How to Enable Hidden WiFi Developer Options on Samsung
Samsung devices beholds quite a few hidden tweaks up its sleeves. Even though I was still quite amazed when I stumbled upon its WiFi Developer Options just because of the sheer number of menus it has. Inside each of these menus, you’ll find a plethora of additional network information. From the link speeds, to TCP/IP to nearby WiFi details, from your connection history [well, not your’s, your WiFi’s!] to WiFi link status history, there’s a lot to look forward to.
Likewise, you can change the WiFi scan interval and even restart the entire WiFi subsystem. And the best part? You don’t require root to interact with or unlock any of these functionalities. So enough of the talking, let’s now make you aware of the steps to unearth this feature on your device right away. Follow along.
- How to Enable Hidden WiFi Developer Options on Samsung
- Features Present in the WiFi Developer Options
- Is Link Speed your Current Network Speed?
- Video Guide
How to Enable Hidden WiFi Developer Options on Samsung
While enabling the WiFi Developer Options in itself is not risky, but enabling and disabling the features that it has might prove to be. So only interact with those features if you’re cent percent sure of what they do. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device and data by performing the below steps.
- Head over to Settings > Connections > WiFi> Tap on overflow icon > select Intelligent WiFi.
- Then tap on the Intelligent WiFi version number 7 times. This will enable Connectivity Labs.
- Go there, scroll to the bottom, and select WiFi Developer Options.
- You’ll now be greeted to tons of new features. Go check them out!
Features Present in the WiFi Developer Options
You’ll come across the following features in the WiFi Developer Options on your Samsung device [each of them houses a few additional features, so do check them out as well].
- Connection Information
- Nearby WiFi Information
- WiFi- and network Diagnosis
- WiFi Connection History
- WiFi Link Status History
- Change Scan Interval
- Restart the WiFi Subsystem
Is Link Speed your Current Network Speed?
Under Connection Information, you see one feature named Link Speed. Regarding this, Link Speed is not your actual current internal speed; on the contrary, it is the maximum potential speed between your device and the router. On newer One UI builds, you’ll see Link Speed broken into TX and RX. Let’s understand what they both mean:
- TX (Transmit/Upload): The maximum speed at which your device can send data to a server or other devices.
- RX (Receive/Download): The maximum speed at which your device can receive data from the internet.
For example, a 100 Mbps Link Speed generally means a 100 Mbps transmit (Tx) and 100 Mbps receive (Rx) capability.
Video Guide
- How to Turn off/on WiFi based on Location in Samsung
- How to View WiFi Network Speed on Samsung One UI 6
- Use Secure Folder on Rooted/Unlock Bootloader Samsung
- How to Disable and Bypass the Knox on Samsung Devices
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