Developed by XDA Developers member RyanZA, Visual Traceroute is an Android app that traceroutes web data on a map. Just feed in a server name and let Visual Traceroute do the job for you. Visual Traceroute uses ping command on your device to trace all visited nodes in a sequence. It then records roundtrip time for each node and eventually traceroutes the exact path on the map along with displaying all the nodes involved in the process.
When launched, the app opens to a home screen with a search bar where you can type in a web address. The app traces the path of your query and records all the underlying nodes and displays them on the map along with their respective IP addresses.
You can switch between various nodes by tapping on the left/right arrow buttons on the map. To check out details pertaining to all the nodes, drag up the menu from bottom of your screen.
With Visual Traceroute, users can play the exact traceroute of a specific server on their device to witness real-time flow and direction of data on map. Search results are saved on the app home screen for quick access. The map can be zoomed in/out as per user convenience.
Visual Traceroute uses ping command for devices that are not rooted. For rooted devices however, it will use nmap instead of ping. To avoid routers that block ping, you might need a rooted device to use Visual Traceroute. If your device does not have ping installed on it or if it is not rooted, Visual Traceroute won’t work. In either case, the app would notify you of missing components.
