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Device instructions · Reviewed 7 October 2026

Find Your IP Address and Gateway on Android

Android menus vary between manufacturers and versions. The important starting point is the connected Wi-Fi network's details page. An About phone screen may include other identifiers that are not the address you need for network troubleshooting.

Open the connected network's details

  1. On many Android phones, open Settings → Network & internet → Internet.
  2. Find the connected Wi-Fi network and tap its settings button or name to open details.
  3. Look for IP address, Gateway and related connection information. Some devices put these under Advanced or an expanded details section.
  4. If the labels differ, search Settings for Wi-Fi and use your manufacturer's instructions for the connected network. Read the current values without switching to static IP configuration.

Read the local address and router separately

An IP of 192.168.1.42 with gateway 192.168.1.1 usually identifies the phone and next-hop router on a private IPv4 network. These sample values illustrate the roles; they do not diagnose your actual network.

Your device's address is used on a selected interface. The default gateway or Router field identifies a next hop. To find the router's WAN address, open its own Internet/status page using the manufacturer's instructions. This website cannot read your router settings automatically.

Find the public address websites see

Open the public IP checker on the same device and connection. The result is the address used for that web request. With IPv4, several devices may share an exit address; with IPv6, a device can have its own global address. Compare the same version and record results at the same time.

Common reasons the values differ

A randomized Wi-Fi MAC address is a local hardware identifier, not an IPv4 or IPv6 address. Similarly, Android's Private DNS setting controls DNS transport; it is not a replacement public IP or a VPN connection.

A Wi-Fi address is not the cellular connection's public address. A carrier may use shared IPv4 space or IPv6 and translate traffic upstream. Use a public checker on the connection you want to investigate.

If you have a VPN, compare the web result before and after a change only when disconnecting is appropriate for your privacy needs. Keep the same IP version in each comparison and do not infer full leak protection from an address change.

Choose the next check

Google's Android network-settings guide. Menu names and available fields can vary by software version and device. Read values before deciding whether a configuration change is needed.