[Android] How to set hostname on Android device?

$ su
# setprop net.hostname whateveryouwant

Please restart wifi after set hostname.

You can use the following code to check if it works.

InetAddress addr = InetAddress.getByName("192.168.15.105"); // 192.168.15.105 is your device ip

Reference:

• Issue 6111: Allow a hostname to be specified