Internet Speed Meter

Internet Speed Meter shows your live download and upload speed in the status bar and notification shade. Open the app for a real-time chart, daily Wi-Fi and mobile data totals, a built-in speed test, and a dedicated Wi-Fi details tab.

🆕 NEW IN 5.2

• Dedicated Wi-Fi tab with a calibrated signal gauge

• Network name (SSID) in the live notification when Location is granted

• Signal-quality curve recalibrated to industry dBm thresholds

🚀 REAL-TIME MONITORING

• Live download and upload speed in the notification

• Status-bar icon: total, download-only, or upload-only

• Colored ▼ / ▲ glyphs so direction reads at a glance

• Wi-Fi signal + network name in the notification line

• 1-second sample rate with optional smoothing

📡 WI-FI DETAILS TAB

• Animated signal gauge (red→green) + 5-segment quality bar

• Merged connection header — status, SSID, and BSSID in one card

• Link speed, band (2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz), frequency, channel

• Local IPv4 address and gateway

• Inline permission banner explains what Location unlocks; one-tap Grant

• Permission-free for everything except SSID and BSSID

📊 BEAUTIFUL CHARTS

• Dual-line download + upload chart with bezier smoothing

• 1-minute or 5-minute window picker

• Optional peak line that tints to match the peaking stream

• Auto-scaling Y axis

📶 DATA USAGE

• Today, This Week, This Month, or custom date range

• Wi-Fi and Mobile totals side-by-side, with per-day rows

• Powered by Android's NetworkStatsManager — nothing is uploaded

⚡ BUILT-IN SPEED TEST

• Two engines: Cloudflare Speed Test and NDT7 (M-Lab)

• Download, upload, and ping; gauge-style live readout

• Result cards plus a 50-result on-device history

• Mbps or MBps — your choice

🎨 DESIGN

• Dark-mode interface built with Jetpack Compose + Material 3

• Edge-to-edge layout, bottom navigation, one visual language

⚙️ CUSTOMIZATION

• Chart smoothing: Raw / 2-second / 3-second average

• Default speed-test engine and unit

• Status-bar icon metric (Total / Download / Upload)

• Peak-line toggle, lock-screen visibility, notification on/off

🔋 BATTERY FRIENDLY

• Lightweight foreground service; throttled when screen is off

• No background polling of external servers

💸 FREE, WITH OPTIONAL AD REMOVAL

• Ads on Home, Wi-Fi, Test, and Data Usage; interstitial after a speed test

• 90-second cooldown between full-screen ads; 20-minute app-open gap

• One-time "Remove Ads" purchase removes all advertising permanently

• Legacy "Remove Ads" purchases from earlier versions are honored

🔐 PRIVACY

• No account, login, or personal identity collected

• No carrier name, phone number, or location coordinates

• SSID and BSSID are read on-device only when Location is granted — shown on screen, never uploaded

• Network speed and data totals stay on-device

• No Wi-Fi scanning of nearby networks

• Firebase Analytics for anonymized stability metrics only

• GDPR consent (EEA / UK / Switzerland) via Google UMP; revisit from Settings → About → Privacy options

• Privacy Policy: https://tofabd.github.io/privacy-policy-internet-speed-meter/

⚙️ PERMISSIONS

• Usage Access — daily Wi-Fi and Mobile totals (granted in Settings)

• Notifications (Android 13+) — show the live-speed notification

• Network + Wi-Fi state — detect transport, read signal/link speed/frequency

• Location (optional) — read connected Wi-Fi SSID and BSSID. No coordinates, no scans; deny anytime

• Foreground service (Special Use) — keep monitoring while the app is closed

• Boot Completed — re-start the monitor after reboot

• Advertising ID — used by AdMob; unused after Remove Ads

🎯 PERFECT FOR

• Watching your connection during gaming, streaming, or calls

• Keeping daily and monthly data usage under control

• Testing your ISP speed against the advertised plan

• Troubleshooting slow Wi-Fi or mobile connections

• Anyone who wants a clean, modern take on a classic speed meter

💡 Bug or feature request? tofa.du@gmail.com