How To Spoof MAC Address On Android Phones

                         A Media Access Control (MAC) 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 words, 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

                            Even though MAC address is embedded on the 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 phone.

             Before you spoof the MAC address, you need to record the original/current MAC address of your device which can be done according to the instruction below: 

On the Home Screen of your phone, tap Menu button and go to Settings.
Tap About Device and go to Status. Now scroll down to record the 12-digit code shown under Wi-Fi Mac address. An address would read something like: 

            Example MAC address: E5:12:D8:E5:69:97

Requirements for Spoofing the MAC Address

• Rooted Android Phone 
• BusyBox app installed on your phone 
• Terminal Emulator app installed on your phone 
• A Brain 

About the requirements.

1. You need to root your device. 

In order to do that search Google with - insert your device's model number here - root.

2. You need to have busybox installed. Most custom ROMS already have it installed. But if you don't have it installed this app here does an awesome job and doesn't require an internet connection. Just select the latest version and install it Here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ybox.installer

3. You need this app Here
http://sh.st/vr37Y

Once the above requirements are satisfied, follow the instructions below to spoof your MAC address:

1. Open the Terminal Emulator app and type the commands as listed below:

• $ su [HIT ENTER] 
• $ busybox iplink show eth0 [HIT ENTER] 

           (This will show your current MAC address, just for your confirmation)

2. Now, type the following command

• $ busybox ifconfig eth0 hw ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX [HIT ENTER]

       (In the above command, replace XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX with your new MAC address)

3. You have now spoofed your MAC address successfully. To check for the change enter the following command again:

• $ busybox iplink show eth0 [HIT ENTER] 

                 (Now you should see your new MAC address)


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