Phone Explorer on Windows Pc
Developed By: Dave Truby
License: Free
Rating: 4,1/5 - 391 votes
Last Updated: December 24, 2023
App Details
| Version |
1.1.6 |
| Size |
1.5 MB |
| Release Date |
March 06, 16 |
| Category |
Tools Apps |
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App Permissions:
Allows an app to access approximate location. [see more (24)]
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What's New:
Support for Android v6 (marshmallow). [see more]
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Description from Developer:
Phone Explorer displays all communication hardware, sensors, devices and configuration values found on a Android Smart Phone or Android Tablet. Supported communication hardware are... [read more]
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About this app
On this page you can download Phone Explorer and install on Windows PC. Phone Explorer is free Tools app, developed by Dave Truby. Latest version of Phone Explorer is 1.1.6, was released on 2016-03-06 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Phone Explorer is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 391 users, 209 users had rated it 5*, 30 users had rated it 1*.
How to install Phone Explorer on Windows?
Instruction on how to install Phone Explorer on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop
In this post, I am going to show you how to install Phone Explorer on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...
Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.
[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.
Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.
If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!
Step By Step Guide To Install Phone Explorer using BlueStacks
- Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
- Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
- Once installed, click "Phone Explorer" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D
[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more
[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.
How to install Phone Explorer on Windows PC using NoxPlayer
- Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
- Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
- The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Phone Explorer" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.
Discussion
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Phone Explorer displays all communication hardware, sensors, devices and configuration values found on a Android Smart Phone or Android Tablet. Supported communication hardware are: NFC, USB, Bluetooth, WIFI, Cell, DHCP configuration and Network connections. Supported sensors are: gps, light, proximity, barometric pressure, gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, orientation, rotation, linear accelerator and gravity. Supported devices are: camera, vibrator, keyboard, display, cell context, cell phone call status, cell phone number, cell carrier, cell phone sim, battery, file system, SD memory card, memory, cpu and audio (speaker and microphone).
The application provides options to list paired bluetooth devices, scan for bluetooth devices, list defined WIFI access points, scan for WIFI access points (including signal strength), list cell towers, list gps satellites, use the flashlight and view the camera (front and back). Many of the devices have options to view and change the device configuration. The app displays all configuration settings found on the device. A number of these settings are not displayed anywhere on the phone. Please be careful changing the configuration settings as some can have undesired side affects.
The application supports user preferences. The application provides multi-language (English, Spanish and Chinese) support. To switch languages, open the standard "Settings" application, select the "Language & Keyboard" item and then select the "Select Locale" item.
By making a small purchase within the app (uses the Play Store), the application provides a premium feature that does not display of ads. To upgrade, when running the app, open the menu and select "Upgrade".
Support for Android v6 (marshmallow).
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to access extra location provider commands.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to access data from sensors that the user uses to measure what is happening inside his/her body, such as heart rate.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to read SMS messages.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows using the device's IR transmitter, if available.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
