đŸ“ļ Waydroid Network Spoofer

An LSPosed/Xposed module that makes apps believe they are on WiFi + Cellular (LTE) instead of Ethernet — primarily for Waydroid, works on any rooted Android device.

Why this exists

Waydroid exposes all network traffic through a virtual Ethernet adapter (eth0, TRANSPORT_ETHERNET, getType()=9). Many apps hard-check for WiFi or Cellular before enabling features (video streaming, payments, content unlock). This module intercepts the relevant Android network APIs at runtime and replaces every Ethernet signal with real-looking WiFi + LTE values — no system modification required.

What it spoofs

API Real Waydroid value Spoofed value
hasTransport(ETHERNET) true false
hasTransport(WIFI) false true
hasTransport(CELLULAR) false true
NetworkInfo.getType() 9 (ETHERNET) 1 (WIFI)
NetworkInfo.getTypeName() "Ethernet" "WIFI"
WifiManager.isWifiEnabled() false true
WifiManager.getWifiState() 1 3 (ENABLED)
TelephonyManager.getNetworkType() 0 13 (LTE)
TelephonyManager.getDataState() - 2 (CONNECTED)
ConnectivityManager.getActiveNetworkInfo().mType 9 1

Active transport: WiFi wins when both present — matches real Android dual-stack behaviour.

Included APKs

APK Purpose
WaydroidNetworkSpoof The Xposed module — install and scope to target apps
WaydroidNetworkTest Diagnostic companion — shows every transport/capability value

Setup

Spoofer module

  1. Install WaydroidNetworkSpoof.apk
  2. Open LSPosed → Modules → enable Network Spoofer
  3. Tap the module → Scope → add your target app(s)
  4. Force-stop / restart the target app
  5. Done — no configuration needed, both WiFi + Cellular are always active

Verify with the test app

  1. Install WaydroidNetworkTest.apk — do not add it to the spoofer scope
  2. Run it before enabling the spoofer to see the raw Waydroid values
  3. Add your target app to scope, restart it
  4. Rerun the test app scoped to itself if you want to confirm the hooks work end-to-end (or scope the test app temporarily and rerun)

Expected output after spoofing:

✅ TRANSPORT_WIFI     : true
✅ TRANSPORT_CELLULAR : true
❌ TRANSPORT_ETHERNET : false
ℹī¸ type int           : 1  (WIFI)
ℹī¸ interface          : wlan0

How it works

Hook targets

android.net.NetworkCapabilities   hasTransport(int)
android.net.NetworkInfo           getType(), getTypeName()
android.net.ConnectivityManager   getActiveNetworkInfo()
android.net.wifi.WifiManager      getWifiState(), isWifiEnabled()
android.telephony.TelephonyManager  getNetworkType(), getDataNetworkType(), getDataState()
java.net.NetworkInterface         getNetworkInterfaces(), getName(), getDisplayName()

NetworkInterface special handling

NetworkInterface.getName() is a native method — Xposed cannot hook it directly. The module instead intercepts getNetworkInterfaces() (a Java method), builds a WeakHashMap<NetworkInterface, String> of name overrides as the enumeration is walked, then intercepts getName() and getDisplayName() to return from the map. java.net.NetworkInterface is also a bootstrap class, so it must be referenced as java.net.NetworkInterface::class.java and hooked via XposedBridge.hookAllMethods rather than XposedHelpers.findAndHookMethod with lpparam.classLoader (the latter silently fails on bootstrap classes).

Requirements

  • Android 8.0+ (API 26+)
  • LSPosed (recommended) or EdXposed
  • Root (required by LSPosed)

Limitations

  • Hook takes effect only after the target app process restarts
  • NetworkCallback -based listeners (apps using registerNetworkCallback) may still receive the real underlying Network object from the system; the module patches the query APIs but does not forge Network objects
  • DNS still resolves through the real Ethernet interface — only the transport type reported to apps is changed
  • Does not affect system UI network indicator (that reads from a separate system service)

before_wifi_spoof

after_wifi_spoof