I was able to see my private IP address in my Android phone. While goggling what is my ip I got my public IP. As per my knowledge, In case of broadband connection Public IP is assigned by ISP and router holds the private IP address. whenever the packet is received by router via public IP it transfers to the private IP.
What happens in case of mobile data network? is there is any concept called router in Android mobile. If not what is difference for private and public IP concept in Android mobile
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Your mobile phone will usually have only one IP address at all times.
When you are connected using Wifi, you connect to a router which hosts a local area network using private (internal) IP addresses, thereby supplying you with an internal address.
The router itself is usually connected to the internet using a public IP, in which case you would see a private IP address (which is unique in your network) on your phone, while you'll be using the routers public IP address when surfing on the internet and visiting a "what-is-my-IP" website.
However, when you are connected to a mobile data network, most carriers supply you with a public IP address directly. There is no (intermediate) router in place, and therefore no private IP addresses either. Actually the ISP at your home does the same, but there you'd like to share the broadband connection with multiple devices, while your mobile data connection is only used by your phone.
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