Network Monitor

The headline reads like Wi-Fi - MyNetwork - Internet works. The last part says whether the internet works, whether the network wants you to sign in, whether you are connected without internet, or whether you are offline. With nothing connected the card says so and suggests turning on Wi-Fi or mobile data.

The readings are refreshed about once a second while this screen is open.

Tap the row to copy the address. The row is shown only while something is connected. If the phone has no address yet, it says Unknown.

It stays hidden until you tap the row, because finding it means asking a public service on the internet. The row then says Asking.. and shows the address; tap it again to copy it. The address is kept only while the app runs and is never written to the history.

The same lookup is under Internet, where it comes with a notice first.

Two figures: incoming with a down arrow and outgoing with an up arrow, counted for the whole phone, not just this app. It is a live reading, not a speed test; the graph is in the Internet section. The row is hidden while nothing is connected.

The tile shows the network name and the link speed when the phone knows them. Its status line says Available, or why not: Permission not granted, Nothing connected right now, or No such hardware on this device. Before the first reading it says Open to check.

The tile shows the name of the operator whose SIM is used for data. The status line works as on every tile.

The tile shows how many devices are connected right now, for example Connected now: 2.

This tile uses the location receiver of the phone. If location is switched off in the system settings, the status line says so: Location is switched off in system settings.

Once you have looked up your external address in this session, the tile shows it.

Checks you start from Internet, Tools and Resource speed end up here.

These are for people who need to check a particular host or look at a local network.

It measures how fast files move to and from a network or cloud resource you added to the app.

Android 10 and later usually do not let an app switch Wi-Fi by itself. When you tap the switch, the app tries, and if the system refuses it opens the system Wi-Fi panel instead; the switch moves when the panel changes the state. Where the device allows no switching at all, the switch is grayed out with a short explanation. If the state cannot be read it says State unknown.

Tap the section heading to open the system Wi-Fi settings.

The network name needs the precise location permission, because Android treats a Wi-Fi name as location data. Without it that row says Permission not granted. Tap to grant it, or Permission is blocked. Tap to open app settings, and the rest of the rows still work. When nothing is connected, the block is replaced by the reason.

It reads Hotspot: On, Off or Not determined. Tap it to open the system hotspot settings. The row is hidden when the phone cannot tell.

One reading a second, in dBm; a value closer to 0 is a stronger signal. Under the graph you see now, lowest, highest and the trend: rising, falling or steady. Until the first readings arrive it says Collecting readings.. and the graph stays empty. It needs the precise location permission.

Tap the graph to restart it and begin collecting from now. A screen reader announces the restart.

Interface, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, DNS servers, gateway, whether there is a default route, a proxy and the bandwidth estimates for incoming and outgoing data. A missing value reads Unknown. Handy when you need to tell a support person what your network looks like.

The number of active modems needs no permission. The SIM rows show the operator of SIM 1 and SIM 2 and mark the one preferred for data; they need the phone permission, and without it the section says Permission not granted. Tap to grant it. Each SIM gets its own signal graph that you can restart by tapping it.

Android does not let an app switch mobile data or choose a SIM, and a note on the screen says so. This button takes you to the system network settings, where you can.

It works like the Wi-Fi switch: the app tries, and if the system refuses it opens the system Bluetooth settings. Tap the section heading to open them directly. The Adapter row says On, Off or Not on this device.

Two lists: Connected now and Paired, not connected, each with a note when it is empty. Reading them needs the Bluetooth permission (Nearby devices on Android 12 and later); without it the lists say Permission not granted, and a tap asks for it.

The list offers the devices connected now. Once you pick one, a Device signal graph appears and fills in once a second; tap the graph to restart it. With no connected device the field says there is nothing to chart.

Below the two counts is a line for each satellite: the system and number, the signal strength in dB-Hz, and whether it is counted in the position. A message says Searching for satellites.. until the first ones are found. A signal strength graph follows; tap it to restart.

This section needs the precise location permission and location switched on. Tapping the heading or either count opens the system location settings.

Latitude and longitude, the accuracy (for example ±5 m) and the time of the fix. Without a fix, or without the permission, the block gives the reason instead. The coordinates stay on the screen and are not sent anywhere.

