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January 23, 2018 12:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/8war_NTbf5U/android-can-now-tell-you-how-fast-wi-fi-networks-are-before-you-join-them
Android Can Now Tell You How Fast Wi-Fi Networks Are Before You Join Them
Today, Google announced that Android 8.1 Oreo will now display the speed of nearby open Wi-Fi networks to help you decide whether they're even worth the effort of connecting to. The Wi-Fi settings menu will now display one of four speed labels: Very Fast, Fast, OK, or Slow. The Verge reports: The difference between Very Fast and Fast, according to Google, is that you can stream "very high-quality videos" on the former and "most videos" on the latter. Most coffee shop dwellers should be fine with the OK level, as that's enough for web browsing, social media, and Spotify streaming. Private Wi-Fi networks that require passwords don't display any speed data since it's really none of your business and Google can't randomly test them, but they do continue to indicate signal strength. Google says network administrators can also opt out of Android's Wi-Fi Assistant showing speed info by using a "canary URL."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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