How to obtain crash logs on Android?

1 year ago
Ava Mitchell
2 minutes

To obtain the crash logs of an Android device, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open the developer options on the device. In the settings of the Android device, locate “About phone” or “About device,” then repeatedly tap on the “Build number” to activate the developer options.
  2. Access the developer options. In the device’s settings, locate “developer options” and then enter that option.
  3. Turn on USB debugging. In the Developer Options, locate the “USB Debugging” option and toggle it on.
  4. Connect the device to the computer. Use a USB data cable to connect your Android device to the computer.
  5. Open the Command Prompt or Terminal window. Open the Command Prompt on a computer (Windows) or Terminal window (Mac or Linux).
  6. Use the following command to retrieve crash logs:
  7. For Windows system: adb logcat -d > crash_log.txt
  8. For Mac or Linux systems: Run “./adb logcat -d” and save the output to a file named “crash_log.txt”.
  9. The log will be saved in the directory where the current command prompt or terminal window is located, named as “crash_log.txt”.

Please note that the “adb” mentioned in the above steps is the command line tool for the Android Debug Bridge (ADB). If ADB is not installed on your computer, download and install the Android SDK or just the ADB tool. Make sure to add the directory where ADB is located to the system’s environment variables so that you can use the “adb” command directly in the command prompt or terminal window.

Additionally, third-party applications or tools such as Bugly and Firebase Crashlytics can be used to obtain crash logs. These tools can assist developers in collecting and analyzing crash logs more easily.

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