Android/Sniff

This is a step-by-step for installing the things you'll need to meet people over wifi and bluetooth with a rooted android phone.

Root Your Phone

The first thing you'll want to do (not strictly necessary for all steps, but useful for most) is to root your Android device.

I'm using the Android Evo 4G. Notes for rooting this device are here: Rooting_Android_Evo_4G

Install Software

In order to start sniffing the wifi and bluetooth traffic around you, you'll have to first install some apps on the Android phone.

Option A: Use the Play Store (Recommended)

The first option is to install all of the software that you'll need using the Play store. This requires creating a throwaway Google account. Create the Google account, and sign in to Google Accounts on the Android device. You will now be able to open the Play store and browse/download apps from the Play store.

NOTE: I had an issue with the Evo 4G connecting to the play store. Since it was an old phone, there were no updates, and I had rooted the phone, I was out of luck for getting the Play store to work. However, I was able to transfer APKs directly onto the Evo 4G (see below for details), but not after dealing with some super sketchy web sites.

Option B: Use APKs Directly (Not Recommended)

You might get a virus doing this, so watch out.

You can turn a Play store link into a directly-downloadable APK. This is impossible to do through the Play store, for some incomprehensible reason. This means all users with outdated devices that can't connect or download software through the Play store are forced to go elsewhere for the APK files (basically like .exe files for Androids).

This creates an opening for evil, malicious people to package viruses along with the APK, giving helpelss users viruses and spyware along with their APK.

You can avoid this by going through the Play store, or by only installing APK files that you've sent to yourself through Gmail, letting Google scan the APK for viruses. Or, you can use a trusted, clean site like https://f-droid.org/ to get APKs (although they have a more limited selection).

Download the APKs on your laptop or desktop, and then email the apk file as an attachment to your throwaway Google account that you set up for this Android phone. Open the Gmail app (after running sync) on your Android phone, and you should see your .apk file. You should be able to push an "Install" button.