Is there a way to list all the running processes in an Android phone from a PC? Maybe using adb?
I remember a mode in the old Eclipse version of Android Studio, was called LogCat. Is it possible to have something similar from console ?
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Logcat records info, warning and other stuff thrown by apps when necessary - it doesn't explicitly tell you what processes are running.
If the list is what you want, use the classic Linux command top. Android also have it (although not as friendly to use). Here's an example output from my own Nexus 6P:
shell@angler:/ $ top
User 0%, System 0%, IOW 0%, IRQ 0%
User 15 + Nice 1 + Sys 22 + Idle 2451 + IOW 2 + IRQ 1 + SIRQ 1 = 2493
PID PR CPU% S #THR VSS RSS PCY UID Name
4060 1 0% S 15 1987132K 52032K fg system com.quicinc.cne.CNEService
4913 4 0% R 1 6260K 1432K fg shell top
1423 1 0% S 123 3282976K 134448K fg system system_server
3487 0 0% S 37 2133616K 144432K fg u0_a19 com.android.systemui
379 1 0% S 12 197504K 12460K fg system /system/bin/surfaceflinger
24196 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kworker/u17:4
10311 3 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kworker/3:4
4139 0 0% S 34 2230348K 62884K bg u0_a156 com.taobao.idlefish:channel
41 4 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ksoftirqd/4
258 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root mmcqd/0
8 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root rcu_preempt
4848 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kworker/0:2
32569 3 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kworker/u17:9
447 3 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/215-fc38800
383 1 0% S 1 6356K 1176K fg root /system/bin/msm_irqbalance
297 3 0% D 1 0K 0K fg root msm-core:sampli
245 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root cfinteractive
4011 0 0% D 1 0K 0K fg root mdss_fb0
21510 2 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kworker/2:2
25 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root perf
30 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kworker/1:1H
31 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root smd_channel_clo
32 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root smsm_cb_wq
34 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root deferwq
35 0 0% D 1 0K 0K fg root kworker/u17:0
36 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root rpm-smd
38 3 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/48-cpr
39 3 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/51-cpr
40 4 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root migration/4
43 4 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kworker/4:0H
44 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root mpm
46 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root writeback
47 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root bioset
48 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root crypto
49 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kblockd
50 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root khubd
51 4 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root system
52 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ipa_power_mgmt
53 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root sps_ipa_power_m
54 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ipawq14
55 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root iparepwq14
56 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ipawq43
57 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root iparepwq43
58 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ipawq13
59 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root iparepwq13
60 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ipa_power_mgmt
61 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ipa_rm_wq
62 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ipa_interrupt_w
64 4 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kworker/4:1H
66 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/261-msm_iom
67 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/263-msm_iom
68 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/261-msm_iom
69 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/263-msm_iom
70 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/261-msm_iom
71 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/263-msm_iom
72 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/261-msm_iom
73 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/263-msm_iom
74 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/261-msm_iom
75 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/263-msm_iom
76 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/261-msm_iom
77 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/263-msm_iom
78 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/261-msm_iom
79 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/263-msm_iom
80 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/102-msm_iom
81 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/102-msm_iom
82 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/102-msm_iom
83 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/102-msm_iom
84 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/74-msm_iomm
85 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/75-msm_iomm
86 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/75-msm_iomm
87 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/75-msm_iomm
88 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/75-msm_iomm
89 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/273-msm_iom
90 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/273-msm_iom
91 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/272-msm_iom
92 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/97-msm_iomm
93 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/97-msm_iomm
94 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/97-msm_iomm
95 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/350-msm_iom
96 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/350-msm_iom
97 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/350-msm_iom
98 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/298-msm_iom
99 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/298-msm_iom
100 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/298-msm_iom
101 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/79-msm_iomm
102 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/78-msm_iomm
103 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/78-msm_iomm
104 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root devfreq_wq
105 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root cfg80211
106 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/15-bcl_vbat
107 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/460-bcl_iba
108 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root rpciod
131 7 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kswapd0
132 2 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ksmd
133 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root fsnotify_mark
134 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root nfsiod
154 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root ad_calc_wq
155 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root rot_commit_work
156 0 0% D 1 0K 0K fg root mdss_dsi_event
157 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root apr_driver
158 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root pil_vote_wq
159 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root shm_svc
160 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root qmi_hndl0000000
161 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root msm_ipc_router
162 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root k_hsuart
163 2 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root msm_serial_hs_0
164 2 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root msm_serial_hs_0
165 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root hwrng
166 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root diag_real_time_
167 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root diag_modem_data
168 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root diag_lpass_data
169 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root diag_wcnss_data
170 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root diag_sensors_da
171 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root diag_wq
172 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root DIAG_USB_diag
173 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root diag_cntl_wq
174 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root diag_dci_wq
175 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kgsl-3d0
176 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kgsl-events
177 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root governor_msm_ad
178 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root kgsl_devfreq_wq
199 3 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root spi5
200 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root usbnet
201 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root sharedmem_qmi_w
202 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root qmi_hndl0000000
204 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/212-msm_dwc
205 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root k_gserial
206 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root uether
208 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root dsx_rebuild_wor
209 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root dsx_exp_workque
210 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root s2wiwq
211 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root dt2wiwq
212 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/502-fpc1020
215 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root fwu_workqueue
216 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root msm_cpp_workque
218 2 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/495-batt-mi
219 0 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root irq/504-synapti
220 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root therm_core:noti
221 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root therm_core:noti
222 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root therm_core:noti
223 1 0% S 1 0K 0K fg root therm_core:noti
......
It clearly lists everything possible (the list scrolls for more than 3 pages).
Andy Yan
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psis more fitting option. Whilepsandtopshare most of its source code and features - the obvious difference is thatpsgives you one time snapshot (what OP wanted) andtopis designed to provide the same stats continuously (until interrupted by user or specified number of times) optionally sorted by specified column and limited to specified number of processes – Пионерка Dec 24 '16 at 22:39 -
@Пионерка Thanks, I'm not a Linux guy by any means so professional tips are great. – Andy Yan Dec 25 '16 at 00:40
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How do I know which process belongs to which app? On some rare cases, there are multiple processes per app, and there are also processes that have a customized name. Also, seems "ps" doesn't show all processes anymore (shows about 2) even using root. How do I make it show all? Or how do I make "top" to show only current state and that's it? – android developer Jan 01 '20 at 12:05
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Edit: Qdevicemonitor on your PC
- You can get a logcat using adb command
adb logcat and to save it adb logcat > logcat.txt and the saved file would be in platform tools directory
To get logcat of different times adb logcat -v long > logcat.txt
Source : Guide on ADB at XDA
- In Terminal Emulator:
logcat > /sdcard/logfile.txt
You have several apps on Play Store, Logcat Extreme is one such app ( requires root). More apps can be found here, thanks to Izzy
Related with useful info How can I view and examine the Android log?
adb shell ps– Пионерка Dec 24 '16 at 22:34