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Android Product Flavors

Here is everything you need to know about product flavors and real-time problems with solutions

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1. Overview
2. When to use Product Flavors
3. Basics
4. Flavors-creation
5. Resource and java Files management for different flavors
6. 3rd Party library integrations for different flavors
7. Project Config at Product flavors level
8. How to switch between build variants
9. Real-time problems & solutions
10. Useful links

Overview

Product flavors are nothing but preparing different dishes using the same core ingredients but adding minor flavor toppings to get a different taste. To better understand product flavors let us consider a generic example

Let’s take the preparation of an omelet

Base Ingredients: 2 eggs, salt, pepper, butter, cheddar, chopped chives