Ok. So you’re definitely not trying to use 127.0.0.1 remotely.

So on your phone’s web browser ( using the same WiFi ) if you visit http://<ip of mint system>:8096 and nothing happens then it’s the firewall on the mint system. You would need to allow ports 8096/8097.

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I’ve never used Linux mint, but if it’s Debian based then it might be using UFW firewall.

First, check that if firewall is running. Open a terminal and type:

sudo ufw status

Step 2: Open ports 8096 and 8097

To allow traffic through ports 8096 and 8097, use the following commands:

sudo ufw allow 8096/tcp
sudo ufw allow 8097/tcp

This opens both ports for TCP traffic. If you also want to open the ports for UDP traffic, you can use:

sudo ufw allow 8096/udp
sudo ufw allow 8097/udp

Step 3: Verify the rules

Once you’ve added the rules, you can check the firewall status to verify the changes:

sudo ufw status

You should see entries for ports 8096 and 8097 allowing TCP (and/or UDP) traffic.

Step 4: Reload firewall (if necessary)

If the changes do not take effect immediately, you may reload the firewall using:

sudo ufw reload

Now, the firewall should allow traffic through ports 8096 and 8097.