Which Android logging framework to use? [closed]

Answer 1

The better way. I think, is to use SLF4J API + some of its implementation.

For Android applications you can use the following:

1. Android Logger is the lightweight but easy-to-configure SLF4J implementation (< 50 Kb).
2. LOGBack is the most powerful and optimized implementation but its size is about 1 Mb.
3. Any other by your taste: slf4jandroid, slf4j-android.

Answer 2

Please check this first answer

It says:

SLF4J is basically an abstraction layer. It is not a logging implementation. It means that if you're writing a library and you use SLF4J, you can give that library to someone else to use and they can choose which logging implementation to use with SLF4J e.g. log4j or the Java logging API. It helps prevent projects from being dependent on lots of logging APIs just because they use libraries that are dependent on them.

So, to summarise: SLF4J does not replace log4j, they work together. It removes the dependency on log4j from your library/app.

Answer 3

I have tried original slf4j.org-android but unfortunately this jar was not able to get debug/verbose messages to be logged because it internally uses LOG.isDebugEnabled() for debug output wich seems always to be false.

currently i use the alternative lp0-slf4j-android implementation that uses a properties-file with the logging settings where i can also get debug/verbose messages if enabled.