diff --git a/gearslip/build.gradle.kts b/gearslip/build.gradle.kts
index e6e946a..2a3561e 100644
--- a/gearslip/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/gearslip/build.gradle.kts
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ android {
         release {
             signingConfig = signingConfigs.findByName("release")
         }
-        // Its own package, so a dev build installs beside the release one instead of over it.
+        // Its own package, so a debug build installs beside the release one instead of over it.
         // Signed with the release key when it's here: both builds declare the car template
         // permission, and Android refuses a second app declaring it under a different key.
         debug {
             applicationIdSuffix = ".dev"
             signingConfigs.findByName("release")?.let { signingConfig = it }
-            manifestPlaceholders["appLabel"] = "Gearslip Dev"
+            manifestPlaceholders["appLabel"] = "Gearslip Debug"
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/car/CarUi.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/car/CarUi.kt
index cd63733..8ca4826 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/car/CarUi.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/car/CarUi.kt
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ fun CarUi() {
                             // something in the top-right (settings, search, a Liked Songs
                             // shortcut) and this badge used to sit right on top of it, hiding
                             // whatever the screen drew there.
-                            DevBuildBadge(Modifier.align(Alignment.BottomEnd))
+                            DebugBuildBadge(Modifier.align(Alignment.BottomEnd))
                         }
                     }
                     // The keyboard takes the nav bar's row instead of squeezing in above it -
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ private fun AppWontStart(app: String, onBack: () -> Unit) {
  * that matters while driving, since a debug build is slower and less tested than what ships.
  */
 @Composable
-private fun DevBuildBadge(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
+private fun DebugBuildBadge(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
     Surface(
         modifier = modifier.padding(6.dp),
         color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ private fun DevBuildBadge(modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
         shape = MaterialTheme.shapes.small,
     ) {
         Text(
-            "DEV BUILD",
+            "DEBUG BUILD",
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
             fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
             modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 3.dp),
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/notify/GearslipNotificationListener.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/notify/GearslipNotificationListener.kt
index 3906878..b6d588a 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/notify/GearslipNotificationListener.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/notify/GearslipNotificationListener.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class GearslipNotificationListener : NotificationListenerService() {
     override fun onNotificationRemoved(sbn: StatusBarNotification) = CarNotifications.gone(sbn.key)
 
     private fun ingest(sbn: StatusBarNotification, quiet: Boolean) {
-        // Gearslip's own notifications are skipped, except a dev build's test message.
+        // Gearslip's own notifications are skipped, except a debug build's test message.
         if (sbn.packageName == packageName &&
             !(app.seb3thehacker.gearslip.BuildConfig.DEBUG && sbn.notification.channelId == TestMessage.CHANNEL)
         ) return
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/notify/TestMessage.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/notify/TestMessage.kt
index 1376e11..802b264 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/notify/TestMessage.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/notify/TestMessage.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import androidx.core.app.RemoteInput
 import app.seb3thehacker.gearslip.GearslipLog
 
 /**
- * Dev builds only: posts a chat message from Gearslip to itself, shaped like Signal's or
+ * Debug builds only: posts a chat message from Gearslip to itself, shaped like Signal's or
  * WhatsApp's (MessagingStyle, a Reply action, a Mark as read action), so popups and voice reply
  * can be tried without asking someone to text you. The listener lets these through only in a
  * debug build; everything else Gearslip posts is still ignored.
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/stats/UsageStats.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/stats/UsageStats.kt
index 784d03c..55c6036 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/stats/UsageStats.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/stats/UsageStats.kt
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ object UsageStats {
     private fun prefs(context: Context) = context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS, Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
 
     /**
-     * Dev builds show every switch and screen, so they can be tested, but never send anything:
-     * testing mustn't muddy the numbers.
+     * Debug builds send too, marked "debug". The server keeps those notes apart, so testing never
+     * muddies the numbers.
      */
-    val sends: Boolean get() = !BuildConfig.DEBUG && BuildConfig.STATS_URL.isNotBlank()
+    val sends: Boolean get() = BuildConfig.STATS_URL.isNotBlank()
 
