Kali Linux Wifi Adapter Monitor Mode

External wireless cards are necessary because Android devices do non back up monitor mode on virtually devices apart from some Qualcomm chips used in modern Snapdragon SOC. There are some devices that can back up monitor mode with a modified firmware and kernel such as the Nexus 5, 7 (2012), and Nexus 6P. Right now, only a peculiarly modified version of Nexus 5 supports monitor mode for Nethunter.

A couple of limitations are that Android devices crave a USB-OTG cablevision and the power output is limited. Because of these limitations, not all wireless cards tin can receive the necessary power output and may non take external power (y-cable) back up.

When asking the question "What is the all-time card for use with NetHunter?", you need to ask yourself what your apply case is. While all cards will likely perform similar at closer ranges, some of them have increased transmit ability and antenna attachments which permit them to work at longer distances than small form factor cards. In that location is likewise the possibility that your device may simply provide 450 or less mA of power over OTG rather than the full USB 500 mA specification. If this is the case, y'all may desire to consider devices with lower transmit ability.

The post-obit chipsets are supported by default in most, if not all, NetHunter kernels:

Atheros

ATH9K_HTC (AR9271, AR7010)
ATH10K

Ralink

RT73
RT2800USB
RT3070

Realtek

RTL8188EUS
RTL8188CU
RTL8188RU
RTL8192CU
RTL8192EU
RTL8723AU
RTL8811AU
RTL8812AU
RTL8814AU
RTL8821AU
RTW88-USB

MediaTek

MT7610U
MT7612U

Qualcomm internal wifi chipsets (wlan0)

QCACLD-2.0
QCACLD-3.0

The following devices are confirmed to exist working with a NetHunter build:

TP-Link TL-WN722N v1 (Please notation that v2 & v3 have unsupported chipsets) but v2 and v3 may exist supported using RTL8812AU drivers.)
TP-Link TL-WN822N v1 - v4
Alfa Networks AWUS036ACH
Alfa Networks AWUS036NEH (recommended past @jcadduono)
Alfa Networks AWUS036NHA
Alfa Networks AWUSO36NH
Panda PAU05 Nano