PCAPdroid/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

Releases available at https://github.com/emanuele-f/PCAPdroid/releases

[1.9.0] - 2026-02-12

• New HTTP requests view
• Export HTTP data in the HAR format
• Add Portuguese (BR) translation
• Support the zstd compression
• Fix HTTP/2 handling (possible mismatch of requests and replies)
• Fix WebSocket data loading from PCAP file
• Fix buffer overruns and leaks when decrypting PCAP files
• New language selector on Android 12 and below
• Select and export individual connections
• Pretty-print JSON in HTTP data
• Support using domain names in port mapping
• Add toggle to show system apps
• Export data in background threads to avoid UI hangs
• Fix ushark crash on x86_64 when decrypting PCAP files (F-Droid only)

[1.8.8] - 2025-09-03

• Support 16 KB page size devices
• Make PCAP/CSV file name prefix configurable
• Fix possible invalid Pcapng block length with root
• New API options: full_payload, keylog filename, decryption rules (credits: c4rl2s0n)

[1.8.7] - 2025-07-24

• Minor fixes
• Update billing library (Play build)

[1.8.6] - 2025-05-13

• Add TCP exporter dump mode (pcap-over-ip)
• Allow PCAPdroid capture control without prompt via API key

[1.8.5] - 2025-04-25

• Fix GeoIP db download with Arabic language

[1.8.4] - 2025-03-23

• Fix possible unaligned memory access on ARMv7 in libndpi.so (is_stun)
• Fix minor crashes on specific devices
• Remove BUILD_TIME for reproducible F-Droid builds
• Change icons and add banners according to the Android TV guidelines
• Update translations

[1.8.3] - 2025-03-08

• Fix crash when adding a protocol filter
• Fix possible Skus deserialization errors (Play build)
• Fix empty state not visible in edit list views
• Support building ushark from the source (F-Droid)
• Update NDK to r26d

[1.8.2] - 2025-03-04

• Fix crash on capture start with port mapping rules

[1.8.1] - 2025-03-04

• Fix crash on capture start if the geolocation db was downloaded

[1.8.0] - 2025-03-03

• Android 15 support with edge-to-edge UI
• Decrypt TLS traffic in PCAP/Pcapng files (Wireshark integration)
• New firewall rules: block by country and by CIDR
• Add support for PCAPdroid extensions in Pcapng
• Reduce blacklists RAM usage by ~25 MB and increase limit to 1500k rules
• Show detailed error information for failed connections in VPN mode
• New UI filter to show connections bigger than a given bytes threshold
• Add Azerbaijani translation (Jamil Farajov)
• Add Tamil translation (credits: தமிழ்நேரம்)
• Update nDPI to 4.12 and reduce library size by 66%
• Enable r8 minify to reduce apk size
• Update to Java 17 and enable desugaring to support older devices

[1.7.5] - 2024-11-09

• Fix root capture stall when target apps are set

[1.7.4] - 2024-10-16

• Fix root capture start in some non-magisk su binaries (credits: jackyzy823)
• The mitm addon now uses mitmproxy 11
• Include the package name in the CSV output (credits: Chris Vanstone)

[1.7.3] - 2024-09-07

• Allow setting the app language from the system (for Android 13+)
• Mitm addon v1.2: allow public files write, fix enabled addons reset, fix addons reload
• You can now use a compatible mitm addon with the same major version
• Detect always-on VPN enabled after capture start
• Catch possible crash in getUserBadgedIcon in Android 8
• Disable unfinished languages: fr, ja, ko, nb, pl, pt

[1.7.2] - 2024-04-20

• Fix broken PCAP file loading feature
• Minor enhancements

[1.7.1] - 2024-03-28

• Add toggle for auto-reconnection on third-party VPN termination
• Fix uninstalled apps not removed from app filter
• Add IPv6 bytes stats (credits: myzhan)

[1.7.0] - 2024-02-10

• Select multiple target apps
• Copy/export the connections payload
• Android 14 support
• mitmproxy 10.1.6 and Doze fix
• Ability to block QUIC only on decryption
• Fix decryption status for QUIC connections
• Fix inaccurate firewall grace period
• Integrations to run with Tor and DNSCrypt
• Use your own mitmproxy addons (experimental)
• Remove mitm-addon permission
• Show termux main app instead of its sub-apps
• Use ISO 8601 dates in CSV export

[1.6.9] - 2023-12-04

• Fix root capture start on some devices
• Fix root permission incorrectly requested on read from pcap file
• Fix capture control modal incorrectly shown
• Fix possible crash on null CaptureSettings
• Fix possible SecurityException while opening PCAP file