The track stays on this device and is written only while the screen is open. Nothing is sent anywhere. While it records, a line counts the recorded points.

The button appears once there is a track file. It opens the system share sheet with a CSV file. If a newer recording has replaced the file, a note asks you to turn recording on and try again.

This device, Gateway (your router), DNS and Internet, each with its address or state and a mark showing whether it answers. Where the line breaks is where to look: the router, the name servers or the connection beyond them.

Incoming now and Outgoing now, with a graph beneath. It counts everything the phone moves, not only this app. Tap the graph to restart it.

The list starts with The internet and continues with the resources you added. Check the selected resource is available only when a resource is chosen.

It tries to reach the resource with its saved address and credentials and says The resource answered, or that it did not, so you check the address and credentials. If the resource was deleted meanwhile, the result says so.

Fill in the From and To addresses, or keep the range filled in for your own network. The result tells how many of the probed addresses answered and lists them with their open ports. A range that is too large or not a pair of addresses is refused with a hint. On newer Android versions the scan needs the local-network permission; if it is missing, the result tells you to grant it in the system settings and try again.

The scan contacts addresses on your network. Some office and campus networks treat that as unwanted, so the app shows a notice the first time in a session.

The result shows the address and a note on whether it is your own or the operator translates it between its customers. If the router does not answer, the note says it can tell nothing either way. If no service answers, it says so and suggests trying again. The first time in a session a notice explains that the service sees the address it answers to.

The test downloads and uploads about 20 MB in total, so a notice appears first. On a network the phone knows as metered the notice appears every time, and without your approval nothing is measured. The result shows both speeds in Mbps. If the test cannot finish, the result asks you to check the connection.

It appears with a progress bar while a check runs. Stop it at any time; the other checks stay unavailable until the running one finishes or is stopped.

Type an IP address or a host name. Below the field are chips with the hosts you used before: tap one to reuse it, tap its cross to forget it.

The console lists each attempt with its time in milliseconds, or No answer in time, and ends with how many of the attempts answered. A name that does not resolve or a missing network is reported in the console too.

Each hop that answers is listed with its time. The trace ends when the host is reached or after the maximum number of hops. Use it to see where a connection slows down or stops.

It works like the scan in Internet, with the same From and To fields, and writes the answering addresses into the console. Use it only on networks that are yours.

Before anything runs it says that results will appear here. While an operation runs, a progress bar with Stop appears above the console.

Use it to paste the results into a message or a note. With an empty console nothing is copied.

Only the text on the screen is removed. The measurements already written to the history stay there.

Undo

The console text is lost with no way back. Copy it first if you need it.

The list starts with The internet and continues with the network and cloud resources you added.

It first checks that the target answers, then measures. A progress bar with Stop is shown while it runs. On a metered network a window asks first whether to go on.

Download and Upload, each in megabits per second. A resource that is read-only shows (Read-only resource) in place of the upload, because uploading would write to it. Under the figures a status line says that the measurement finished, was stopped, or why it failed.

Each row has the kind (Speed, Resource check, External address, Network scan, Ping or Traceroute), the network it ran on, the time and whether it answered. The list is kept on this device. While it is empty the screen says there are no measurements yet.

It opens the system share sheet with a plain text file. If the file cannot be prepared, a note asks you to free some space. The button is shown only when the list has rows.

A window asks first. The button is shown only when the list has rows.

Undo

Every measurement is removed from the device and cannot be restored. Export the list first if you still need it.

Instead of the sections you see a short message and, where the feature exists, a button. In some editions Network Monitor is not part of the app at all; the message then says so and has no button. The screen does not show the message while it is still checking whether the monitor is on.

It takes you to the Management tab, where the switch is under Additional programs and scenarios (the message on this screen calls it Operations). Turn it on, come back, and the summary appears.

The notice says what the check does: that the speed test uses about 20 MB of traffic, that the scan contacts your local network, that the external address lookup is passed to a public service, or that this network charges for traffic. The traffic, scan and address notices come once per session; the metered notice comes before every speed test.

Nothing is sent and nothing is measured.

The window says the stored measurements will be removed from this device and suggests exporting first.

Undo

The measurements are deleted for good. Export them before you confirm if you may need them.

Nothing is deleted.