Restore LogCat window within Android Studio

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I have recently started to use Android Studio v0.1.1, And i can't seem to find LogCat... Is it gone? Or if not, how can I enable it?

If it is gone, is there any way to enable something similar to log my app behavior (and mainly crashes)?

Maybe you can try to restart your computer, I fix it this way. — RxRead, Jan 06 '17 at 09:40

score 332 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 20 '15 at 00:07

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I think I still can find logcat in my installation of 0.1.1

Try pressing Alt+6 on Windows or CMD+6 on Mac.

edited Mar 20 '15 at 00:07

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answered May 29 '13 at 15:15

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Note, to get it **IN A SEPARATE WINDOW** (rather than "inside" the main A.S. window, at the bottom). Use the "gear" at the extreme top right of the log cat section; select floating mode. Confusingly it then "appears to be docked" still ... just grab the bar and move it around. (If you're used to Mac, it's a little confusing.) (Android Studio is awesome on Mac eh??) – Fattie May 20 '14 at 11:59
I just see a white "logcat" box even though I've selected my device from the "Devices" window. (Android Studio 1.0.2) – Someone Somewhere Jan 13 '15 at 00:02
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With Android Studio 1.1.0 you may have to click the little icon on the top right of the Android DDMS Window, see @Manoj Behera answer two answers below – raudi Mar 17 '15 at 08:02
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AS version is 1.2.1.1 ,but still the ctrl+6 is not working .No logcat – blackjack Jun 29 '15 at 11:05
What about Linux? – Narendra Singh May 28 '18 at 12:55
In AndroidStudio 3.4: View->ToolWindows->LogCat. – steven smith Apr 18 '19 at 20:52
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since Android 4.2.0, there is no more shortcut for the Logcat :( – Ponomarenko Oleh May 31 '21 at 10:09

score 61 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 23 '17 at 02:31

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Check if you have hidden it... Use Alt+6 to bring up the window and click on the button shown below 'Restore logcat view'

edited Jan 23 '17 at 02:31

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answered Feb 12 '15 at 11:48

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Up-vote for "Restore logcat view' . The stackoverflow answer immediately hleped me without investigating into AndroidStudio help. I am using Android Studio 1.x (stable release). I looked into stuido help, after that googled for "how to hide device log in android studio", to find hide/undo hide option. I did hide, but could not get immediately how to undo the hide operation. – Sree Rama Apr 29 '15 at 10:38

mn1 · Answer 3 · 2019-11-18T22:08:00.527

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In Android Studio 3.4, In the case in which Logcat does not appear in View->ToolWindows->Logcat (in that case Alt+6 or CMD+6 will also not work), the way to get the logact window is:

File->Profile or debug APK (choose an APK)
Select new window or use current window.
Logcat is now available through the menu (View->ToolWindows->Logcat) or through Alt+6 or CMD+6

This issue is an indication that something is not configured correctly with the Android Studio project. The above solution can be useful:

As a temporary solution when there are configuration issues with the Android Studio project, that for some reason are causing Android Studio to hide the logcat window.
When trying to use the Android Studio logcat window for debugging an app without an Android Studio project.

edited Nov 18 '19 at 22:08

answered May 09 '19 at 18:37

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I can't believe this works! What an odd bug. This happened to me in Android Studio 3.5 as well, and this method restored it. Thanks – Mike Hardy Nov 15 '19 at 15:32
In the end I discovered that while this method restored access temporarily, my logcat was still missing from my project's window layout. That in turn I traced to a PATHing issue with regard to how I was starting Android Studio, and once I resolved that everything was fine. – Mike Hardy Nov 18 '19 at 21:42
Thanks @MikeHardy, added some clarifications to the answer. – mn1 Nov 18 '19 at 22:09
I like the clarification - I'm only responding once more in gratitude as this was the *only* thing that worked in a pinch - I really needed logcat + emulator recording *right then* and did not have time to fix my project properly yet. It is a great trick for that. Cheers! – Mike Hardy Nov 19 '19 at 12:01
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This should be the accepted answer since the update cmd+6 and ant+6 not working – Simo Jan 23 '20 at 16:41
For me AndroidSDK wasn't configured properly, but I didn't see that error til I used this solution to pop up the logcat window! – Darkhydro Aug 18 '21 at 19:41

score 20 · Answer 4 · answered May 29 '13 at 15:17

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You can show it pressing Alt+6

Or...

Click here!

answered May 29 '13 at 15:17

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in your screenshot, the box that's labeled "logcat", shows no logcat even though I've properly selected the connected device and running app. I've also selected "No Filters" and still on my Nexus 5 I see no logcat – Someone Somewhere Jan 13 '15 at 00:04
logcat stops sometimes. you may try pressing the restart icon on the left, if this does not help you may have to check that the correct device is still selected, restart adb, disconnect/connect the device, etc. :-( – raudi Mar 17 '15 at 08:14

score 12 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 07 '15 at 05:45

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Tools-> Android -> Android Device Monitor

will open a separate window

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Mohammad Sommakia · Answer 6 · 2021-05-26T06:12:05.537

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Android Studio 4.0.1

in my case when I press Alt + 6 it shows logcat with no problem but when I click to dismiss it will disappear again and will not be pinned at the bottom so I pressed this little button on the bottom left of the screen then it worked. hope it will help somebody :)

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answered Aug 15 '20 at 19:21

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That tiny button hides a lot of superpowers. – Kishan Solanki Jan 12 '21 at 04:11

score 10 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 23 '20 at 02:14

In my case, Logcat is showing in Android Project but not in Flutter Project.