[1.6.8] - 2023-09-01

• Fix root capture/pcap loading in playstore build due to AAB packaging
• Fix possible permission denied error on PCAP file open

[1.6.7] - 2023-08-31

• Fix root capture start failure due to short timeout
• Fix NumberFormatException in PCAP open / CSV export
• Add Ukrainian translation (credits: odkate)
• Do not resolve socks5 server host if disabled

[1.6.6] - 2023-08-28

• Add ability to open PCAP/PCAPNG files
• Add Arabic translation (credits: Mustafa Hamed Kathem)
• Fix app not blocked by firewall after reinstallation
• Fix DNS from unknown app incorrectly blocked in firewall whitelist mode
• Support IPv6 and host names in socks5 mode

[1.6.5] - 2023-06-15

• Add ability to inject javascript into web pages (PCAPdroid-mitm)
• TLS decryption is now rule-based, it only applies to specified connections
• App icon on Android 13 can be themed now (credits: incycledream)
• Allow exporting the SSLKEYLOG after anomalous app stop
• IPv6 fixes: fix ICMPv6, fix crash on invalid DNS, capture of ULA traffic

[1.6.4] - 2023-04-24

• Fix QR code activation crash on Android 32+
• Update translations

[1.6.3] - 2023-04-23

• Add paid features activation via QR code for non-Play builds
• Fix firewall not working when loading duplicate domain rules
• Fix repeated local TCP connection attempts on some devices when private DNS is enabled
• Minor bug fixes

[1.6.2] - 2023-03-31

• Update mitm addon to mitmproxy 9.0.1
• Add SOCKS5 authentication via username and password
• Add workaround for mitm addon connection failure
• Update German translation (credits: Mario Herrmann)

[1.6.1] - 2023-02-10

• Fix Android TV navigation
• Fix minor crashes

[1.6.0] - 2023-01-16

• Add firewall whitelist mode: block everything, unless whitelisted
• Add pcapng format: removes the need for a separate SSLKEYLOG (paid feature)
• Add port mapping: redirect traffic to given hosts/ports
• Custom rules can now be added from the UI
• DNS servers are now configurable
• Add TLS decryption whitelist
• Simplify PCAP dump to file
• Sort apps by total/sent/received bytes
• Full payload can now be disabled in TLS decryption mode
• Support custom mitmproxy options
• The application and the mitmproxy logs can now be viewed in-app
• Apps stats can now be reset

[1.5.6] - 2022-09-24

• Extend STUN compatibility
• Fix Whatsapp calls being dropped (no-root)
• Add ability to skip TLS certificate installation
• Fix paid features docs URLs and appearance on first app start
• Fix capture stopped with always-on and start-on-boot

[1.5.5] - 2022-08-25

• You can now buy unlock tokens to access paid features in non-Play builds
• Fix minor crashes and ANR
• Fix JNI leaks and prevent local references overflow
• Fix deprecations

[1.5.4] - 2022-08-04

• Unblock newly installed apps via notification action (firewall)
• Fix context menu action possibly applied to wrong item
• Fix ICMPv6 not captured with root and app filter
• Fix package search with uppercase letters
• Fix PCAP file selection dialog sometimes not appearing

[1.5.3] - 2022-07-13

• Add support for Android 13 Tiramisu
• Add VPN exemptions to exclude specific apps from the VPN
• Ability to set IPv6-only VPN mode
• Add filter to only show cleartext connections
• Ability to block newly installed apps (firewall)
• Ability to temporary unblock an app (firewall)
• Show scam-prevention messages
• Deny sending traffic to remote servers via CaptureCtrl to prevent scams
• Fix possible IllegalStateException in the status view

[1.5.2] - 2022-06-22

• Add ability to only show the connections allowed by the firewall
• Monitor memory usage and disable full payload on low memory
• Fix possible SecurityException in Android 11
• Fix crash on tap on uninstalled app
• Fix ANR on first root capture start

[1.5.1] - 2022-06-07

• Resolve correct apps details with work profiles in root mode
• Fix app filter icon not shown on capture start
• Fix crash on screen rotation in connection details
• Fix some occasional crashes

