SysLog

SysLog

Capture log files

System

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Description

Records various log types and compresses them as a zip file.
The logs are saved in the application's private cache directory
named by the date and time.

You can access the zip files through the system document picker
- Select the SysLog app to view collected log zips.

Log types supported:

* Kernel logs (dmsg)
* Last kernel log (last_kmsg, if device supports it)
* Main log (Logcat)
* Modem log
* Event logs
* SELinux audit logs

To enable access to some logs (Logcat and Radio) to SysLog, you
will need to grant the READ_LOGS permision using a computer with
ADB.

From a command line with adb available, you can grant the READ_LOGS
permission via the following command:

adb shell pm grant com.tortel.syslog android.permission.READ_LOGS

This command tells the phone's package manager to grant the
READ_LOGS permission to SysLog.

What’s new (2.6.0)

Version 2.6.0 - May 30, 2026
- Bump version to v2.6.0
- Bump version to v2.6.0
- Bump version to v2.6.0
- Bump version to 2.6.0
- Update copyright headers
- Remove unused drawable resources
- Update app icon, again
- Update monochrome icon
- Working on a color themed icon
- Check for the READ_LOGS permission alongside the root check
- Clean up things a little bit
- Update fastlane dependencies
See https://github.com/Tortel/SysLog/blob/master/Changelog.md for full changelog

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
2.6.0 current
9f91b54f50206efb…
2026-06-01 6.0 MB API 23
2.5.0
95bd41d88ed02950…
2024-01-30 4.8 MB API 23
2.4.2
e78cf4b6ba6a4a77…
2023-09-02 4.6 MB API 21

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • READ_LOGS
  • ACCESS_SUPERUSER
  • syslog.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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