LogCat not displaying TAG "SMS"

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@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);

    Log.e("SMS","Hello World");   //not showing
    Log.v("SMS","Hello World");   //not showing
    Log.i("SMS","Hello World");   //not showing
    Log.d("SMS","Hello World");   //not showing

    Log.i("sms","Hello World");   //showing
}

Why the Logging in the Logcat is not working for some line in the above code??

+1 superb marking...Glad to know the reason if this is really true. — Paresh Mayani, Jan 02 '12 at 10:32
is it showing other logs ? if not i will suggest you to restart your eclipse. this kind of things happens sometimes. — Lucifer, Jan 02 '12 at 10:32
Try using the Filter to search for "Hello"...see if you spot it...Also make sure the logcat is set on verbose mode — st0le, Jan 02 '12 at 12:30
I can reproduce this. Maybe "SMS" is some kind of reserved internal tag? — IanH, Jan 02 '12 at 21:22
http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/5ffbcf061e216cc6 — zangeed, Jan 03 '12 at 13:08

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 07 '14 at 00:36

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There are some tags that don't go to the default buffer, as has been stated.

You can view them by specifying which buffer to view with the "-b" logcat option. Check section Viewing Alternative Log Buffers of Using LogCat to view the different buffers available. For example, to see the "SMS" logcat messages, start logcat with:

adb logcat -b radio

edited Mar 07 '14 at 00:36

Juan Andrés Diana

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answered Jan 25 '12 at 23:24

Turnsole

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 18 '12 at 07:33

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There is a separate buffer for all telephony related log messages, whichwon't appear in default LogCat window.

answered Jan 18 '12 at 07:33

Siraj Uddin

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can u spot out any other telephony related tags?? – zangeed Jan 26 '12 at 04:58
http://developer.android.com/tools/debugging/debugging-log.html#alternativeBuffers There are 3. radio, events and main – Shanness Oct 25 '15 at 03:06

LogCat not displaying TAG "SMS"

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