[1.5.0] - 2022-06-02

• No-root firewall: block apps, domains and IP addresses (paid feature)
• Ability to decrypt TLS traffic, display decrypted data, export the SSLKEYLOGFILE
• Inspect HTTP requests and replies thanks to the built-in decoders (brotli, deflate, gzip)
• Uploads in VPN mode are now faster and less cpu intensive
• Inspect the full connections' payload as hexdump/text
• Add ability to import/export rules
• Fix uid resolution failing with root after some time
• Fix PCAP dump of invalid/unsupported packets in root
• Reduce APK size: geolocation db is now optional
• Intent-based API now reports traffic stats
• Add app on-boarding on first start
• Add ability to disable blocking of private DNS
• Add German translation (credits: Robin)
• Add Indonesian translation (credits: Reza Almanda)
• Add Turkish translation (credits: Oğuz Ersen)
• Minor fixes and improvements

[1.4.8] - 2022-04-22

• Fix corrupted PCAP file on Android 10+ when overwriting existing file
• Start the capture by tapping "Ready"
• Allow inspecting connections after the capture is stopped
• Support UDP STUN in non-root mode
• Faster uid resolution and other improvements

[1.4.7] - 2022-02-10

• Fix unsolicited capture start when swiping the app from recent apps
• Fix ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException in Android 12
• Fix ANR when stopping the capture
• Fix empty stats when there is no traffic
• Update to nDPI 4.2

[1.4.6] - 2022-02-06

• Improve capture performance when PCAP dump is enabled
• Always-on VPN is now fully supported
• Add Norwegian translation (credits: Allan Nordhøy)
• Add French translation (credits: J. Lavoie and Maxime Leroy)
• Fix Android 11/12 crash when invoked via the Intent-based API
• Fix SecurityException crash on Android TV with PCAP file dump
• Fix packets truncated with root on devices with sw/hw offloading
• Fix use-after-free in root mode
• Fix memory leak with HTTP server PCAP dump when a client disconnects
• Add native code testing and fuzzing

[1.4.5] - 2022-01-06

• Reduce the memory usage, in particular during the capture
• Malware detection now blocks malicious connections in non-root mode (paid feature)
• Add ability to filter connections by capture interface in root mode
• Add spanish translation (credits: sguinetti)
• Improve stability: add tests, bounds checks, synchronization
• Fix crashes when no activity is available to handle intents
• Fix crash in root mode when the internet interface goes down
• Workaround for crash due to IndexOutOfBoundsException in RecyclerView
• Fix long press on a connection which is being updated
• Re-enable always-on VPN support
• Improve Android TV support, support devices with no wifi

[1.4.4] - 2021-11-23

• New malware detection overview: show blacklists and detection status
• Show destination country and ASN in the connection details
• Add ability to start the capture at boot
• Reduce packet processing delay during UI updates
• Fix no Internet when a custom private DNS is set
• Add ability to grant persistent capture control permissions

[1.4.3] - 2021-10-30

• Implement blacklist-based malware detection with alerts (paid feature)
• Filter connections: only plaintext, state (e.g. only open), not hidden, malicious
• Fix a bug which, in rare cases, caused the connections view to stop being updated
• Fix some closed connections being marked with the Unknown protocol
• Improve netd app resolution with root capture
• Ability to copy host/IP/URL/plaintext on long press
• Added whois IP lookup button
• "Whitelist" is now called "Hidden Connections"

[1.4.2] - 2021-09-11

• Ability to select the capture interface in root mode
• Ability to start/stop the capture from other apps via Intent
• Improve pcapd error reporting
• The copy action now also dumps the request plaintext

[1.4.1] - 2021-07-31

• Fix crash in some devices with PCAPdroid trailer
• Add ability to build on Windows

[1.4.0] - 2021-07-20

• Ability to export app name to Wireshark (PCAPdroid trailer)
• Add apps details page with app metadata and permissions
• Allow searching by source and destination port
• Packet capture optimizations
• Add in-app purchases to remove ads
• Add packet drops for root capture
• Add IPv6 and ICMP support for root capture
• Fix root capture stall in some cases
• Fix PCAP dump in root mode
• Fix truncated full size packets in root mode and handle fragments
• PCAP timestamps in root mode now correspond to the capture timestamps
• Fix ping to known DNS servers being blocked

[1.3.9] - 2021-06-16

This release brings a set of new features to make it easier to spot unwanted connections!

