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  • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 month ago

    WifiAnalyzer, great for finessing your own WiFi channels by providing a scan layout of all 2.4Ghz and 5/6Ghz channels in your area.

    You can see bandwidth, signal strength, overlapping networks, everything.

    I use it to diagnose deadspots in my home, or to search for hidden wireless cameras in hotel rooms

    • quick_snail@feddit.nl
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      1 month ago

      It used to have a feature that would beep faster the closer you got to an AP. I used it in cafes and libraries to figure out where to sit for the best WiFi. But they killed it, and I have no idea why :'(

      • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
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        1 month ago

        I think it’s an OS limitation which throttles the Wifi scanning to slower intervals (and also requires you to enable location(??))

        • quick_snail@feddit.nl
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          1 month ago

          That doesn’t make sense to me. I have root. I should be able to allow the app any scanning interval I want.

          • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
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            1 month ago

            I think you can disable the “WiFi scan throttling” option in the Developer Options, which might remove this default limitation

            Still no idea why Location is needed for this

            Edit: Apparently it’s a safety feature against malicious developers who can pinpoint your location based on scan results. To make the user aware, they force you to enable location permission