Full form of MAC is Media Access control address is a 12 character unique identifier assigned to a specific piece of hardware such as the network adapter of your WIFI device. In simple language , a mac address can be used to uniquely identify your android phone on the internet or the local network.
Spoofing MAC address on Android Devices
MAC address is embedded on hardware device during manufacture, it can still be spoofed to input a new one of your choice. Here is a detailed instruction on how to spoof MAC address on your android device.
Before you spoof the MAC address, you need to record the original MAC address of your android device which can be done accordingly to the instructions.
To Record or know your original MAC Address follow the steps below.
- On home screen of your android phone , tap on menu button and go to settings or directly open settings.
- then click on ABOUT DEVICE option and then go to STATUS
- Now scroll down and record your original 12 digit MAC address
If the above requirements are satisfied, follow the instructions below to Spoof MAC Address.
- open the Terminal Emulator app and type the command as listed below.
su (after entering su hit enter)
- then type the second command
busybox iplink show eth0(after entering second command hit enter)
- entering the second command and hiting enter will show your current mac address just for confirmation
- now, type the following command
busybox ifconfig eth0 hw ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
(in the third command, replace XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX with you new mac address or your mac address that you want)
- you have now spoofed your MAC address succesfully. To check for the change enter the following command again
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