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hi i have a xperia u and the mac address doesnt change when i restart or use a different version of android. my only thinking is that android is corrupt somewhere and is mis reading the mac. you could try backing your phone up and flashing a stock rom on your phone. (factory reset might work but this sounds like a issue with phone software). you could try looking in the wifi supplement file that controls the wifi scan delay and wifi configuration. just be warned that if you edit it wrong you will have no wifi or celluar data and your phone will prob not boot. you will also need to root your device. this is the only thing i can think of. you could also try booting android into safe mode and see if it still does it, you can find guides on how to boot into safe mode all over google so g.i.y.f for this one On 15 January 2014 09:23, George Parker <georgeparker20@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So, after talking to the Alien Mothership, I've come to a decision (I > think.) To summarise: > > My Android Phone returns a different MAC address every time it logs on to a > wifi. This is due to a script (thank you Google) which gives 3 hex digits > corresponding to a manufacturer plus 3 random hex digits (thank you Steve). > This is part of the operating system. This breaks with tradition in that MAC > addresses were expected to be fixed, not changeable. The random MAC gives > networking problems. As far as I can see it does not give any security > problems, in fact, maybe the reverse? > > Two very knowledgeable people on this list say it is a fault and that I > should return the phone. But as it is part of the op system I imagine that > the makers would say it is a feature. I could root the phone and install a > script to return a fixed MAC if I wanted (see Google). > > Also, I have every intention of replacing Google Android with a more user > friendly operating system when one comes to sufficient maturity for my > needs, probably in the next 6 to 9 months? > > Therefore, I have come to that time honoured decision, to do nothing!! > > Thank you all for your kind assistance, as ever, > > George > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq