I am getting MAC address of devices using wifi interface:
WifiManager wifiMan = (WifiManager) this.getSystemService(
Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
WifiInfo wifiInf = wifiMan.getConnectionInfo();
String macAddr = wifiInf.getMacAddress();
Is there any way for retrieve mac address without wifi interface?
Also confirm me Can we able to change MAc address of android devices?
Please confirm me android framework support these things or not?
A MAC address uniquely identifies a network adapter (e.g. WiFi or Bluetooth), so you'll have to access that adapter to retrieve it's MAC address. To get the MAC address of a bluetooth adapter you can use:
BluetoothAdapter btAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
if (btAdapter != null) {
String mac = btAdapter.getAddress();
}
Note that this code requires the android.permission.BLUETOOTH permission and that your code to get the WiFi adapter's MAC requires the android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE permission. Also, both codes may not work when the adapter is turned off.
There is this post on MAC spoofing (returning a false MAC address) but spoofing can only be done on rooted phones. If you'll google you'll probably find more info on MAC spoofing.
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blutooth address and wifi address (mac) are depracted since android 6
marshmallow .
bluetooth.getAddress();
how we can get unique number from android device such as bluetooth address or wifi mac address ?
Access to the mac address has been deliberately removed:
http://developer.android.com/about/versions/marshmallow/android-6.0-changes.html
use this code :
get the mac address via reflection or Settings.Secure:
String macAddress = android.provider.Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), "bluetooth_address");
I have used this API to pick the mac address of device,
NetworkInterface.getHardwareAddress()
But this is for API level 9 and later, what should i use to pick the mac address for API level 8? froyo device.
May be this a very simple thing, but i tried googling and couldn't find the answer.
WifiInfo.getMacAddress() has been available since API level 1.
WifiManager wifiMan = (WifiManager) this.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
WifiInfo wifiInf = wifiMan.getConnectionInfo();
String macAddr = wifiInf.getMacAddress();
You'll need to add:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>
To your manifest
WifiInfo.getMacAddress() always gives you Wi-Fi MAC address although your active interface may be currently cellular. If the intended purpose is to get the associated hardware address (such as from cellular connection), then MAC should be retrieved from rmnet0 interface and so on (if IP/MAC association is required).
I created a Widget which displays WiFi details. For the nexus phone only MAC address is not displaying. The code which I am using to display MAC is given below.
myWifiManager = (WifiManager) context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
myWifiInfo = myWifiManager.getConnectionInfo();
mMacIp = myWifiInfo.getMacAddress();
For every other mobile it is displaying correctly.
Is the wifi off? (You can't get a MAC address of a disabled wifi).
Have you added the appropriate permissions?
I am writing a program about the communication between android device and PC.
Is there any way to get the MAC address of BLUETOOTH or WiFi of an android device, when the Bluetooth or WiFi is turned OFF?
If so, how?
this works for me with wifi on and off i not try the bluetooth
WifiManager wimanager = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
String address = wimanager.getConnectionInfo().getMacAddress();
Log.d("TOKEN", address);
Yes, you can get MAC addresses even when Bluetooth / WiFi is OFF.
Getting bluetooth information is as easy as this:
BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter().getAddress(); // MAC address
BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter().isEnabled(); // true if ON
No need to use Context, yay!
And to complete the answer.. WiFi state:
final WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) context.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
wifiManager.getConnectionInfo().getMacAddress(); // MAC address
wifiManager.getWifiState() == WifiManager.WIFI_STATE_ENABLED; // true if ON
Can my Android app find the MAC address of the Wifi access point it is connected to?
The docs for android.net.wifi.WifiInfo getMacAddress() don't provide any details.
See http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/WifiInfo.html#getMacAddress().
I'm assuming this is the Mac address of my phone. Can I find the Mac address of the access point?
getBSSID() of WifiInfo class will return MAC address of remote access point.
BSSID explained here.
The following method will return the MAC address of the access point, null if there is no network currently connected.
public String getMacId() {
WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
WifiInfo wifiInfo = wifiManager.getConnectionInfo();
return wifiInfo.getBSSID();
}
Check out the application "Network Info II" from the Android Market. It does show the MAC address, but I'm not sure if this is still the phone's MAC. It also shows the BSSID, which has the same format as a MAC address so perhaps is what you're looking for.
I'm fairly sure that getMacAddress(), is, as you suspected for the Local Device.
If you can get the IP of the router/gateway/accesspoint, then you might be able to use the code in this post: https://web.archive.org/web/20160308014312/http://www.flattermann.net/2011/02/android-howto-find-the-hardware-mac-address-of-a-remote-host/ to do your bidding. Good luck!