Get android Ethernet MAC Address (not wifi interface)

Question

I\'m using Android with Api level 8 and I want to get the Address of my Ethernet interface (eth0).

On API level 8, the NetworkInterface class don\'t have the function ge

Answer 1

This is my solution based on the Joel F answer. Hope it helps someone!

/*
 * Load file content to String
 */
public static String loadFileAsString(String filePath) throws java.io.IOException{
    StringBuffer fileData = new StringBuffer(1000);
    BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(filePath));
    char[] buf = new char[1024];
    int numRead=0;
    while((numRead=reader.read(buf)) != -1){
        String readData = String.valueOf(buf, 0, numRead);
        fileData.append(readData);
    }
    reader.close();
    return fileData.toString();
}

/*
 * Get the STB MacAddress
 */
public String getMacAddress(){
    try {
        return loadFileAsString("/sys/class/net/eth0/address")
            .toUpperCase().substring(0, 17);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        return null;
    }
}