However, you need to enable the setting and THEN TOGGLE THE BLUETOOTH ON/OFF in order to get the file/folder to be initialized. Debug Proxy is another Wireshark alternative for Android that’s a dedicated traffic sniffer.

This setting will generate a log file of all of the bluetooth activity in and out of the phone with great detail. Pricing: The app is completely free but ad-supported. In the developer menu, the Bluetooth HCI Snoop Log setting needs to be enabled. The Android phone needs to be in developer mode.

An easy way to move a file from the android phone to your dev computer.

Download and install Wireshark ( ) on your dev computer.

Bluetooth HCI (Host Controller Interface) Snoop Log enabled on Android phone.

Android phone running version 4.4 or later.

Or perhaps you are just curious about what the heck goes back and forth between your phone and those fancy BT mesh lightbulbs? 😉 Follow these instructions to sniff your phone’s bluetooth traffic! It can often be invaluable to be able to know exactly how many packets were sent and exactly to what device. Android PCAP implements the Linux kernel RTL8187 driver in userspace using the Android USB host API. Working with bluetooth communications can be tedious and frusterating. After the handshake is complete, the symmetric key is used to encrypt/ decrypt the application data (payload) to be transmitted over the wire. I rooted my phone and got tcpdump running on a custom shell, with a half-assed app for cdp neighbor information.

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