Get CPU usage of a device running Android 8 Oreo

Question

I\'m really confused. I have just noticed that starting from Android 8 all system calls like /proc/stat will be disabled. Ok, but what is work around to get CPU Usage in Android

Answer 1

No, all of /proc/stat has been disabled for non-System apps, as a side-channel.

More information, with an official response from Google here: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/37140047