Run Firebase TestLab test on release build

By default FTL tests run the debug build. To run Firebase Test Lab test on the release build we need to make a small change inside build.gradle.

Steps:
1. Change to Build type “Release”
2. Inside build.gradle add “ testBuildType “release””

{
   android {
       testBuildType "release"
     }
}

3. It will add the directory (/AndroidTest) to your release build path
4. Clean and build
5. Run Android tests
6. The Android tests will run on the release build, and will generate the release test APKs:

• app-release-androidTest.apk

• app-release.apk (sign with release key)

7. Go to firebase Test lab. And upload the TestAPK and the Release APK.
8. Run tests. They pass :)

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Thanks for spending your time reading it and let me know if I’m wrong somewhere or if there’s something that could do differently or better. I’m open to your feedback 🙌🏻

-Andres