--- a/lib/procinfo_unix.cpp
+++ b/lib/procinfo_unix.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,11 @@
 // see https://www.baeldung.com/linux/get-cpu-usage
 //
 double total_cpu_time() {
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+// /proc/stat is inaccessible under modern Android
+// so always return 0 instead of spamming error
+    return 0;
+#endif
     char buf[1024];
     static FILE *f=NULL;
     static double scale;