diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle b/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
index 31f93933b..386969f13 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ android {
             resValue "string", "invite_prefix", "/and/"
             buildConfigField "boolean", "UDP_ENABLED", "true"
             buildConfigField "boolean", "REPORT_LOCKS", "false"
+            buildConfigField "boolean", "LOG_LIFECYLE", "false"
         }
 
         xw4 {
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWActivity.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWActivity.java
index 0d179cac3..78bd8b095 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWActivity.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class XWActivity extends FragmentActivity
 
     protected void onCreate( Bundle savedInstanceState, DelegateBase dlgt )
     {
-        if ( XWApp.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
+        if ( BuildConfig.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
             Log.i( TAG, "%s.onCreate(this=%H,sis=%s)", getClass().getSimpleName(),
                    this, savedInstanceState );
         }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class XWActivity extends FragmentActivity
     @Override
     protected void onSaveInstanceState( Bundle outState )
     {
-        if ( XWApp.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
+        if ( BuildConfig.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
             Log.i( TAG, "%s.onSaveInstanceState(this=%H)",
                    getClass().getSimpleName(), this );
         }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class XWActivity extends FragmentActivity
     @Override
     protected void onPause()
     {
-        if ( XWApp.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
+        if ( BuildConfig.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
             Log.i( TAG, "%s.onPause(this=%H)", getClass().getSimpleName(),
                    this );
         }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class XWActivity extends FragmentActivity
     @Override
     protected void onResume()
     {
-        if ( XWApp.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
+        if ( BuildConfig.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
             Log.i( TAG, "%s.onResume(this=%H)", getClass().getSimpleName(),
                    this );
         }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class XWActivity extends FragmentActivity
     @Override
     protected void onPostResume()
     {
-        if ( XWApp.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
+        if ( BuildConfig.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
             Log.i( TAG, "%s.onPostResume(this=%H)",
                    getClass().getSimpleName(), this );
         }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class XWActivity extends FragmentActivity
     @Override
     protected void onStart()
     {
-        if ( XWApp.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
+        if ( BuildConfig.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
             Log.i( TAG, "%s.onStart(this=%H)", getClass().getSimpleName(), this );
         }
         super.onStart();
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class XWActivity extends FragmentActivity
     @Override
     protected void onStop()
     {
-        if ( XWApp.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
+        if ( BuildConfig.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
             Log.i( TAG, "%s.onStop(this=%H)", getClass().getSimpleName(), this );
         }
         m_dlgt.onStop();
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class XWActivity extends FragmentActivity
     @Override
     protected void onDestroy()
     {
-        if ( XWApp.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
+        if ( BuildConfig.LOG_LIFECYLE ) {
             Log.i( TAG, "%s.onDestroy(this=%H)", getClass().getSimpleName(), this );
         }
         m_dlgt.onDestroy();
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWApp.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWApp.java
index 869d6b7ce..27da03b1a 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWApp.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWApp.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public class XWApp extends Application
 
     public static final boolean BTSUPPORTED = true;
     public static final boolean ATTACH_SUPPORTED = false;
-    public static final boolean LOG_LIFECYLE = false;
     public static final boolean DEBUG_EXP_TIMERS = false;
     public static final boolean LOCUTILS_ENABLED = false;
     public static final boolean CONTEXT_MENUS_ENABLED = true;