# jaredrummler/AndroidProcesses

A legacy Android library for listing running processes by reading /proc; deprecated as of Android 7.0+ due to platform restrictions.

Repository: https://github.com/jaredrummler/AndroidProcesses
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/androidprocesses
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: androidprocesses, usagestatsmanager, process-monitor, android, android-library, processes
Last push: 2025-05-21T05:08:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 42/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 22, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3970, "days_push": 469, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1805, forks 362 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:38.977911+00:00)

## What it is
A legacy Android library that enumerated running processes by parsing the /proc filesystem without special permissions. It worked only up to Android 6.0 and is no longer maintained, as Android 7.0+ blocks the required /proc access for third-party apps.

## Use cases
- list running processes on old Android devices
- get PID and memory usage of Android app processes
- process monitoring for legacy Android research
- forensic analysis of Android 6.0 and earlier devices
- academic study of Android process enumeration
- malware detection research on legacy Android

## When to choose
- you target Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) or older devices
- you do historical, forensic, or academic Android research
- you need zero-permission process enumeration on legacy Android

## When to avoid
- you target Android 7.0 (Nougat) or newer - the library returns nothing
- you need a supported, maintained solution for modern Android
- you want usage statistics - use UsageStatsManager instead

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, monitoring
- domain: android-tools, developer-tools, security
- platform: -
- tags: android, process-monitoring, proc-filesystem, legacy, deprecated, forensics, java

## Member repositories
- jaredrummler/AndroidProcesses (main) score 42

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.977911+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:21:33.916782+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jaredrummler/AndroidProcesses (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.977911+00:00, sha 9bb2ab634c4d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.