Logcollector is a good option but you need to install it first.
When I want to get the logfile to send by mail, I usually do the following:
adb shell logcat > log.txt
I hope this code will help someone. It took me 2 days to figure out how to log from device, and then filter it:
public File extractLogToFileAndWeb(){
//set a file
Date datum = new Date();
SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd", Locale.ITALY);
String fullName = df.format(datum)+"appLog.log";
File file = new File (Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), fullName);
//clears a file
if(file.exists()){
file.delete();
}
//write log to file
int pid = android.os.Process.myPid();
try {
String command = String.format("logcat -d -v threadtime *:*");
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
String currentLine = null;
while ((currentLine = reader.readLine()) != null) {
if (currentLine != null && currentLine.contains(String.valueOf(pid))) {
result.append(currentLine);
result.append("\n");
}
}
FileWriter out = new FileWriter(file);
out.write(result.toString());
out.close();
//Runtime.getRuntime().exec("logcat -d -v time -f "+file.getAbsolutePath());
} catch (IOException e) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), e.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
//clear the log
try {
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("logcat -c");
} catch (IOException e) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), e.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
return file;
}
as pointed by @mehdok
add the permission to the manifest for reading logs
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_LOGS" />