Have you ever seen an error like, “Error: The logging tag can be at most 23 characters, was 28 (…) [LongLogTag]” This error is because the Log TAG length is exceeding the length limit of 23 charachters. After Android Nought ( 7.0 ), android has set an limit of 23 charachters for the log TAG’s, if it exceeds this “isLoggable” API throws an “ IllegalArgumentException" exception as mentioned at https://developer.android.com/reference/android/util/Log.html Solution: The permanent solution is to make sure we are using Log TAG string less than 23 characters. But if you can’t change the code for any reasons and want to just skip this check, add following line in app/build.gradle android { lintOptions { disable 'LongLogTag' } }

Gotchas and common issues

  • Permission checks - verify user access rights and sudo privileges before executing system-level operations.

  • Environment configuration - double-check path variables and dependency versions to prevent runtime failures.

  • Backup safeguards - maintain configuration backups before applying system or database modifications.

Following these steps ensures clean configuration and reliable execution for solved: “error: the logging tag can be at most 23 characters, was”.