Charles SSL Certificate Installation on Physical Android Device

In order to view SSL requests from Android device you have to install Charles certificates. Below is a short and simple instruction how to do it. You can find more detailed one in Charles: "Help - SSL Proxying - Install Charles Root Certificate on a Mobile Device or Remote Browser".

2. The browser should download the certificate.
3. Find the certificate on your device and install it.
● Certificate name: Charles
● Credential use: VPN and apps

Now, you are ready to track all network traffic inside your Android device.

Note: As of Android N, there is a need to add network security configuration in native application in order to trust the SSL certificates generated by Charles SSL Proxying. That configuration has been added to Hybrid Client 7.41. For older HC versions you have to use older Android device, if you want to record HTTPS requests.