About 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...
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]
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Internet Speed Meter since it was posted on our website on 2019-10-25 16:36:25.
The latest version is 5.4 and it was updated on 2026-06-23 14:12:31. See below the changes in each version.
Internet Speed Meter version 5.4
Updated At: 2026-05-01
Changes: v5.4 — new Wi-Fi tab + smarter notification.
• Dedicated Wi-Fi tab: animated signal gauge, link speed, band, channel, IP, gateway
• Network name (SSID) shows in the live notification when Location is granted
• Signal-quality curve recalibrated to industry dBm thresholds
• Peak-speed line on the Home chart now tints to match the peaking stream
• Large native ad on the Wi-Fi tab; Test screen keeps a 50-result history
Internet Speed Meter version 4.6
Updated At: 2026-01-19
Changes: • Android 15 compatibility
• Enhanced service reliability
• Improved auto-restart after reboot
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
Internet Speed Meter version 3.10
Updated At: 2025-11-14
Changes: • Improved permission handling
• Enhanced dark mode support
• Various bug fixes and improvements
Internet Speed Meter version 3.02
Updated At: 2024-01-13
Internet Speed Meter version 2.05
Updated At: 2023-07-04
Changes: Bug fixed
Internet Speed Meter version
Updated At: 2022-01-21
Changes: Minor bug fixed.
Internet Speed Meter version
Updated At: 2020-01-03
Changes: Bug fixed for android 10
New and minimal layout for android 10
Because of android new policy app usage data and some other features would not work.
Internet Speed Meter version
Updated At: 2019-11-03
Changes: Several bugs fixed
White background issue fixed
New graph layout
App usage stats added
Show Only Download, Only Upload option in status bar
