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Many Android client/server apps that need to connect with a computer over a Wi-Fi usually ask you to enter the IP or MAC address to make the connection. Finding out the IP address of your computer but doing it the other way round, meaning finding it out for your Android device is a bit tricky.
Now there's a new Android app on the market that lets you connect your un-rooted device to your MacBook for easy web access without any hiccups. HoRNDIS, (pronounced horrendous) is a driver created by Joshua Wise for Mac OS X users with 10.6.8 and above. Step 4: Again type the following command to enable tcpip in that Android Device adb tcpip 5555 Step 5: Now connect your Android device to the same wifi Network and type the following command adb connect xxx.xxx.xxx.xxxx Note: Where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the device. A successful connection will look like. Phones running the Android 10 operating system (aka Android Q) have a new feature that randomizes the MAC address for different WiFi connections. This feature is enabled by default, but can be disabled for specific WiFi networks. When connecting to Boingo, users should disable this feature to avoid filling multiple device slots on their account. However, this doesn't work on Android. I start scanning for the first ble device and store its MAC address, then scanning for the second ble device and also store its MAC address. Now, if I try to connect to the first device with its MAC address attached, it just won't work.
Today I will show you the steps to reveal MAC and IP address of your Android phone. Let’s have a quick look.
MAC Address
As MAC address of a device is unique, it does not depend upon the Wi-Fi network you are connected to. Head over to Android Settings—>About—>Hardware Information and look for W-Fi MAC address.
You will see your device Wi-Fi MAC address displayed there.
IP Address
IP address of Android depends on the Wi-Fi network you are connected to and changes from network to network. Thus you will first need to connect to the network you want to know the IP address for and then open your Android Wi-Fi Settings.
Now from the list of all the Wi-Fi networks, tap on the one which you are connected to and open the connection status information pop-up. The pop-up will show you specific information about the connection like signal strength, link speed, security and IP Address (the one we are looking for).
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I guess that answers all the doubts regarding Android’s Wi-Fi IP and MAC address. Let us know if you have any questions, in the comments.
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