespace`
package `com.dtourolle.jellytau`, so the JNI class lookups in
`src-tauri/src/player/android/mod.rs`, the manifest `<service>` entry and the
R8 keep rules in `proguard-jellytau.pro` are all unaffected. The FileProvider
authority is `${applicationId}.fileprovider`, so it follows the suffix
automatically.
- The launcher labels come from the `appLabel` / `activityLabel`
manifestPlaceholders (`AndroidManifest.xml` uses `${appLabel}`), *not* from
`resValue`, which would collide with Tauri's generated `strings.xml`.
Follow the right log stream with `./scripts/logcat.sh [debug|release]`
(defaults to debug).
### Key Files
Player-related Kotlin files:
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@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ android {
namespace = "com.dtourolle.jellytau"
defaultConfig {
manifestPlaceholders["usesCleartextTraffic"] = "false"
// Launcher/app names come from placeholders so the debug build can
// rename itself without touching the generated strings.xml (a
// resValue() override there would collide with Tauri's own entries).
manifestPlaceholders["appLabel"] = "@string/app_name"
manifestPlaceholders["activityLabel"] = "@string/main_activity_title"
applicationId = "com.dtourolle.jellytau"
minSdk = 24
targetSdk = 36
@@ -45,6 +50,21 @@ android {
}
buildTypes {
getByName("debug") {
// Distinct applicationId so the debug build installs SIDE BY SIDE
// with a release/store install instead of demanding an uninstall
// (different signing keys on the same package = INSTALL_FAILED_
// UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE). It gets its own data dir, its own settings
// and its own offline cache — the two are fully independent apps.
//
// This changes only the *application* id. The Kotlin/JNI classes
// stay in the `namespace` package (com.dtourolle.jellytau), so the
// fully-qualified class names Rust looks up over JNI, the manifest
// <service> entry and the R8 keep rules are all unaffected. The
// FileProvider authority is already ${applicationId}-relative.
applicationIdSuffix = ".debug"
versionNameSuffix = "-debug"
manifestPlaceholders["appLabel"] = "JellyTau Debug"
manifestPlaceholders["activityLabel"] = "JellyTau Debug"
manifestPlaceholders["usesCleartextTraffic"] = "true"
isDebuggable = true
isJniDebuggable = true
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
(An earlier version of this file was a partial <application> fragment on the
assumption that Tauri merged it. It did not: the hardwareAccelerated flag it
declared never reached any built APK. It is folded in properly below.)
${appLabel} / ${activityLabel} are manifestPlaceholders set in
app/build.gradle.kts: they resolve to @string/app_name and
@string/main_activity_title for release, and to "JellyTau Debug" for the
debug build type (which also carries applicationIdSuffix ".debug" so it
installs alongside a release build).
-->
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
@@ -26,7 +32,7 @@
<application
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:label="${appLabel}"
android:theme="@style/Theme.jellytau"
android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@
<activity
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|uiMode|density"
android:launchMode="singleTask"
android:label="@string/main_activity_title"
android:label="${activityLabel}"
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:exported="true"
android:supportsPictureInPicture="true"