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  <h2>In this document</h2>
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  <li><a href="#logcat">Log Messages</a></li>
  <li><a href="#monitors">Performance Monitors</a></li>
  <li><a href="#data">Data Analysis</a></li>
  <li><a href="#shots">Screen and Video Captures</a></li>
  <li><a href="#getstarted">Get Started</a></li>
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<p>
  Android Monitor helps you to profile the performance of your apps so you can optimize, debug, and
  improve them. It lets you monitor the following aspects of your apps from a hardware device or
  the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/emulator.html">Android Emulator</a>:
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  <li>
    <a href="{@docRoot}reference/android/util/Log.html">Log</a> messages, either
    system- or user-defined
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  <li>Memory, CPU, and GPU usage
  </li>

  <li>Network traffic (hardware device only)
  </li>
</ul>


<p>Android Monitor provides various tools that provide real-time information about your app. It
  lets you capture data as your app runs and stores it in a file that you can analyze in various
  viewers. You can also capture screen shots and videos of your app as it runs.</p>

<h2 id="logcat">Log Messages</h2>

<p>View log messages — in real time and historically — which is useful for debugging.</p>

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<h2 id="monitors">Performance Monitors</h2>

<p>Visualize the behavior and performance of your app.</p>

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<h2 id="data">Data Analysis</h2>

<p>Android Monitor lets you capture various types of data about your app while it's running and
  stores it in a file, which you can access whenever is convenient.
  It lists these files in the <em>Captures</em> window.</p>

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<h2 id="shots">Screen and Video Captures</h2>

<p>Create screen captures and videos of your app to help with marketing and debugging.
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<h2 id="getstarted">Get Started</h2>
<p>To begin using Android Monitor, start with <a href=
  "{@docRoot}tools/help/am-basics.html">Android Monitor Basics</a>.
  </p>