Detecting Debug and Release Builds in iOS and Android

In some situations, your code may need to distinguish between development mode and final production mode. A common use case for this is to hit different backend service URLs during development and production. Both iOS and Android do a debug build during development and release build when the application package is exported.

Showing Fullscreen Video in Android

Showing fullscreen video is not difficult. But, you have to be mindful of several little requirements.

Circular Reference and ARC

Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) is great. But, a common programming practice of circular referencing can easily introduce memory leak.