diff --git a/Globals.h b/Globals.h
index 56533c7b66340a85e62a692183c43e19f4c6e707..c92d2dd4c42b1ed995db2bbb70d90e75fddac3a2 100644
--- a/Globals.h
+++ b/Globals.h
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ public enum class ContactStatus {
     READY
 };
 
+constexpr bool DEBUG_ON = false;
 }
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diff --git a/MainPage.xaml.cpp b/MainPage.xaml.cpp
index a91d19269ec8c59e94041a4976cadc67ae6677b0..f0ef381b8f249601b8a00c7cf1465197650bac99 100644
--- a/MainPage.xaml.cpp
+++ b/MainPage.xaml.cpp
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ MainPage::MainPage()
 void
 MainPage::OnKeyDown(KeyRoutedEventArgs^ e)
 {
-    if (e->Key == VirtualKey::F5) {
-        _outerSplitView_->OpenPaneLength = Window::Current->Bounds.Width;
-        _outerSplitView_->IsPaneOpen = !_outerSplitView_->IsPaneOpen;
-    }
+    if (DEBUG_ON)
+        if (e->Key == VirtualKey::F5) {
+            _outerSplitView_->OpenPaneLength = Window::Current->Bounds.Width;
+            _outerSplitView_->IsPaneOpen = !_outerSplitView_->IsPaneOpen;
+        }
 }
 
 void RingClientUWP::MainPage::_toggleSmartBoxButton__Click(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Xaml::RoutedEventArgs^ e)