The ideal is to connect a device to the Internet by cable, but we cannot on mobile phones. Instead we do it to mobile networks and, of course, to networks WiFi. And getting the most out of them is not as simple as in wired networks. So we can use some applications who are responsible for helping us improve the performance of our WiFi connection. Which are?
For the optimization of a WiFi network there are not few applications that we can count on. Almost any user knows what are the key factors that depend on whether a WiFi connection gives the best of itself or has problems. So we only have to search the Google Play Store for apps that focus on this. However, we have already done that search for you, so that you have it much easier and save you a significant amount of time.
Speed Test - How is your WiFi working?
El Speed Test is a system that connects with network nodes to exchange packets -in download and upload-, so that it can be calculated at How fast, in Mbps -megabits per second- transfers are being made. Knowing what speed we have contracted with our operator, the data that this application will give us will help us to know if the maximum performance of the network is being met, or if we are 'losing speed' by some factor of all possible. It should be borne in mind, of course, that mobiles have limited WiFi connectivity in most cases.
WiFi Analyzer - Scans WiFi channels
Above 5 GHz the problems are minor, but in the band of 2,4 GHz saturation is common. WiFi Analyzer is dedicated to analyzing the emission spectrum of WiFi networks to show us on which channels all the WiFi networks in our environment are working. With easily interpretable graphics we can see if there is indeed saturation. In this way, once we have the data that this application throws us, we will be able to access the router configuration to change the channel you work on. If we avoid saturated channels, the signal strength should be better and, therefore, also the performance of our WiFi network.
Fing - Who is stealing your WiFi?
This application allows analyze WiFi in a different way. From the network to which you are connected it will tell you all connected devices. It is a way of recognizing possible intruders, users and devices that are stealing your Internet connection and causing slowdowns and loss of bandwidth. But in addition, it is also useful to know the IP address of any device to be able to apply certain settings in the router configuration. You can also see the open ports, which is also useful for Network configurations and for security.
DNS Changer - Improve your Internet and avoid DNS blocks
Although change DNS on Android It is easy, we can help ourselves with an application for it. With DNS Changer we have a tool that will let us know our DNS settings, but also an app to be able to change them and, also, knowing which ones are the fastest. This setting can not only help domain name resolution perform better, but also prevent crashes on certain web pages. Something that, in countries with censorship, is essential to be able to access almost any web page on the Internet to navigate normally.
Other apps to improve the Internet from your Android
Care with which applications -of this type- You search and find in the Google Play Store because something similar happens to apps that promise to improve mobile performance. Most of them are nothing more than a scam, or simply useless. For improve internet we have to address the wireless network configuration and associated factors. This is what the applications described above are dedicated to, and they are the best in their category. Others, however, promise to improve the WiFi signal in a 'magic' and obviously they don't. What they can achieve is that the mobile works slower in general terms, or that we have an internal storage space occupied unnecessarily.