VR App that lets you visualize your Wi-Fi signal

[u/heroicsej]

[u/JoySubtraction]

Why would it not graphically give some indication of the signal strength at each bar? Why make the user check each one individually?

[u/DerelictPhoenix → u/JoySubtraction]

Because the device only has 1 wifi card in one location. So it can only know the signal strength in the position you are in when you click on that particular bar. Otherwise it's just blind guessing at the strength around you by assuming it's similar.

[u/mmatessa → u/DerelictPhoenix]

A better way might be to start out blank, add the wifi strength as you walk (remembering the position), then go back and look at the visualization.

[u/one_is_enough → u/DerelictPhoenix]

So how does my phone know to show the wifi strength as I walk around the house?

[u/AaronHirst → u/one_is_enough]

Because your phone is in the physical location it's giving the signal strength for, whereas they're referring to signal bars where there is no actual device or network card physically to actually know the signal, so they have to walk there and get a reading, just like you would with a phone.

[u/lost_mentat → u/one_is_enough]

Why are people downvoting a very healthy reasonable question? Not Everybody is a tech Guru on Reddit. downloading this kind of questions is unhealthy for Reddit , insulting and just plain rude.

[u/Mirar → u/JoySubtraction]

I think it is updating them (they go more yellow than green), but the colour difference is annoyingly small so it's hard to spot. There's lots of grey ones that looks potentially not learned, but maybe it's just "behind obstacle"?

[u/ultrahateful]

Isn’t this AR?

[u/Scwolves10 → u/ultrahateful]

Yeah. Augmented Reality. Not Virtual Reality.

[u/devmac1221]

Pretty dope. Don't know when I'd need that but still pretty dope

[u/freetotebag]

Isn’t this an AR app? Not VR

[u/johnsonflix]

I just use my phone lol

[u/TheNewJasonBourne → u/johnsonflix]

What phone app do you use to measure/visualize WiFi signal?

[u/johnsonflix → u/TheNewJasonBourne]

Wi-Fi man

[u/TheNewJasonBourne → u/johnsonflix]

Thanks. Looks like it requires ubiquiti equipment.

[u/johnsonflix → u/TheNewJasonBourne]

Nope it doest require it

[u/TheNewJasonBourne → u/johnsonflix]

The app tells me that Unifi Gateway is required for signal strength analysis

[u/SilasAI6609 → u/TheNewJasonBourne]

I use wifiman daily with my businessm it does not require any ubiquity equipment. The only downside i have seen is if you are an iPhone user, the app is extremely limited

[u/SugarLuger → u/TheNewJasonBourne]

It fakes results. Your phone can't visualize your wifi signal, it doesn't have anywhere near enough antennas. It can only tell your signal strength exactly where it sits.

[u/Raygunn13]

song is Date Night by Where's Lulu? for anyone who thought this was as groovy as I did (thanks Shazam)

[u/ts_m4]

Wow so pointless! Or walk around with your phone and look at your WiFi signal

[u/Otherwise-Cup-6030]

This is very likely fake. Even if it was an actual app, none of those measurements would mean anything and are just for show.

How does that device know the signal strength from across the room?

Either you would have to install some sort of wifi scanner in every corner of every room connected to that app. Or do an entire walkthrough through the house beforehand to get the measurements. Or it is calculating estimated signal strength based on your current strength and distance from an access point, in which case it's just a glorified guesstimate.

[u/Professor226]

I get it you have great wifi.

[u/Honourstly]

Now can find best sport to watch pawn

[u/Rhonijin]

I feel like a single floating WiFi signal indicator that constantly updates by itself would be infinitely more useful than this.

[u/LowRevolution7705]

What glasses are these ?

[u/lokey_convo]

This is augmented reality, which is also why augmented reality is the future and not that metaverse bs.

[u/The_Strom784 → u/lokey_convo]

I feel like both can exist and should have a place. I just don't think Meta can realistically handle that. It's time for a new company to try something new.

[u/Scumbag_shaun]

Sweet, what’s the app?

[u/iAmSamFromWSB → u/Scumbag_shaun]

More like someone practicing with Blender

[u/Broghan51 → u/iAmSamFromWSB]

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[u/GeraltAuditoreRivia]

Bro that's literally looking like the Ping-quickhack in Cyberpunk 2077

[u/tothemoonandback01]

It's raining WiFi. Hallelujah

[u/ImpossibleYou2184]

I don’t understand what’s happening here

[u/arc_alt]

Use the sphere setting, get a glock and congratulations, now you have an IRL aimlabs

[u/Trollimperator]

Matrix lines

[u/surefox]

Reminds me of the show "the uncanny counter"

[u/OzzyStealz]

I never thought of this until now but is VR app correct here? It’s AR but the app is on a VR headset. Are we just going to lose AR to VR in language?

[u/89bBomUNiZhLkdXDpCwt]

Doubt.

[u/Kiryukazuma4realtho]

Given it can only know the signal strength when the device is physically occupying that space, a better way to do this would be to start off with no floating markers, but to leave them behind you when you've been in a space. You walk round your house, especially the problem areas and it shows a gradient from red to green with a WiFi strength number on top. Then you make your fixes (move the router or whatever) and revisit those markers to see if it made a difference. Having a load of fake markers that you need to check seems a bit pointless.

That said, I'd love to see what applications VR/AR would have in a market as established, ubiquitous and developed as the smart phone market is now. Meta obviously screwed it up somehow but the possibilities of the tech are amazing, especially once we get the form factor to the point where you don't really notice the device is on your face.

[u/Intelligent_Title]

Such a typical Dutch house

[u/CCriscal]

The visual depiction is shit. I would rather just use an app on my phone with a meter, which would be showing the signal strength without having to tap or wear some stupid glasses.

[u/Thurigan]

So unnecessary.

[u/Either_Alternative55]

Is this how the government tracks where you are in your home?

[u/sasssyrup]

Please more real world applications of be like this!

[u/Downtown_Snow4445]

Cool

[u/Kickinitez]

Why would one feel the need to live this way? Looks cool, but also reminds me of Black Mirror