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Cannot view app logs on device

I have enabled the logging in my manifest file using 

android:debuggable="true"

I connected the device via usb and could see the app logs in the Logcat view. But the same logs are not getting registered in the device when viewed from third party apps like alogcat or logviewer.

Is there anything else that i need to enable to view the logs on these applications?

Solution

  • Some devices keep a very small amount of log traces on the device. I often receive log files consisting of 20-25 lines. On such devices your traces will be overwritten very fast and they are not helpful. You cannot change this. This is device configuration.

    If you want to see complete log, you need to use logging libraries available for Java and Android. They will store all your logs. If you need to analyse exceptions, you might ask users to report issues via Google Play too. Hope this helps.