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Find WiFi networks easily from Android

There are thousands of memes, videos and monologues that talk about how bad we spend when we are without WiFi, and is that currently we rely on this technology, since any electronic device or gadget accesses the internet via wireless WiFi connection.If you're at home, there's no problem. But if you go down the street or you are in a public place, finding WiFi networks can become an odyssey. Either there is no connection or there are too many and you do not know which one to choose.But everything has a solution. If you are an Android user, you can install any of the applications listed below. They will help you find WiFi networks, analyze your coverage and decide which one suits you best. In addition, they will make it easier for you to connect to them, if possible, or manage your own personal or shared network.

Netspot

Firstly, Netspot, the Android version of a popular desktop tool that facilitates the analysis and search for available WiFi networks.This free and mobile version simplifies the connection to unknown WiFi networks, but where it really stands out is the possibility of finding nearby WiFi connections, public and open access, establishments or premises that facilitate this.On the other hand, Netspot allows us to manage our WiFi network so that if someone wants to access it we can give permission or not from our Android smartphone and without we have to provide the router password or the WiFi network.

Swift WiFi
Is there a connection available in the area? Ask Swift WiFi, a WiFi network browser with millions of access points in its database.Among other things, we will obtain a list of networks with which they are available and / or which are not, as well as a map to locate the nearest connections.As an incentive, Swift WiFi adds the possibility to check the internet speed in the connection we have chosen, as well as send files to another Android device using the same application.

WifiMapper
The OpenSignal project, dedicated to the analysis of the quality of wireless networks worldwide, has a selection of complementary applications.
One of them is WifiMapper and serves to find nearby WiFi points to connect in different cities and locations around the world.
In addition to offering a list and a map with those connections, we can provide information about the quality of the same, if we have tried it, as well as see the data and opinions shared by other users.

Open WiFi Finder

As its name suggests, Open WiFi Finder shows a list of WiFi connections detected by our device, as well as the quality of the reception and whether they are password protected or not.
The tool is very simple. Simply show the list and differentiate WiFi networks open and closed by a green or red icon, does not provide a database of its own.
On the other hand, we can refresh the list with the corresponding button and get more information about each WiFi connection by clicking on it.

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