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android_webview/tools/webview_log_verbosifier/README.md

WebView Log Verbosifier

Deprecated: The Log Verbosifier app does not work on Android R. M84 is the last milestone to support this for other OS levels.

Instead, use the webview-verbose-logging flag in WebView DevTools (added in M83). This flag behaves exactly the same as if the Log Verbosifier app is installed, but will be compatible with all OS levels (including Android R). The log format is identical, so you can search logcat as before.

WebView Log Verbosifier is an empty dummy app (in fact, it cannot be launched). However, if this app is installed, WebView will log the active field trials and CommandLine flags, for debugging/QA purposes. A dummy app is used because it can be installed on any device (including user builds, where field trials are still relevant).

Build and install

We no longer support building the log verbosifier from source. Googlers can get a prebuilt copy of the log verbosifier. External contributors can request a precompiled copy by emailing the WebView team.

Searching logcat

You can grep the logcat like so:

adb logcat | grep -i 'Active field trial' # Field trials, one per line
adb logcat | grep -i 'WebViewCommandLine' # CommandLine switches, one per line
adb logcat | grep -iE 'Active field trial|WebViewCommandLine' # Both

Then just start up any WebView app.

Uninstalling

When you're done investigating flags/field trials, you can disable the logging by uninstalling the app:

adb uninstall org.chromium.webview_log_verbosifier

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