Index: sources/storage/Logger.cpp
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diff -u -rcc1e9d6d55c816f3fcd626dc6948cca24da283b3 -r1aa53e9869f4c27d53dd9052271ca38befbe22e9
--- sources/storage/Logger.cpp	(.../Logger.cpp)	(revision cc1e9d6d55c816f3fcd626dc6948cca24da283b3)
+++ sources/storage/Logger.cpp	(.../Logger.cpp)	(revision 1aa53e9869f4c27d53dd9052271ca38befbe22e9)
@@ -269,11 +269,7 @@
         logPathName = _logPathNames[eLogDebug];
     _logFileName = logPathName + fileName;
     FileHandler::write(_logFileName, mContent + "\r\n", true);
-    if (vLogType == eLogDebug) {
-#ifdef QT_DEBUG
-        //mContent.prepend("\033[1;31m --- @ --- \033[0m");
-        mContent.prepend(" @ ");
-#endif
+    if (_enableConsoleOut) {
         qDebug().noquote() << mContent;
     }
 }
@@ -421,3 +417,20 @@
     }
 }
 // coco end
+
+/*!
+ * \brief   Logger::enableConsoleOut
+ * \details Enables or Disables the console output and logs the status
+ * \param   vEnabled - Enable console output if true
+ */
+void Logger::enableConsoleOut(bool vEnabled) {
+    // coco begin validated: This code meant to be used only for debugging and tested manually
+    if (_enableConsoleOut == vEnabled) return;
+    _enableConsoleOut = vEnabled;
+    if (_enableConsoleOut) {
+        LOG_DEBUG("Console out Logging enabled");
+    } else {
+        LOG_DEBUG("Console out Logging disabled");
+    }
+}
+// coco end