Network Scanner

Network Scanner

Fast, privacy-focused network scanner to discover devices on your local network

Usama Iqbal Network Analyzer

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Description

Network Scanner is a fast, lightweight, and privacy-focused tool for discovering and analyzing devices on your local network.

<b>Key Features:</b>

• Fast network scanning to discover all devices on your WiFi network
• Detailed device information including IP address, MAC address, and hostname
• Port scanning to identify open ports and running services
• Device type detection and categorization
• Material Design 3 interface with modern, intuitive UI
• Refresh for quick rescans
• Customizable scan settings

<b>Privacy First:</b>

• No ads or tracking
• No analytics or data collection
• No external internet connection — all traffic stays on your local network
• All scanning happens locally on your device
• Minimal permissions requested
• 100% open source (GPL-3.0)

<b>Perfect For:</b>

• Network administrators monitoring their home/office network
• Tech enthusiasts exploring their network setup
• Troubleshooting network connectivity issues
• Discovering unauthorized devices on your network
• Finding IP addresses of network devices (printers, cameras, smart home devices)

<b>Permissions Explained:</b>

Network Scanner only requests permissions essential for network scanning:
• Network access - To communicate with devices on your network
• WiFi state - To check if you're connected to WiFi
• Location (not used for tracking) - Required by Android for WiFi scanning

Network Scanner is completely ad-free, tracker-free, and respects your privacy. All code is open source and auditable.

What’s new (1.1.6)

• Fixed device type misidentification (TVs, media servers, printers, desktops)
• Fixed scan cancellation showing a spurious error instead of stopping cleanly
• Fixed a race condition that could lose devices during a scan
• Added Italian translation

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.1.6 current
c8e1184698262a20…
2026-07-16 2.8 MB API 26
1.1.5
00902d0822db5e0d…
2026-07-01 2.8 MB API 26
1.1.4
5f3941925519a3b7…
2026-06-22 2.8 MB API 26

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Wi-Fi stateRead information about the Wi-Fi connection.
  • CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
  • NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES
  • Precise locationDetermine the location via GPS.
  • Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
  • app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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