android-network-trace

Answers "what does this app talk to?" scripts/nettrace.py (standard library) captures the emulator's traffic and extracts destinations from it. The dependable path needs no root, no CA, and no app modification — which matters because the Google Play emulator image is release-signed and cannot be rooted.

capture start  ->  drive the app (android-ui-driver)  ->  capture stop  ->  hosts

When NOT to use

• Ratings, reviews, install counts → play-store-listing.
• Declared permissions, crashes, memory → android-package-diagnostics.
• Tapping/reading the UI → android-ui-driver.
• A full narrative review → android-app-review.
• Capturing your Mac's own traffic → this is for the emulated device.