• Long press a connection to whitelist it, making it easy to filter out background traffic
• Add ability to search connections
• Most netd DNS connections are now resolved into actual apps
• Add Brazilian translation (credits: mezysinc)
• Add Japanese translation (credits: Akihiro Nagai)

[1.3.8] - 2021-06-03

• Fix monodirectional connections with LINUX_SLL in root mode
• Show plaintext request data (e.g. HTTP headers) in the connection details

[1.3.7] - 2021-05-19

• Handle DLT_LINUX_SLL to fix some root daemon start issues

[1.3.6] - 2021-05-01

• Implement root based capture to run with other VPN apps
• Fix bad URL when an HTTP proxy is used

[1.3.5] - 2021-04-14

• Fix delays and slow downs with big uploads
• Add SOCKS5 client, allowing to use the official mitmproxy
• Implement MSS and TCP window scaling options

[1.3.4] - 2021-03-30

• Add dark theme
• Android TV: fix file selection and other improvements
• Fix UDP broadcast connections

[1.3.3] - 2021-03-25

• You can now donate! Check out the user guide for instructions
• Add IPv6 support
• Reduce background battery and RAM consumption
• Add russian translation (credits: rikishi)
• Add italian translation
• Add ability to switch between system language and english
• Improve TCP and DNS connections handling
• Connection details stats now automatically refresh
• Fix DNS resolution failures on main network change

[1.3.2] - 2021-03-09

• Add ICMP connections support
• Reduce app icons load time and RAM usage
• Fix crash in Bitmap.createBitmap

[1.3.1] - 2021-03-07

• Fix startup crash before Oreo

[1.3.0] - 2021-03-05

• Retain the connections log during the whole capture
• Add Android TV support
• New app layout for easier interaction
• Export the connections log to a CSV file
• Filter the connections log by app
• New Apps view to review the total traffic and connections by app
• Clipboard copy and export of the connection details
• Add persistent notification while capture is running
• Apps can now conveniently searched via the searchbar

[1.2.16] - 2021-02-23

• Fix non-selectable text in connections details
• Fix start button not working on first app run

[1.2.15] - 2021-02-20

• Improve connections stability
• Report fatal native errors to the user

[1.2.14] - 2021-02-14

• Fix DNS resolution not working when an IPv6 DNS server is configured

[1.2.13] - 2021-02-12

• More sockets checks to prevent crashes
• Add stats view with traffic and debug information
• UI improvements: apps loading toast, start button position
• ViewPager2 migration (credits: TacoTheDank SkytkRSfan3895@gmail.com)

[1.2.12] - 2021-01-26

• minSdkVersion is now 21 (Lollipop)
• Improve DNS traffic capture when an app filter is set

[1.2.11] - 2021-01-25

• Fix empty apps list in Android 11

[1.2.10] - 2021-01-23

• Ask confirmation when another VPNService is running
• Rework modules dependencies

[1.2.9] - 2021-01-17

• Fix crash when app is stopped from the system VPN settings

[1.2.8] - 2021-01-11

• Improve TCP connections stability with big packets
• Add chinese translation (credits: sr093906)
• Update nDPI and gradle dependencies
• Fix some crashes

[1.2.7] - 2021-01-07

• Fix app ID not resolved on android >= Q
• Resolve system apps UIDs

[1.2.6] - 2020-11-16

• Add support for TLS decryption via mitmproxy
• Fix occasional crash due to null ConnDescriptor in array
• Connections view consistency fixed when app filter is in use
• Update nDPI to 3.4 stable
• Add links: rate app, telegram channel, user guide

[1.2.5] - 2020-09-20

• Fix crash on subsequent app runs

[1.2.4] - 2020-09-18

• Traffic monitoring fix
• JNI fixes and optimizations

[1.2.3] - 2020-02-19

• Add polish translation (Atrate Atrate@protonmail.com)
• Add more compact layout for screens lower than 480dp
• JNI crashes fixes

[1.2.2] - 2020-01-11

• Fix crash while clicking on the HTTP server URL
• Improve local HTTP server IP detection

[1.2.1] - 2020-01-06

• New embedded HTTP server to easily download the PCAP from multiple devices
• Choose how to dump packets: HTTP server, UDP exporter, none.
• App renamed to PCAPdroid, changed version scheme, added changelog

Older Releases

Releases available at https://github.com/emanuele-f/RemoteCapture/releases

[1.2] - 2020-01-01

• New tab to display the active connections, with server name and traffic volume
• Show server name, DNS query, L7 protocol information from nDPI
• Click on a connection to show its details
• Use the system DNS server (fallback to 8.8.8.8 only if not available)

[1.1] - 2019-11-03

• Fix app state loading after resume
• Add option to enable/disable unknown app traffic capture
• Add UDP receiver python script to easily pause and resume capture

[1.0] - 2019-10-26

• Capture apps traffic without root
• Send captured traffic via UDP
• Show captured traffic realtime statistics
• Apply a filter to only capture traffic for the selected app