Connecting to ESP8266 from Android device using socket

Question

I'm trying to connect to my ESP8266 on a local network via TCP socket initiated from Android. The IP address of ESP changes everytime I restart my router thereby I gave it "esp.local" hostname.

Is there any way to connect to the ESP directly from Android not via IP address but through local hostname?

Answer 1

You will be in need of mDNS feature.

Read about it in here .

Take a look how the things done in ESP side from here .

Get the ESP8266 mDNS example from here .