github.com/VREMSoftwareDevelopment/WiFiAnalyzer

WiFiAnalyzer

This is the official repository of WiFiAnalyzer.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Usage Tips
• How-to
• FAQ
• Feedback
• License
• Privacy policy
• WiFiAnalyzer Build
• Contribute
• Translation

Features

• Identify nearby Access Points
• Graph channels signal strength
• Graph Access Point signal strength over time
• Analyze Wi-Fi networks to rate channels
• HT/VHT Detection - 40/80/160/320 MHz (Requires hardware/software support)
• 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz Wi-Fi bands (Requires hardware/software support)
• Access Point view complete or compact
• Estimated Distance to the Access Points
• Export access points details
• Dark, Light and System theme available
• Pause/Resume scanning
• Available filters: Wi-Fi band, Signal strength, Security and SSID
• Vendor/OUI Database Lookup
• The application has too many features to mention them all

Please note WiFiAnalyzer is not a Wi-Fi password cracking or phishing tool.

Usage Tips

• Tap the title bar to switch between 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz Wi-Fi band.
• SSID with *** or *hidden* means it is hidden.
• Access Point security:
  • WPA3(SAE)/WPA2/WPA
  • WEP/WPS
  • Disabled
• Wi-Fi Standard (Requires Android OS 11+):
  • 4 - - 802.11n
  • 5 - - 802.11ac
  • 6 - - 802.11ax
  • 7 - - 802.11be

How-to

• How to video
• How to find the best 5Ghz Wi-Fi Channel
• Understand Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7 (802.11 n/ac/ax/be) - Make educated wireless router/AP upgrade decisions
• Why Wi-Fi stinks and how to fix it
• Wi-Fi channels list
• How is distance calculated to Access Point

FAQ

• Android Wi-Fi scanning throttling
• Location Service Permission Requirements
• WiFiAnalyzer on secondary user accounts
• How channel graph displays 20/40/80/160/320 MHz channel width?
• How to use SSID filter?
• WiFiAnalyzer equivalent on iOS

Feedback

• Bug reports can be submitted here.
• To learn how to submit a bug click here.
• Discussions
• If you do not have GitHub account, please use google groups to discuss application features.

License

WiFiAnalyzer is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3).

GPLv3 License key requirements:

• Disclose Source
• License and Copyright Notice
• Same License
• State Changes

GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3) Explained in Plain English

GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3).

Privacy policy

• WiFiAnalyzer does not collect any personal/device information.
• WiFiAnalyzer is designed to use as few permissions as possible. It asks for just enough to perform the analysis.
• Plus, it is all open source so nothing is hidden!
• Most notably, this application does not require access to internet, so you can be sure it does not send any personal/device information to any other source and it does not receive any information from other sources.

WiFiAnalyzer Build

Contribute

• Feel free to fork the project and submit your changes.
• To learn how to submit a pull request click here.
• We want to express our gratitude to all people for their contributions, such as: patches, bug solving, updates and etc.
• If you would like to contribute financially to the project please feel free to send any amount through paypal.
  • 
  • Thanks to every one who already donated so far!

Fork project

How to fork project

Build project

• Install Android Studio
• Import project into Android Studio
  • In Welcome to Android Studio Screen select Import project ...
  • Select the root directory of the WiFiAnalyzer repository and click "OK".
  • WiFiAnalyzer will build automatically.

Running lint, unit tests and jacoco coverage report

./gradlew lintDebug jacocoTestCoverageVerification

• lint report: app/build/reports/lint-results.html
• unit test report: app/build/reports/tests/testDebugUnitTest/index.html
• code coverage report: app/build/reports/jacoco/jacocoTestReport/html/index.html

Translation

We support many languages, all done by people like you! We make use of free Weblate's Libre hosting to allow this. This means if you don't like how a translation was done for your language, you can change it! Or, you can add a whole new language! Visit our Weblate project to help.