Mapping a hostname to an IP address on Android
I know that I have to edit the /system/etc/hosts to map an IP address to a host name, but it seems that I can't edit the file. Is it because my android phone is not rooted?
Kindly advise. Thanks.
Answer
You can use the following guide and application to setup rules for specific domains.
- Download (Daedalus) and open the application.
- Click on the menu then click “Servers”
- Click the add button and add the two google servers “8.8.8.8” and “8.8.4.4”, You can substitute these for your preferred DNS provider as well.
- Activate these dns servers in the menu by clicking on “Settings”
- Then select Google and Google 2 from the settings. Also activate Advance settings and select the two following options in the image below
- Back to the menu now, Click on “Rules”.
- Add a new rule for each development mode, Live, staging, dev. Filename is not crucial, just make something up.
Hit sync rule before leaving to make sure the file is downloaded.
Tap and activate the mode you wish to be in, You can activate more than one at a time so be careful as this will override one or the other.
- In the menu go to home, and hit the “Activate” button.
Source: https://silocitylabs.com/post/2018/03/02/changing-dns-settings-for-android-development/