Installation Instructions for ReCon on Android (4.0+)
To install ReCon on Android, first make sure you are running version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
or later. Earlier versions of Android do not support Meddle, which ReCon uses to analyze your privacy leaks.
The following steps will get you up and running with ReCon in less
than a minute.
Important
If you have not received an e-mail
invitation to Meddle, you will not be able to run it.
To uninstall Meddle, follow the instruction here.
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Step 1
Open the invitation e-mail from your mobile phone. Click on the view
button to view the attachment. This will install the certifcate.
The password for this certificate is in the invitation e-mail.
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Step 2
Save the certificate with the name
recon
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Step 3
Download the latest APK from here:
Download Meddle
Install this APK and open the app.
Click on
ADD VPN PROFILE on the top right corner.
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Step 4
Give the profile a name, for example "MEDDLE".
For the gateway type, enter
recon.meddle.mobi
For
Type, click on IKEv2 EAP and select IKEv2 Certificate
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Step 5
Click on
Select user certificate and click on the certificate name you downloaded in Step 1.
Click on
Allow at the bottom of the screen.
Important Do
not click on
Install.
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Step 7
Now you can install the control app
ReCon.apk here to mitigate PII leaks that are personalized for you, or install it from the Google Play Store.
You're done! You can now configure ReCon by visiting the
ReCon configuration page.
And explore the tutorial
here