diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Miscellaneous.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Miscellaneous.java
index e03a3f5..d321172 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Miscellaneous.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Miscellaneous.java
@@ -314,15 +314,18 @@ public class Miscellaneous extends Service
             header = "Automation";
         }
 
-		if(type.equals("e"))
-			Log.e(header, description);
+		if(Settings.logToConsole)
+		{
+			if (type.equals("e"))
+				Log.e(header, description);
+
+			if (type.equals("w"))
+				Log.w(header, description);
+
+			if (type.equals("i"))
+				Log.i(header, description);
+		}
 
-		if(type.equals("w"))
-			Log.w(header, description);
-		
-		if(type.equals("i"))
-			Log.i(header, description);
-		
 		if(Settings.writeLogFile && Settings.logLevel >= logLevel)
 		{
 			writeToLogFile(type, header, description);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Settings.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Settings.java
index 41bf314..dac8e33 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Settings.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Settings.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class Settings implements SharedPreferences
 	public static int gpsTimeout;
 	public static long minimumTimeBetweenUpdate;
 	public static boolean startServiceAtSystemBoot;
+	public static boolean logToConsole;
 	public static boolean writeLogFile;
 	public static long logLevel;
 	public static int logFileMaxSize;
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public class Settings implements SharedPreferences
 	public static final int default_gpsTimeout = 300;	// seconds
 	public static final long default_minimumTimeBetweenUpdate = 30000; // in Milliseconds
 	public static final boolean default_startServiceAtSystemBoot = false;
+	public static final boolean default_logToConsole = false;
 	public static final boolean default_writeLogFile = false;
 	public static final long default_logLevel = 2;
 	public static final int default_logFileMaxSize = 10;
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ public class Settings implements SharedPreferences
 			SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
 			
 			startServiceAtSystemBoot = prefs.getBoolean("startServiceAtSystemBoot", default_startServiceAtSystemBoot);
+			logToConsole = prefs.getBoolean("logToConsole", default_logToConsole);
 			writeLogFile = prefs.getBoolean("writeLogFile", default_writeLogFile);
 			
 			boolean useTextToSpeech = false;			
@@ -339,6 +342,9 @@ public class Settings implements SharedPreferences
 
 			if(!prefs.contains("startServiceAtSystemBoot") || force)
 				editor.putBoolean("startServiceAtSystemBoot", default_startServiceAtSystemBoot);
+
+			if(!prefs.contains("logToConsole") || force)
+				editor.putBoolean("logToConsole", default_logToConsole);
 			
 			if(!prefs.contains("writeLogFile") || force)
 				editor.putBoolean("writeLogFile", default_writeLogFile);
@@ -515,6 +521,7 @@ public class Settings implements SharedPreferences
 			Editor editor = prefs.edit();
 
 				editor.putBoolean("startServiceAtSystemBoot", startServiceAtSystemBoot);
+				editor.putBoolean("logToConsole", logToConsole);
 				editor.putBoolean("writeLogFile", writeLogFile);
 //				editor.putBoolean("useTextToSpeech", useTextToSpeech);
 				editor.putBoolean("useTextToSpeechOnNormal", useTextToSpeechOnNormal);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
index 8ce9375..06bc4bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 	     android:summary="@string/showIconWhenServiceIsRunning"
 	     android:title="@string/showIcon" />
 
+		<CheckBoxPreference
+			android:key="logToConsole"
+			android:summary="@string/onOff"
+			android:title="@string/logToConsole" />
+
         <CheckBoxPreference
 	     android:key="writeLogFile"
 	     android:summary="@string/onOff"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0a23dde..3bf1cfc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -951,4 +951,5 @@
     <string name="importChooseFolderNotice">In the following dialog do not try to select specific files, but choose the folder in which the Automation backup files reside. If the choose button is disabled, you have found an Android limitation. In that case try moving the files to a subdirectory first.</string>
     <string name="matches">matches</string>
     <string name="doesNotMatch">does not match</string>
+    <string name="logToConsole">Log to console (logcat)</string>
 </resources>
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diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/144.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/144.txt
index 39f8853..d10ecab 100644
--- a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/144.txt
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/144.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 * Fixed: Crash when triggering a URL without parameter pairs
-* Fixed: When checking for battery charging type "any" the trigger didn't fire.
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+* Fixed: When checking for battery charging type "any" the trigger didn't fire.
+* Added: Settings to turn on/off console logging (logcat)
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