Now Android 8.1 Oreo tell you public WiFi speed before connect

  • 25 Jan, 2018
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Now Android 8.1 Oreo tell you public WiFi speed before connect

Google has added a new feature to its latest Android 8.1 Oreo version. This feature will tell users how fast the public open WiFi networks are available in mobile range. This feature has been introduced today. Once activated, this feature tells consumers how fast their close WiFi networks are.

The feature that displays this feature is something like this.

StatusSpeed Range
Slow0 - 1 Mbps
Ok1 Mbps - 5 Mbps
Fast5 Mbps - 20 Mbps
Very Fast20 Mbps +

From this Status users will soon find out whether the mobile should be connected with this network or not. Unfortunately this feature does not work on password protected networks.

How to Deactive

Although this feature is awesome, but if for some reason, it does not want to use it, Settings> Network & Internet> Wi-Fi> Wi-Fi preferences> Advanced> Network Rating providers and selecting None option then it will deactive this feature.

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