Where Are Android ANR Traces Stored?
Android ANR traces.txt, tombstones and app-native crash paths.
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Android records Application Not Responding stacks in traces files under /data/anr, with native crashes in tombstone slots beside them. Root or bug reports unlock these paths on user builds.
Pull traces right after the ANR dialog since new freezes overwrite. Play Console aggregates the same stacks for published apps.
Where Android stores this, by platform
/data/anr/traces.txt
Main ANR stack dump overwritten per incident. Native crashes land in /data/tombstones with per-slot files. Reading needs root, adb root or a full bug report. Copy before reproducing again.
Frequently asked questions
How do I read ANR traces without root?
Take a bug report and open traces from inside it. Direct reads of the path above need elevated access.
ANR versus tombstone files?
ANR traces above cover Java main-thread freezes; tombstones beside them cover native crashes. Check both for hybrid apps.
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