diff --git a/lib/utils/__mocks__/config.js b/lib/utils/__mocks__/config.js
--- a/lib/utils/__mocks__/config.js
+++ b/lib/utils/__mocks__/config.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     normalizeUint8ArrayForBlobUpload: jest.fn(),
   },
   showAlert: jest.fn(),
+  isStaffRelease: false,
 });
 
 const hasConfig = (): boolean => true;
diff --git a/lib/utils/config.js b/lib/utils/config.js
--- a/lib/utils/config.js
+++ b/lib/utils/config.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   +sqliteAPI: SQLiteAPI,
   +encryptedNotifUtilsAPI: EncryptedNotifUtilsAPI,
   +showAlert: (title: string, message: string) => mixed,
+  +isStaffRelease: boolean,
 };
 
 let registeredConfig: ?Config = null;
diff --git a/native/config.js b/native/config.js
--- a/native/config.js
+++ b/native/config.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import { sqliteAPI } from './database/sqlite-api.js';
 import encryptedNotifUtilsAPI from './push/encrypted-notif-utils-api.js';
 import { persistConfig, codeVersion } from './redux/persist.js';
+import { isStaffRelease } from './utils/staff-utils.js';
 
 registerConfig({
   resolveKeyserverSessionInvalidationUsingNativeCredentials,
@@ -25,4 +26,5 @@
   sqliteAPI,
   encryptedNotifUtilsAPI,
   showAlert: (title: string, message: string) => Alert.alert(title, message),
+  isStaffRelease: __DEV__ || isStaffRelease,
 });
diff --git a/web/app.react.js b/web/app.react.js
--- a/web/app.react.js
+++ b/web/app.react.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import type { Dispatch } from 'lib/types/redux-types.js';
 import type { MessageToDeviceRequest } from 'lib/types/tunnelbroker/message-to-device-request-types.js';
 import { getConfig, registerConfig } from 'lib/utils/config.js';
+import { isDev } from 'lib/utils/dev-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 import { infoFromURL } from 'lib/utils/url-utils.js';
 import { AlchemyENSCacheProvider } from 'lib/utils/wagmi-utils.js';
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@
   encryptedNotifUtilsAPI,
   showAlert: (title: string, message: string) =>
     window.alert(`${title}: ${message}`),
+  isStaffRelease: isDev,
 });
 
 const versionBroadcast = new BroadcastChannel('comm_version');