Network monitor utility to identify apps sending info I don't think they need to?

[JohnL4]

Howdy all,

I'm kind of wondering about all the apps that say they need access to my phone identity and full internet.

Is there a network monitor utility that will log which app sent which data to which destination? I've searched for things like "network monitor" but all I get is general utilization monitors aimed at measuring the AMOUNT of network traffic.

Thanks.

John.

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[CoolBreeze]

You want a packet sniffer. I did a quick search and found two, both require that your phone be rooted.

• [APP] Shark for Root + SharkReader - xda-developers
• Packet Sniffer - Android-Arts

 

[JohnL4]

Thanks!

Thanks for the reply.

Boo, rooting, boo packet-sniffing, but... it's a start. (Something like wireshark with it's bazillion interpreting modules would be nice, and I'd hope the source port wouldn't be the same for everything, so I could identify the sending /process/, but....)

John.