When you have finished capturing network traffic, be sure to turn off the proxy settings on your device by reversing step 2 (set proxy to None).

You should see an alert asking if you want to allow your mobile device to connect.

Start capturing HTTP traffic from your mobile phone (Charles only).

Once your device is proxying to your desktop/laptop machine, go to your phone’s browser and type to download and install the machine certificate.

Install the Charles certificate on your machine by using the Charles SSL setup guidelines.

This can be useful when there's an issue outside the above two domains. You may also consider capturing all traffic by entering the wildcard '*' in the 'Host' field while leaving the 'Port' field blank.

Enter securepubads.g. and googleads.g. in the 'Host' field and 443 in the 'Port' field.

At the menu bar, go to Proxy > SSL Proxy Settings.

(Fiddler only) Select the 'Allow remote computers to connect' option.

(Charles only) If the 'External Proxy Setting' is selected, deselect it.

Configure your web debugging proxy tool:.

Enter the IP address from step 1 in the 'Server' field.

Under 'HTTP Proxy', select the Manual button.

Under 'Proxy settings', select the manual option and enter the IP address from step 1 in the 'Proxy hostname' field.

Select the 'Show advanced options' check box.

Click Settings > Wi-Fi and select your Wi-Fi network.

Tell your mobile device about your desktop’s IP.

The result will be your local ip address. Type in ifconfig en0| grep 'inet' | awk '*' | grep -v '127.0.0.1' and press Enter. The text next to IPv4 Address is your local IP address. Get your local IP address from your desktop or laptop computer.A Wi-Fi network that allows peer-to-peer traffic.

A web debugging proxy, such as Charles or Fiddler.Using network tracing instead of proxy tools ensure you will see all traffic for all versions of these operating systems.Īlternatively, using a debugging proxy application such as Charles or Fiddler, you can also record both mobile web and mobile app network traffic from a mobile device. If you are using the Google Mobile Ads SDK, refer to the network tracing guide for Android or iOS. Please consult your web debugging proxy for further instructions. If you’re trying to capture secure HTTPS traffic, you’ll need to install a respective device certificate on your device before capturing traffic. This article only applies to basic HTTP traffic.

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