Internet Speed Meter

Live internet speed in your status bar. Data usage, speed test, and graphs

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? [email protected]