Android 8.1 Oreo Shows Open WiFi Network Speeds Even Before You Connect

Google released the Android 8.i Oreo update back in December last year and since so the visitor has been rolling out cool new features to the Bone with subsequent updates. Now, according to a recent tweet from the official Android business relationship, the visitor has announced a new feature.

The latest addition to Android viii.one Oreo comes in the form of a WiFi speed indicator which will brandish the speed of open up networks in the user's vicinity. The WiFi settings bill of fare now displays one of 4 speed labels- Very Fast, Fast, OK, and Slow- which will help users determine which open network they should connect to.

Public Wi-Fi can be spotty. For the offset time, #AndroidOreo viii.ane lets you have out the guesswork & come across the speed of networks before y'all hit connect. Rolling out now: https://t.co/lSzvCFgNk7 pic.twitter.com/60EmoPxUX4

— Android (@Android) Jan 22, 2018

As per Google, the difference betwixt Very Fast and Fast networks is that with Very Fast networks users will be able to stream "very high-quality videos", while the Fast networks will stream nearly other videos. OK networks will be good plenty for low-cal web browsing, social media, and Spotify streaming. While Slow networks are not even worth connecting to unless information technology'due south an emergency.

The new feature will only work on public WiFi networks which aren't protected by passwords. Private WiFi networks which require passwords won't display whatever speed data every bit Google won't be able to test them without proper authentication. The company claims that network administrators will exist able to opt out of Android's WiFi Assistant showing speed data.

Previous additions to Android 8.1 Oreo include alerts for bombardment consumption, support for the Visual Core flake on Pixel two devices, modest interface optimizations, TensorFlow Lite optimizations, performance optimizations for devices with 1GB RAM, a new calendar widget, a slightly redesigned fundamental shortcut, and a highlighted "Gestures" bill of fare in the system settings. Other minor changes include a battery level indicator for connected Bluetooth devices, improvements to the autofill organization, a remodeled ability off/restart card, and a few updates to the emoji design.