Turn off randomly generated MAC addresses for Android

A randomized MAC address is generated for each Wi-Fi network by default. It is necessary to turn this feature off to connect to Sincoolka Wi-Fi.

Every Android phone is different, The options might have similar names hidden under different menus. But for all of them, it will be somewhere in Settings → Wi-Fi.
  1. Open Settings and tap Wi-Fi.
  2. Turn on the Wi-Fi.
  3. Tap Saved networks. It will be either under the three dots menu, or on the bottom of the screen (scroll down if you don't see it).
  4. Tap the Sincoolka / Sincoolka 5G network.
  5. Tap the Privacy option and select Use device MAC.

Next connection should now succeed.

  1. Open Settings and tap Wi-Fi.
  2. Turn on the Wi-Fi.
  3. Tap the Sincoolka / Sincoolka 5G network.
  4. Set up the network as instructed by the tutorial. Then, open Advanced options and in the Privacy drop-down, select Use device MAC.
  5. Connect.

  • en/verejne/sit/mac-random/android.txt
  • Last modified: 04.09.2022 21:06
  • by Pavel Valach