Is there any Netcat like application available in Android OS by default, like most of the Linux systems?

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In most Linux systems Netcat is installed by default. Is any Netcat-like application installed by default in Android OS?

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 10 '18 at 04:11

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In recent Androids (e.g. Nougat and later), you don't need to install busybox for running netcat; it is enough to get a terminal and then type:

toybox nc [options]

and you will have the usual netcat functionality.

answered Sep 10 '18 at 04:11

GDGP

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 08 '16 at 05:55

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There are also several other Netcat style applications available from the Google Play store - https://play.google.com/store/search?q=netcat&c=apps&hl=en

answered Jan 08 '16 at 05:55

Termux from the play store is deprecated if i understood correctly.. you need to download it from F-Droid now (or the APK file from their website if you don't mind updating manually every time) And btw you don't need busybox, just do inside Termux : $ pkg install netcat – Lorenzo Oct 25 '21 at 14:10

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 05 '19 at 18:28

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There is a simple GUI app anyone can use without prior knowledge in netcat.

It also has port scanning facility with filtering ports and timeout.

answered May 05 '19 at 18:28

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