Logcat

Android Logcat without Root

Read Android logs without root access. The app uses remote debugging to connect
to phone local ADB daemon. Configuring remote debugging on a phone can be
challenging and requires some technical expertise. It has to be done once and
after each device reboot.

Enable USB debugging first on your device. Navigate to Settings > About Phone
and tap Build number seven times. Go back, access the Developer options menu and
check USB debugging option.

Next step is to enable remote debugging. You need to have Android SDK installed
on your computer. Connect your phone via USB cable and run following adb
command:

adb tcpip 5555

Disconnect USB cable before trying to use the app. Some phones have problems
handling network ADB connection when they are connected via USB as well.

Sometimes establishing connection to ADB hangs and requires killing and
restarting the app. It seems to be a problem with ADB daemon itself and not the
app issue.

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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Version 2.2 (16) suggested Added on Jun 24, 2024

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- com.tananaev.logcat.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 4.6 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 2.1 (15) - Added on Nov 15, 2023

This version requires Android 4.4 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- com.tananaev.logcat.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 4.6 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 2.0 (14) - Added on Jan 13, 2023

This version requires Android 4.4 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- com.tananaev.logcat.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Download APK 4.1 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log