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| author | Daniel Gultsch <daniel@gultsch.de> | 2016-11-02 15:21:45 +0100 |
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| committer | Daniel Gultsch <daniel@gultsch.de> | 2016-11-02 15:21:45 +0100 |
| commit | d369ec767f14720f3aa1adc908dbbd9da3aa0ad7 (patch) | |
| tree | 273c75d779ae3f40972fba93d2bcc136c60f8513 /README.md | |
| parent | 2c004857f622249a8326c97991418accb2475cf9 (diff) | |
expanded section on adb in readme
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@@ -383,12 +383,23 @@ To add a new dependency to the `libs/` directory (replacing "name", "branch" and If something goes wrong Conversations usually exposes very little information in the UI (other than the fact that something didn't work). However with adb -(android debug bridge) you squeeze some more information out of Conversations. +(android debug bridge) you can squeeze some more information out of Conversations. These information are especially useful if you are experiencing trouble with your connection or with file transfer. +To use adb you have to connect your mobile phone to your computer with an USB cable +and install `adb`. Most Linux systems have prebuilt packages for that tool. On +Debian/Ubuntu for example it is called `android-tools-adb`. + +Furthermore you might have to enable 'USB debugging' in the Developer options of your +phone. After that you can just execute the following on your computer: + adb -d logcat -v time -s conversations +If need be there are also some Apps on the PlayStore that can be used to show the logcat +directly on your rooted phone. (Search for logcat). However in regards to further processing +(for example to create an issue here on Github) it is more convenient to just use your PC. + #### I found a bug Please report it to our [issue tracker][issues]. If your app crashes please |