     fun enabled(context: Context): Boolean = prefs(context).getBoolean(KEY_ENABLED, false)
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ object UsageStats {
             .put("id", installId(context))
             .put("version", BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME)
             .put("code", BuildConfig.VERSION_CODE)
-            .put("build", if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) "dev" else "release")
+            .put("build", if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) "debug" else "release")
             // Which boxes are ticked, so the server knows what this phone shares and can drop
             // anything it kept from a box since unticked.
             .put("shares", JSONArray().apply {
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/GearslipApp.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/GearslipApp.kt
index 98d52c0..78e894f 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/GearslipApp.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/GearslipApp.kt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fun GearslipApp(onDisconnect: () -> Unit, onRequestCallScreening: () -> Unit) {
             .windowInsetsPadding(WindowInsets.statusBars)
             .consumeWindowInsets(WindowInsets.statusBars),
     ) {
-        if (BuildConfig.DEBUG && screen != Screen.CAR_PREVIEW && screen != Screen.INTRO) DevBuildBanner()
+        if (BuildConfig.DEBUG && screen != Screen.CAR_PREVIEW && screen != Screen.INTRO) DebugBuildBanner()
 
         Column(Modifier.weight(1f)) {
             when (screen) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ fun GearslipApp(onDisconnect: () -> Unit, onRequestCallScreening: () -> Unit) {
  * never mistaken for a release one.
  */
 @Composable
-private fun DevBuildBanner() {
+private fun DebugBuildBanner() {
     Surface(
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().height(28.dp),
         color = Color(0xFFF5C518),
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ private fun DevBuildBanner() {
     ) {
         Box(Modifier.fillMaxSize(), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
             Text(
-                "DEV BUILD",
+                "DEBUG BUILD",
                 style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
                 fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
             )
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SettingsScreen.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SettingsScreen.kt
index 249b4e1..72a97dd 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SettingsScreen.kt
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ private fun HelpSection(onOpenHelp: () -> Unit, onOpenCarPreview: () -> Unit, on
             SettingsRow(
                 "Send a test message",
                 Modifier.clickable { TestMessage.post(context) },
-                subtitle = "Dev builds only. Posts a message notification to read on the car",
+                subtitle = "Debug builds only. Posts a message notification to read on the car",
                 icon = Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.Send,
             )
         }
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/UpdateViews.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/UpdateViews.kt
index cfd9648..c4b8774 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/UpdateViews.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/UpdateViews.kt
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ fun UpdateCard() {
 
 /** What the update check found, in a line. */
 private fun statusLine(state: State): String = when (state) {
-    State.Idle -> if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) "Dev builds check only when you tap Check now" else "Gearslip checks once a day"
+    State.Idle -> if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) "Debug builds check only when you tap Check now" else "Gearslip checks once a day"
     State.Checking -> "Checking…"
     State.UpToDate -> "You have the latest version"
     is State.Available -> "Version ${state.release.version} is out"
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ private fun UpdateDialog(
                     Column(Modifier.weight(1f)) {
                         Text("Check automatically", style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge)
                         Text(
-                            if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) "Dev builds check only when you tap Check now" else "Once a day",
+                            if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) "Debug builds check only when you tap Check now" else "Once a day",
                             style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
                             color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
                         )
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/UsageStatsChoices.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/UsageStatsChoices.kt
index 74face7..c030d99 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/UsageStatsChoices.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/UsageStatsChoices.kt
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ private fun notePreview(context: Context): String {
     return preview.toString(2) + example
 }
 
-/** Why this build sends nothing, when it doesn't; null for a normal release. */
+/** What's different about where this build's notes go; null for a normal release. */
 private fun buildNote(): String? = when {
-    BuildConfig.DEBUG -> "Dev build: nothing is ever sent"
     BuildConfig.STATS_URL.isBlank() -> "This build has no stats server, so it sends nothing"
+    BuildConfig.DEBUG -> "Debug build: notes are kept apart and never counted in the stats"
     else -> null
 }
 
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/update/UpdateChecker.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/update/UpdateChecker.kt
index eff740f..6877498 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/update/UpdateChecker.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/update/UpdateChecker.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import java.security.MessageDigest
  * a notification, once per version, since the driver is parked and the app is likely closed. The
  * car screen shows the same news once per version, at plug-in and only while parked.
  * Nothing runs in the background otherwise, and nothing else is sent: the request is the same one
- * a browser makes for the release page. Dev builds never check on their own.
+ * a browser makes for the release page. Debug builds never check on their own.
  *
  * The APK is checked against the size and SHA-256 GitHub lists for it, and Android refuses an
  * update signed with a different key, so a bad download can't replace the app.