In Flutter project, click on “Event Log” tab

it will show

23/03/20
6:52  Frameworks Detected
Android framework is detected.

click “Configure”， and it will show logcat

score 7 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 31 '20 at 12:53

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View -> Tool Windows -> Logcat (command + 6)

answered Aug 31 '20 at 12:53

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score 4 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 13 '13 at 17:35

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Open a separate terminal and start adb with logcat. On my (linux) system;

~/android-studio/sdk/platform-tools/adb logcat

answered Jun 13 '13 at 17:35

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Sorry, what? Unless there's some behind the scenes magic not explained here, this appears to be instructions on how to view the logcat output, not "how to restore the logcat window in Android Studio". – user812786 Nov 26 '18 at 20:35

score 4 · Answer 10 · answered Feb 16 '19 at 20:00

While I would be a little late for the party, it has been a few years and new version of Studio.

Today when you encounter the bug, your logcat would not be shown, to resolve this you would need to follow these steps:

Menu -> Build -> Make Project
in your settings.gradle comment out everything and sync.
uncomment everything and sync again.
Menu -> Build -> Make Project
Once the project build is done.. your Studio would be ready.

I have encountered several different bugs related to this issue, this scenario covers most of these cases.

Kevin Gelking · Answer 11 · 2019-08-14T16:04:38.740

In my case the window was also missing and "View -> ToolWindows -> Logcat (Alt + 6)" did not even exist. Pressing ALT+6 also had absolutely no effect whatsoever.

I fixed it this way:

connect a device
start ADB via Terminal ("> adb usb")
stop it again (ctrl + c)
close the Terminal window in the bottom left window next to the Event Log (via the red X)

After closing the terminal the Logcat window appeared in the tab list and the menu entry appeared in the "View -> ToolWindows" category.

score 2 · Answer 12 · answered Aug 09 '18 at 17:15

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In Android Studio 2.3.2 you will have to click on "Android Monitor" panel at the bottom and "logcat" is a tab of this pannel. See attachment.

If you do not have this panel you will have to go to Your main menu and then View->ToolBar/ToolButtons/Statusbar/Navigationbar

answered Aug 09 '18 at 17:15

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This is helpful!! – Stuti Kasliwal Feb 27 '19 at 12:40
I got -1 for that. This is with all my good intention to help others. I wish someone will make it right. – Dung Feb 27 '19 at 16:05

score 2 · Answer 13 · answered Jul 17 '19 at 13:06

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Choose "floating mode" then "Docker mode". It's worked for me!

answered Jul 17 '19 at 13:06

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score 2 · Answer 14 · answered Jan 07 '20 at 07:43

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When you are opening the project in the android studio instead of opening android directory open app directory

answered Jan 07 '20 at 07:43

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score 1 · Answer 15 · answered Oct 21 '15 at 18:04

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In AndroidStudio menus click: View\Tool Windows\Android

answered Oct 21 '15 at 18:04

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score 1 · Answer 16 · answered Aug 14 '17 at 14:11

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way one :

you can use bin icon in logcat

way two: you can clear logcat after per lunch Edit Configuration > Miscellaneous

check Clear log before lunch

answered Aug 14 '17 at 14:11

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score 1 · Answer 17 · answered Jan 31 '22 at 17:20

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From 2022 to forth:

On top menu:

View -> Tool Windows -> Logcat

To show the bottom bar:

View -> Appearance -> Tool Windows Bar

answered Jan 31 '22 at 17:20

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score 0 · Answer 18 · answered May 11 '16 at 08:48

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Apparantly, when logcat is opened and Android Studio is switched to fullscreen mode and back, the logcat window is nowwhere to be found.

Solution:

Restart Android Studio.

answered May 11 '16 at 08:48

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score 0 · Answer 19 · edited Feb 20 '18 at 01:24

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Search Android Monitor tab bottom of android studio screen. Click on it. It will display a window and there is a tab call logcat. If you can't see Android monitor tab, click Alt+G.

edited Feb 20 '18 at 01:24

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score 0 · Answer 20 · answered May 03 '18 at 02:12

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for me the device selection bar (or whatever it's actually called) in logcat tab doesn't show, to resolve this I had to move logcat to some other position (left/right) and move it back

answered May 03 '18 at 02:12

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score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Sep 16 '19 at 09:43

If all of the above methods does not work then try the below mechanism. Sometimes, the android studio does not show logcat options because of the project you select is not an android project. If you want to debug an APK, create an empty android project then it will start showing the logcat option.

score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Oct 11 '19 at 15:40

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IN android studio 3.5.1 View -> Tool Windows ->Logcat

answered Oct 11 '19 at 15:40

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score -1 · Answer 23 · answered Feb 04 '15 at 19:40

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Try going to Tools->Android->Enable ADB Integration

In my case it got automagically disabled

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Eli · Answer 24 · 2015-12-16T09:40:22.813

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In my case, I see the window, but no messages in it. Only restart (studio version 1.5.1) brought the messages back.

edited Dec 16 '15 at 09:40

answered Dec 16 '15 at 09:09

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I edited me answer to clarify. I think some users in this post have the same issue. – Eli Dec 16 '15 at 09:41

score -1 · Answer 25 · answered Dec 07 '22 at 12:51

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File ——> Project Settings ——> Facets + Andorid then apply OK！

answered Dec 07 '22 at 12:51

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score -4 · Answer 26 · edited Mar 22 '18 at 18:03

I hope you have installed the required drivers for debugging android programs on your machine. If that is the case, when you run an application from android studio in an actual device, it will pop up a message asking to enable logcat. If you have disabled that option, then you can enable the logcat view from Window menu -> Show view -> Logcat. Next time when you run your application on actual device or in an emulator, you can see the logcat is active.

If you are not able to view it with the above solution, you can view the logcat from command line by typing

adb logcat

You can view more information from here http://developer.android.com/tools/help/logcat.html

Restore LogCat window within Android Studio

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