Will loopback address work in android phones?

Question

I want to know if the same loop back address(127.0.0.1) that we use in a computer work in android phones also.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 28 '12 at 19:02

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On all the devices I've used, yes. I use it for xmms2 IPC. You will however need to have the INTERNET permission.

answered Sep 28 '12 at 19:02

Zharf

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Just to be clear for those new to Android development: @Zharf is talking about this [INTERNET](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INTERNET) permission, added to the body of your AndroidManifest.xml file, like this: `` – sherb Sep 18 '13 at 16:36

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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Only if your phone is running a web server - A few people have done so: Running AMP (apache mysql php) on Android

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

Community

answered Sep 28 '12 at 18:38

JRaymond

Why do you think so? I just tested it on my phone using Terminal Emulator. I pinged 127.0.0.1 and it worked without a problem. I'm not running any servers or anything. This was on Gingerbread. – Paul Sep 28 '12 at 19:01
My initial assumption was that the OP wanted to view web pages - I now realize that there isn't really anything in his question to suggest this – JRaymond Sep 28 '12 at 19:05

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