PCAPdroid is an open source network monitoring and capture tool. It can capture an Android device traffic without rooting the device. The traffic can be sent to a remote receiver.
Features:* Log and examine the connections made by the user and system apps
* Extract SNI, DNS query, URL and remote IP address
* Apply a filter to only capture the traffic of the selected app
* Easily download a PCAP file of the traffic thanks to the integrated HTTP server
* Stream the PCAP to a remote receiver for further analysis (e.g. wireshark)
* Decrypt HTTPS/TLS traffic via a remote mitmproxy
* On rooted devices, it can capture the packets while other VPN apps are running
Important: the PCAP generated by PCAPdroid is not 100% accurate. Check out
PCAP Reliability for more details.
PCAPdroid leverages the Android VpnService to receive all the traffic generated by the Android apps. No external VPN is actually created, the traffic is locally processed by the app.
Visit
the project’s Github repo for more details.
Packages
Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.
Download F-Droid
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This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
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view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
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view Wi-Fi connections
Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
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have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
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run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
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android.permission.WRITE_CLIPS
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modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
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read the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
Download APK
5.0 MiB
PGP Signature
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Build Log
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This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
-
view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
-
view Wi-Fi connections
Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
-
have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
-
run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
-
android.permission.WRITE_CLIPS
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modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
-
read the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
Download APK
4.5 MiB
PGP Signature
|
Build Log
-
This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
-
view network connections
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
-
view Wi-Fi connections
Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
-
have full network access
Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
-
run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
-
android.permission.WRITE_CLIPS
-
modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
-
read the contents of your shared storage
Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
Download APK
4.5 MiB
PGP Signature
|
Build Log
