Android Question How to change hostname of an device

[manuel-r]

Hi @all

Does anyone know how to change the hostname (temporary or persitent) of an android device with a B4A-App without rooting?
I looked around with Google and Board-Search but didn't find anything. Can anybody help?

Why I want to do this:
In our company we have about 150 mobile devices with android. On the DHCP-/DNS-Server it isn't easy to find someones device(s) 'cause they are named by randoms names. I used reservations yet but the names i've give are overwritten by the devices

Greetings from germany

 

[hogiebaer]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.developersinfo.android.dns.changer&hl=de

but you need root rights

 

[hogiebaer]

or look here
http://superuser.com/questions/408539/how-to-set-friendly-network-name-of-android-computer

 

[manuel-r]

Thank you. But in this moment I edited my post that it should do without rooting.
BTW: It would be nice to implement it in an app i've written allready.

 

[manuel-r]

or look here
http://superuser.com/questions/408539/how-to-set-friendly-network-name-of-android-computer

Ok, but:

If you are on Android 5.0 that option is not there anymore. Though using the ADB shell still works.

It's not realy a good idea to tell ~150 people to come to the IT-Office only for changing the hostname