[android-developers] My app's log entries disappear

2013-01-29 Thread Kevin
I'm working on an app that occasionally does updates in the background over the network. I have it log things using Log.d, Log.i, etc so I can see what it's doing while out and around. These log entries never last very long though. It could run an update and then an hour later there aren't

Re: [android-developers] My app's log entries disappear

2013-01-29 Thread TreKing
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Kevin khant...@hotmail.com wrote: Android 4.1.1, rooted, aLogcat moved to be a system app so it can see all logs. Have you tried on a non-rooted device? Perhaps an emulator to verify the behavior?

Re: [android-developers] My app's log entries disappear

2013-01-29 Thread Kevin
Non-rooted device wouldn't help since you can't see the logs of other apps in Jelly Bean unless it's rooted. I haven't noticed the behavior in an emulator, but there's a lot less going on in an emulator too. I know the logs are kept in circular buffers, is there a different (smaller) buffer

Re: [android-developers] My app's log entries disappear

2013-01-29 Thread TreKing
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Kevin khant...@hotmail.com wrote: Non-rooted device wouldn't help since you can't see the logs of other apps in Jelly Bean unless it's rooted. I thought you were trying to see your own logs ... ?

Re: [android-developers] My app's log entries disappear

2013-01-29 Thread Kevin
I am, but aLogcat (or any viewer) can't see any logs but its own unless the device is rooted. The only way I could see my own app's logs without rooting is to make my own log viewer and put it in my app...which seems like a lot of work. On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 1:33:53 PM UTC-8, TreKing

Re: [android-developers] My app's log entries disappear

2013-01-29 Thread TreKing
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 3:42 PM, Kevin khant...@hotmail.com wrote: I am, but aLogcat (or any viewer) can't see any logs but its own unless the device is rooted. The only way I could see my own app's logs without rooting is to make my own log viewer and put it in my app...which seems like a