diff --git a/sbapp/main.py b/sbapp/main.py
index c89ddb6..0084162 100644
--- a/sbapp/main.py
+++ b/sbapp/main.py
@@ -1267,6 +1267,10 @@ class SidebandApp(MDApp):
                 self.sideband.config["lxmf_sync_limit"] = self.root.ids.settings_lxmf_sync_limit.active
                 self.sideband.save_configuration()
 
+            def save_debug(sender=None, event=None):
+                self.sideband.config["debug"] = self.root.ids.settings_debug.active
+                self.sideband.save_configuration()
+
             def save_print_command(sender=None, event=None):
                 if not sender.focus:
                     in_cmd = self.root.ids.settings_print_command.text
@@ -1345,7 +1349,6 @@ class SidebandApp(MDApp):
             self.root.ids.settings_lxmf_sync_interval.value = self.sideband.config["lxmf_sync_interval"]
             sync_interval_change(save=False)
 
-
             if self.sideband.config["lxmf_sync_limit"] == None or self.sideband.config["lxmf_sync_limit"] == False:
                 sync_limit = False
             else:
@@ -1353,6 +1356,10 @@ class SidebandApp(MDApp):
 
             self.root.ids.settings_lxmf_sync_limit.active = sync_limit
             self.root.ids.settings_lxmf_sync_limit.bind(active=save_lxmf_sync_limit)
+
+            self.root.ids.settings_debug.active = self.sideband.config["debug"]
+            self.root.ids.settings_debug.bind(active=save_debug)
+
             self.settings_ready = True
 
     def close_settings_action(self, sender=None):
diff --git a/sbapp/services/sidebandservice.py b/sbapp/services/sidebandservice.py
index 478d3a9..c19ca4b 100644
--- a/sbapp/services/sidebandservice.py
+++ b/sbapp/services/sidebandservice.py
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ class SidebandService():
         self.sideband = SidebandCore(self, is_service=True, android_app_dir=self.app_dir, verbose=__debug_build__)
         self.sideband.service_context = self.android_service
         self.sideband.owner_service = self
+
+        if self.sideband.config["debug"]:
+            Logger.setLevel(LOG_LEVELS["debug"])
+
         self.sideband.start()
         self.update_connectivity_type()
         
diff --git a/sbapp/sideband/core.py b/sbapp/sideband/core.py
index 9c15fe1..5ccac51 100644
--- a/sbapp/sideband/core.py
+++ b/sbapp/sideband/core.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class SidebandCore():
         self.identity_path = self.app_dir+"/app_storage/primary_identity"
         self.db_path       = self.app_dir+"/app_storage/sideband.db"
         self.lxmf_storage  = self.app_dir+"/app_storage/"
+        self.log_dir       = self.app_dir+"/app_storage/"
         self.tmp_dir       = self.app_dir+"/app_storage/tmp"
         self.exports_dir   = self.app_dir+"/exports"
         
@@ -137,6 +138,9 @@ class SidebandCore():
                 self.__load_config()
                 self.first_run = False
 
+            if self.config["debug"]:
+                self.log_verbose = True
+
             if not os.path.isdir(self.tmp_dir):
                 os.makedirs(self.tmp_dir)
             else:
@@ -203,6 +207,7 @@ class SidebandCore():
 
         self.config = {}
         # Settings
+        self.config["debug"] = False
         self.config["display_name"] = "Anonymous Peer"
         self.config["notifications_on"] = True
         self.config["dark_ui"] = False
@@ -300,6 +305,8 @@ class SidebandCore():
         config_file.close()
 
         # Migration actions from earlier config formats
+        if not "debug" in self.config:
+            self.config["debug"] = False
         if not "dark_ui" in self.config:
             self.config["dark_ui"] = True
         if not "lxmf_periodic_sync" in self.config:
@@ -1389,6 +1396,13 @@ class SidebandCore():
         self.reticulum = RNS.Reticulum(configdir=self.rns_configdir, loglevel=selected_level)
 
         if RNS.vendor.platformutils.get_platform() == "android":
+            if self.config["debug"]:
+                self.reticulum.logdest = RNS.LOG_FILE
+                if not self.reticulum.is_connected_to_shared_instance:
+                    self.reticulum.logfile = self.log_dir+"sideband_service.log"
+                else:
+                    self.reticulum.logfile = self.log_dir+"sideband_core.log"
+
             if not self.reticulum.is_connected_to_shared_instance:
                 RNS.log("Running as master or standalone instance, adding interfaces")
                 
diff --git a/sbapp/ui/layouts.py b/sbapp/ui/layouts.py
index b9e38c5..0c17304 100644
--- a/sbapp/ui/layouts.py
+++ b/sbapp/ui/layouts.py
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ MDNavigationLayout:
                                 height: dp(48)
                                 
                                 MDLabel:
-                                    text: "Announce At App Startup"
+                                    text: "Announce Automatically"
                                     font_style: "H6"
 
                                 MDSwitch:
@@ -1189,6 +1189,22 @@ MDNavigationLayout:
                                     disabled: True
                                     active: False
 
+                            MDBoxLayout:
+                                orientation: "horizontal"
+                                size_hint_y: None
+                                padding: [0,0,dp(24),dp(0)]
+                                height: dp(48)
+                                
+                                MDLabel:
+                                    text: "Debug Logging"
+                                    font_style: "H6"
+
+                                MDSwitch:
+                                    id: settings_debug
+                                    pos_hint: {"center_y": 0.3}
+                                    disabled: False
+                                    active: False
+
         MDScreen:
             name: "hardware_screen"