How to run in debug in Android Studio?

[Quindlen]

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How do I run the project in Android Studio in Debug? It's giving me an error in debug. In Android Studio I got it to run, as well as create a apk. No Errors. But I cannot get it to startup in debug so I can add breakpoints. In my local, I was able to modify my local version to remove comma from the filename in FilenameUtils.kt . Also I was able to add the upload date in front of the filename how I wanted it to. Now, I'd love to figure out how to add somewhere to the channel videos tab to put in a tab indicator, just like how pipepipe does it, and at somepoint add a sort to the subscription listing. I'm just playing with my local version to be how I want it. pipepipe has issues, so does the other forks I found. I like newpipe better. I'd love it if newpipe adds in this stuff eventually. ;) Thank you.

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[dfbustosus]

In Android Studio, open View > Tool Windows > Build Variants and set the app module to the debug variant. Then select the app Android run configuration and use Run > Debug or the bug icon.

This matters in NewPipe because continuous is the default variant and inherits from release, while the separate debug variant explicitly sets isDebuggable = true: app/build.gradle.kts. On dev or master, the debug build installs as NewPipe Debug with a .debug application-ID suffix, so it can coexist with the regular app.

If app > debug is already selected, please paste the exact error from the Debug tool window. Also include the Android Studio version, branch/commit, device/API level, and whether this succeeds from the repository root:

./gradlew :app:assembleDebug --stacktrace

That will distinguish a Gradle/build problem from an ADB or debugger-attachment problem. The official repository setup steps are here.

[Khalil-Work]

Standard steps for this project:

1. Open View → Tool Windows → Build Variants and select the debug
   variant for the app module (if it is on release, breakpoints won't
   attach the way you expect).
2. Set your breakpoint (e.g. in FilenameUtils.kt).
3. Click the Debug button (the bug icon, next to Run) instead of Run —
   or press Shift+F9 / Control+D on macOS.

If the debug launch itself errors while Run works, the usual cause is a
missing/stale debug keystore: delete ~/.android/debug.keystore and let
Android Studio regenerate it on the next debug build.

[Quindlen]

Hi. Thank you. Turns out the Android Studio Rabbit has it moved to under Build > Select Build Variant. I was able to switch it from continuous to debug, and after building it, discovered it ran codestyle and flag my variables as not final, so I made some fixes and got the run > debug to work. Thank you. I should be able to add breakpoints from here.