Normally, after spending more than two decades of gadgets and tech, it is not often that I come with a feature I have never seen or heard before – but Samsung has surprised me. It turns out that the device manufacturer has hidden a useful WiFi menu in one of its UI software that gives you a complete bunch of useful options. This is definitely new to me, and it can also be new to you.
I am indebted to the right people Android authority To spot it; They, in turn, discovered it through a thread On reditWhich embodges a tiktok video. The feature is called connectivity labs, and it seems that in 2023 it has been added at some point. You will find it under intelligent Wi-Fi settings that Samsung provides for the network you connect.
How to enable connectivity labs
Here’s how to enable it: Open the settings on your Galaxy phone, then tap Connection> Wi-FiTap three dots in the top right corner, then choose Intelligent Wi-FiYou will see some easy options here to switch to the WiFi network, connect to hotspots, detect suspicious networks and give priority to real -time data.
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To find the hidden menu, you need to do Tap on intelligent Wi-Fi under the screen seven times To enable Connectivity labs (When you pass, you will see a message that tells you that the convenience is going to be capable). Then gives you an additional connectivity labs menu option on this screen. The menu button describes the feature as being “for internal test purposes”.
What can you do with connectivity labs
Tab connectivity labs and you will see a pile of data about the WiFi connection of your phone in the first week, in which how much data you have used, how much time you have been connected, and even which WiFi bands and standards you are using (this can help you make sure you can help make sure that you are receiving full use of your new Wi-Fi 7 trinquity 7 trinity.
Also you will get a series of options and togle switches. There is a setting of note Rapid switch to mobile dataWhich means that your phone is faster to dig a unstable WiFi network for cellular data, and if you have received an unlimited data plan for your handset, it can be better.
then there is Add auto carrier Wi-Fi againWhich clearly automates the process of connecting the public WiFi spot provided by your carrier. If you want this or not, really going down for personal preference and how you want to work your phone, but it is useful for the option.
Tap Customize Wi-Fi list settings And you are able to improve the available WiFi network list that you see on your phone. You can replace the signal strength threshold that determines whether the WiFi network is shown as available or not, for example, and set more filters which networks you see (perhaps you want to see only safe, 5 GHz networks, for example).
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choose Wi-Fi developer option For even more data, including one Wi-Fi information nearby The screen that ranks the network of you based on the quality of their signal strength, from the worst to the best. It can be useful to solve problems and ensure that the equipment is connected to the network with the best signals.
If you open, talk about checking the strength of the signal Home Wi-Fi inspection Connectivity labs page option, you are taken step by step through the process of viewing how good WiFi is at various points around your house. You choose the network you want to analyze, then move around with your phone to check your strength at various points. Again, it is easy to find out why your laptop can lose connections in the bedroom, or find the best place to install your new safety camera.
Together, all equipment in connectivity lab is so useful, it is surprising that Samsung has placed them in a hidden menu that you cannot see by default. I am to find it.
