Some functions on Android devices, cellphones and tablets, HTC, Nexus, Samsung, Motorola or others, need a Wi-Fi connection to work so having a bad WiFi connection can be a problem. In addition, in the Google Play store there are many really interesting free applications to solve technical problems and enhance the wifi connection, with network tools, free network seekers and wireless connection managers with which to stay connected wherever you are, where possible.
In this list, the best free applications to enhance Wi-Fi reception and connection with Android .
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1) Wi-Fi Inspector shows all users connected to a particular Wi-Fi network and allows you to check if there is an intruder in the network.
The app is also useful for knowing the assigned IP address, MAC address and connection speed.
2) Wifi Radar is similar but simpler because it shows the location of the hotspots in a graphical radar-shaped interface.
You can thus see if the hotspot is on the right, left, north or south.
3) If you want a more complete application, on Android phones and tablets equipped with 3G, you can install Open Signal Maps which provides, on the map, the place where there are free access points in wifi and also for 3G.
Open Signal Maps is the 2G-3G coverage map for cell phones and mobile internet in Italy
4) Wefi is a similar application which however is based on an already active internet connection.
With Wefi you can see the access points to free wireless networks on the map so you can get close and connect for free.
I had already talked about Wefi in the article on how to find free wireless networks and surf the internet for free.
3) FoxFi can become an indispensable application in case you have an Android mobile phone which is not allowed to act as a hotspot.
By activating the hotspot function, the Android mobile phone already connected to a 3G data network becomes itself an access point, providing a personal wifi to which you can connect from other computers or from the tablet.
This is the best way to use an iPad or Nexus 7 around, even if they don't have a 3G connection.
FoxFi gives the possibility to use the Android phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot .
5) Wi-Fi Fixer is an automatic application that serves when Android seems to have problems connecting to a network.
This free tool was featured in the more general article on solutions if Wi-Fi on Android doesn't connect to the internet
6) InstaWiFi is used to share passwords for access to a network.
Since in some cases the password of the router to connect is long and complicated to say by voice, with this app you can quickly generate a QR code that can be sent and read to another mobile phone.
7) WiFi Analyzer is a great Android application to test and analyze the network signal in order to know all the details.
In particular, it allows you to measure the signal strength and see on which channel the router is transmitting (see also the guide to improve the reception of the wifi signal)
Using WiFi Analyzer you can find the connection with the least number of users connected to it which, presumably, will be less clogged and faster.
8) Similar to Wifi Analyzer but with even more information on active channels and frequencies is Wifi Overview 360 .
10) Wifi Manager to connect to the strongest wifi network automatically is instead a more comfortable connection manager than the default one, to set passwords and network profiles.
Thanks to the widget, you can always be informed when you are close to a free network and you can connect with a touch.
Other 7 applications related to the Wireless receiver allow you to automatically manage, enable or disable wifi on Android based on the time, location, battery charge and other customizable factors.
In other articles, always referring to the wifi connection we also saw:
- How to make jokes about the wireless network connection with Android
- How to manage the Android mobile phone from the PC browser
- How to access shared Windows folders, in wifi, from Android.
Finally, as an additional wildcard, I point out the always alive, simple and functioning WPA Tester application, to find passwords and enter closed Telecom, Alice or Fastweb networks, not adequately protected.
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