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--- diy:change-mac [2024/06/07 04:05] – [Manually, with ifconfig] Humphrey Boa-Gart
+++ diy:change-mac [2024/08/06 05:48] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Android Instructions =====
-{{ :diy:non-persistent-option.png|}}
+[{{ :diy:non-persistent-option.png|Non-persistent MAC randomization can be enabled in Developer Options, without rooting your Android device.}}]
-Starting with Android 10, MAC address randomization is enabled by default. (You can double-check this if you hit the gear icon for your current wifi network, and look at the **Privacy** setting.)
+Changing your MAC address on Android is an ordeal which traditionally has involved rooting your phone. This isn't so much a problem anymore, as starting with Android 10, MAC address randomization is enabled by default. (You can double-check this if you hit the gear icon for your current wifi network, and look at the **Privacy** setting.)
-However, these randomized MAC addresses are //persistent//, meaning they are generated once for each wireless connection, and saved. Starting with Android 11, you can override this behavior, and force it to use //non-persistent// random addresses which constantly regenerate on a regular basis:
+However, these randomized MAC addresses are //persistent//, meaning they are generated once for each wireless connection, and saved. Starting with Android 11, you can override this behavior, and force it to use //non-persistent// random addresses which constantly regenerate on a regular basis.
+To set-and-forget this option:
   - In **Settings**, go to **System** and then **Developer options**.

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