Topic: How to change IP Address on Android – Changing IP address on Android is very easy. An IP address of a device is a unique number that can tell you a lot about that device. You can track that device online, determine its physical location, identify the service provider, and much more. In short, an IP address in networking is similar to a mailing address in real life. In this article, we’ll walk through the steps to how to change IP address on Android device.
Although, you can change the IP address of your Android device by the help of a third party app (you need to install an app from the Google play store and the app will change your IP address on a single click). There are many IP changer apps available on the Google play store but you need to install an app first if you want to change Android IP address using an app. Here in this guide, I’m going to show you how to change IP address on Android devices without installing any app. So, just keep reading this post and follow the step by step procedure if you want to change IP address on Android.
Steps to change IP address on android
Note: before changing IP address on android, you need to remember your current IP address otherwise you will not be able to know if the IP address is changed or not. So, it is recommended to check your current IP address before moving to a new IP address. You can check your current IP address by going to Settings > About Phone > Phone Information > Status > IP address (take a screenshot so that you can refer it check if your IP address is changed or not).
To Change IP address on android, follow the steps given below:
Step 1: turn ON the flight mode on your android device and turn it back OFF after few seconds.
Step 2: open your Network Settings. Under the Network Settings long press the Network in question and tap Modify Network.
Step 3: tap the advanced options drop down and navigate to IP settings.
Step 4: tap the IP settings drop down and choose Static (a new window will appear).
Step 5: in the new window, you’ll have an option to configure, IP address, proxy, gateway address, DNS server (primary DNS and secondary DNS) etc.
Step 6: enter the new IP address, DNS server, Proxy and all other details.
That’s it! You have changed your android device IP address successfully. You can check the new IP address via Settings > About Phone > Phone Information > Status > IP address. You can also check your IP address by typing “what is my IP address” in Google.
Hope you enjoy this article on how to change IP address on Android. If the above method doesn’t work for you, try restarting your device and it will surely work.
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