About Internet Speed Meter - Live
Internet Speed Meter shows live download and upload speed in the status bar and notification shade. Open the app for a real-time chart, Wi-Fi and mobile data totals, a built-in speed test, and detailed information about...
Internet Speed Meter shows live download and upload speed in the status bar and notification shade. Open the app for a real-time chart, Wi-Fi and mobile data totals, a built-in speed test, and detailed information about your current Wi-Fi connection.
🚀 REAL-TIME MONITORING
• Live download and upload speed in the notification
• Status-bar icon can show Total, Download, or Upload
• 1-second sampling with optional smoothing
• Lightweight foreground service, throttled while the screen is off
• Passive monitoring uses Android network counters—not an external test server
📊 LIVE CHARTS
• Separate download and upload lines
• 1-minute or 5-minute chart window
• Optional peak-speed reference line
• Automatic scale and smooth animation
📶 DATA USAGE
• Today, This Week, This Month, or a custom date range
• Wi-Fi and Mobile totals with per-day rows
• Read on demand from Android's NetworkStatsManager
• Usage totals are not uploaded by the app
📡 WI-FI DETAILS
• Signal gauge and quality indicator
• Link speed, band, frequency, and channel
• Local IPv4 address and gateway
• Optional connected network name (SSID) and access-point address (BSSID)
• No nearby Wi-Fi network scanning
⚡ BUILT-IN SPEED TEST
• Choose Cloudflare Speed Test or M-Lab NDT7
• Download, upload, and ping with a live gauge
• Mbps or MBps display
• Up to 50 results stored locally with a Clear History control
• A disclosure is shown before the first test
• Speed tests send synthetic traffic, public IP, and connection measurements to the selected provider; M-Lab publishes measurement data for Internet research
⚙️ CUSTOMIZATION
• Chart smoothing and window length
• Default speed-test provider and unit
• Status-bar icon metric
• Peak-line, lock-screen, and notification controls
💸 FREE, WITH OPTIONAL AD REMOVAL
• Native, banner, interstitial, and app-open ads
• Frequency limits reduce repeated full-screen ads
• One-time Remove Ads purchase stops ad requests and display after ownership is confirmed
• Eligible legacy Remove Ads purchases are honored
🔐 PRIVACY
• No account or login required
• Passive speed values, Android usage totals, Wi-Fi details, preferences, and test history are processed locally
• Optional Location permission is used only to read the connected SSID/BSSID; the app does not request coordinates
• Cloudflare or M-Lab processes public IP and measurement data only when you start a speed test
• Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics process usage and diagnostic information
• Google AdMob and UMP provide ads and applicable advertising privacy choices
• Local app data is excluded from Android cloud backup and device transfer
• Privacy Policy: https://tofabd.github.io/privacy-policy-internet-speed-meter/
🔑 PERMISSIONS
• Notifications — live-speed notification on supported Android versions
• Usage Access — optional Wi-Fi and Mobile usage totals
• Location — optional connected Wi-Fi SSID/BSSID; no coordinates or scans
• Network and Wi-Fi state — connection and link details
• Foreground service — continuous live monitoring
• Boot completed — resume enabled monitoring after restart
• Advertising and billing permissions — ads and optional Remove Ads purchase
Useful for monitoring gaming, streaming, calls, ISP performance, mobile usage, and Wi-Fi quality.
Questions or feedback: tofa.du@gmail.com
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Internet Speed Meter - Live since it was posted on our website on 2019-10-25 16:36:25.
The latest version is 5.5 and it was updated on 2026-10-12 15:29:04. See below the changes in each version.
Internet Speed Meter - Live version 5.5
Updated At: 2026-08-17
Changes: A fresh look with smoother monitoring and improved compatibility.
• Refreshed Home, Speed Test, and Wi-Fi screens
• New launcher and splash artwork
• Clear first-use privacy notice before running a speed test
• Improved Android 15 and 16 edge-to-edge support
• Local settings and speed-test history excluded from Android backup
• Performance and reliability improvements
Internet Speed Meter - Live 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 - Live 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 - Live version 3.10
Updated At: 2025-11-14
Changes: • Improved permission handling
• Enhanced dark mode support
• Various bug fixes and improvements
Internet Speed Meter - Live version 3.02
Updated At: 2024-01-13
Internet Speed Meter - Live version 2.05
Updated At: 2023-07-04
Changes: Bug fixed
Internet Speed Meter - Live version
Updated At: 2022-01-21
Changes: Minor bug fixed.
Internet Speed Meter - Live 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 - Live 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