Spoofing MAC Address on Android Devices

Introduction to MAC: 
A Media Access Control address (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:

1. On the Home Screen of your phone, tap Menu button and go to Settings.
2. Tap About Device and go to Status.
3. Now scroll down to record the 12-digit code shown under Wi-Fi Mac address. An address would read something like:
   
   1	Example MAC address: E5:12:D8:E5:69:97

Requirements for Spoofing the MAC Address:-

• Rooted Android Phone.
• BusyBox app installed on your phone.
• Once BusyBox is installed, you need to install Terminal app.

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

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

1	$ su [HIT ENTER]

1	$ busybox iplink show eth0 [HIT ENTER]

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

2. Now, type the following command:

1	$ 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:

1	$ busybox iplink show eth0 [HIT ENTER]

(Now you should see your new MAC address)