diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarApplicationImpl.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarApplicationImpl.java
index 07f3f6c4b1c511863b2f0bcf7d686e283d4e865c..19ea60a8924f57eb50841c982bd1e00e9478ea01 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarApplicationImpl.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarApplicationImpl.java
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ package org.briarproject.briar.android;
 
 import android.app.Application;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.StrictMode;
+import android.os.StrictMode.ThreadPolicy;
+import android.os.StrictMode.VmPolicy;
 
 import org.acra.ACRA;
 import org.acra.ReportingInteractionMode;
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ import static org.acra.ReportField.REPORT_ID;
 import static org.acra.ReportField.STACK_TRACE;
 import static org.acra.ReportField.USER_APP_START_DATE;
 import static org.acra.ReportField.USER_CRASH_DATE;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.android.TestingConstants.DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
+import static org.briarproject.briar.android.TestingConstants.IS_DEBUG_BUILD;
 
 @ReportsCrashes(
 		reportPrimerClass = BriarReportPrimer.class,
@@ -72,6 +77,9 @@ public class BriarApplicationImpl extends Application
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate() {
 		super.onCreate();
+
+		if (IS_DEBUG_BUILD) enableStrictMode();
+		Logger.getLogger("").setLevel(DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL);
 		LOG.info("Created");
 
 		applicationComponent = DaggerAndroidComponent.builder()
@@ -85,6 +93,17 @@ public class BriarApplicationImpl extends Application
 		AndroidEagerSingletons.initEagerSingletons(applicationComponent);
 	}
 
+	private void enableStrictMode() {
+		ThreadPolicy.Builder threadPolicy = new ThreadPolicy.Builder();
+		threadPolicy.detectAll();
+		threadPolicy.penaltyLog();
+		StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(threadPolicy.build());
+		VmPolicy.Builder vmPolicy = new VmPolicy.Builder();
+		vmPolicy.detectAll();
+		vmPolicy.penaltyLog();
+		StrictMode.setVmPolicy(vmPolicy.build());
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public AndroidComponent getApplicationComponent() {
 		return applicationComponent;
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/TestingConstants.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/TestingConstants.java
index e984e7281a27aaa9f88839eb744d7012b27eb90d..e2972784cbee917bb0430ccdfeed9306a1850ece 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/TestingConstants.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/TestingConstants.java
@@ -10,13 +10,21 @@ import static java.util.logging.Level.OFF;
 public interface TestingConstants {
 
 	/**
-	 * Whether this is an alpha or beta build. This should be set to false for
+	 * Whether this is a debug build.
+	 */
+	boolean IS_DEBUG_BUILD = BuildConfig.DEBUG;
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether this is a beta build. This should be set to false for final
 	 * release builds.
 	 */
-	boolean TESTING = BuildConfig.DEBUG;
+	boolean IS_BETA_BUILD = true;
 
-	/** Default log level. */
-	Level DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = TESTING ? INFO : OFF;
+	/**
+	 * Default log level. Disable logging for final release builds.
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
+	Level DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = IS_DEBUG_BUILD || IS_BETA_BUILD ? INFO : OFF;
 
 	/**
 	 * Whether to prevent screenshots from being taken. Setting this to true
@@ -24,5 +32,5 @@ public interface TestingConstants {
 	 * Unfortunately this also prevents the user from taking screenshots
 	 * intentionally.
 	 */
-	boolean PREVENT_SCREENSHOTS = !TESTING;
+	boolean PREVENT_SCREENSHOTS = !IS_DEBUG_BUILD;
 }
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/SplashScreenActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/SplashScreenActivity.java
index 1856c3d4ec9a017690f0ee066336d541ccff9588..04fffbaf10eb1600fa492d3902aaa435437dbdea 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/SplashScreenActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/SplashScreenActivity.java
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.StrictMode;
-import android.os.StrictMode.ThreadPolicy;
-import android.os.StrictMode.VmPolicy;
 import android.support.v7.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.transition.Fade;
 
@@ -23,8 +20,6 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.BriarApplication.EXPIRY_DATE;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.TestingConstants.DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.TestingConstants.TESTING;
 
 public class SplashScreenActivity extends BaseActivity {
 
@@ -36,11 +31,6 @@ public class SplashScreenActivity extends BaseActivity {
 	@Inject
 	protected AndroidExecutor androidExecutor;
 
-	public SplashScreenActivity() {
-		Logger.getLogger("").setLevel(DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL);
-		enableStrictMode();
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(Bundle state) {
 		super.onCreate(state);
@@ -81,19 +71,6 @@ public class SplashScreenActivity extends BaseActivity {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void enableStrictMode() {
-		if (TESTING) {
-			ThreadPolicy.Builder threadPolicy = new ThreadPolicy.Builder();
-			threadPolicy.detectAll();
-			threadPolicy.penaltyLog();
-			StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(threadPolicy.build());
-			VmPolicy.Builder vmPolicy = new VmPolicy.Builder();
-			vmPolicy.detectAll();
-			vmPolicy.penaltyLog();
-			StrictMode.setVmPolicy(vmPolicy.build());
-		}
-	}
-
 	private void setPreferencesDefaults() {
 		androidExecutor.runOnBackgroundThread(new Runnable() {
 			@Override