Fast, privacy-focused network scanner to discover devices on your local network
About this app
Network Scanner is a fast, lightweight, and privacy-focused tool for discovering and analyzing devices on your local network.
Key Features:
• 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
Privacy First:
• 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)
Perfect For:
• 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)
Permissions Explained:
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.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by Usama Iqbal.
What's New in v1.1.6
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- • 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
Version history
Jul 16, 2026 · 2.8 MB · Android API 26–35 · code 11
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- • 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
SHA-256 c8e1184698262a201aacc7402f6cae261120768a296c563417652d90d106cd61
Jul 1, 2026 · 2.8 MB · Android API 26–35 · code 10
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- • New translations: Spanish, Ukrainian, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese
- • Language picker now updates automatically as locales are added
SHA-256 00902d0822db5e0d8ed5f7eb642055898f917289cbdfc9c032109b0f1aead7b7
Jun 22, 2026 · 2.8 MB · Android API 26–35 · code 9
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- • Rename devices and assign custom icons
- • Configure which ports are scanned, plus a new full 65k-port scan
- • Select network interface; tap IP addresses
- • Smarter MAC display with randomization detection
- • Added Russian translation
SHA-256 5f3941925519a3b728902d9ee04c2b97bed608987d52d6c1b5e541778b93d384
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.1.5 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Network Scanner first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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SHA-256 Hash
c8e1184698262a201aacc7402f6cae261120768a296c563417652d90d106cd61
Signing certificate
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