From 62a5d0cdd17639569e59a54f567545be4ae73050 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Black Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 23:44:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] about logs in jellybean not being accessible by log readers --- metadata/com.nolanlawson.logcat.txt | 2 ++ metadata/org.jtb.alogcat.txt | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/metadata/com.nolanlawson.logcat.txt b/metadata/com.nolanlawson.logcat.txt index bba7fd70ff..382af84e23 100644 --- a/metadata/com.nolanlawson.logcat.txt +++ b/metadata/com.nolanlawson.logcat.txt @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Description: CatLog shows a scrolling (tailed) view of the Android "Logcat" system log, hence the goofy name. It also allows you to record logs in real time, send logs via email, and filter using a variety of criteria. It has a widget, can record logs in the background and has useful colour coding. + +It wont work on Android 4.1+ without root access, since apps are not allowed to access each other's logs. . Repo Type:git diff --git a/metadata/org.jtb.alogcat.txt b/metadata/org.jtb.alogcat.txt index a27ca87f31..7972588fcb 100644 --- a/metadata/org.jtb.alogcat.txt +++ b/metadata/org.jtb.alogcat.txt @@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ An app equivalent of logcat from the terminal. You can filter by importance in the settings: see only errors or view general debugging info. The result can then be filtered by keyword so if an app has problems you can send just the relevant logs to the developer. But watch out, the filter remains in place unless you remove it! + +It might not work on Android 4.1+, since apps are not allowed to access each other's logs. In custom ROMs +with root access it should still probably work. . Repo Type:git-svn