Reading ActivityManager-logs on a Jelly Bean device?

Question

Jelly Bean has removed the ability to read the logs of other apps (according to this I/O talk), which is a sensible security improvement. However, I need to read Activ

Answer 1

First of all, ActivityManager isn't an application... it's a class that makes up part of the Android application framework.

Second of all, if the Android team deliberately went out of their way to prevent this from working, then I doubt there is a security loophole around it. The fact is that third party applications should not have to rely on logcat logs in order to work properly. If you give some details about your reason for needing to read these logs, maybe we can help point you to a better solution.