Packet sniffer/capture apps for Android

Sat, 2012.04.21 - 12:31 — müzso

I've found three apps that are worth to mention:

tPacketCapture: works only on Android v4.0+, but requires no root access (and captures only TCP/UDP, but that's sufficient for most use cases)
Shark for Root: seems to be the most popular choice, but hasn't been updated for the last 1.5 years (requires root access and is a frontend for tcpdump)
Packet Sniffer: this one is quite similiar in features to Shark (hasn't been updated for years, requires root and is a frontend for tcpdump)
SimplePacketCapture: a very basic UI, requires root access (probably a frontend for tcpdump, but the app's description does not say so)

I tried tPacketCapture and it worked well.

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