Why does android debug build is mostly used in Appium automation testing than the android release build?

Question

Android debug build apk is mostly used for testing; is there any problem if I use android release build apk in Appium testing?

Answer 1

We can use Release build also for Appium automation but if the locator value protected by the release build we have to change to debug build . So that its easy to write reliable script with right locators.