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How to get network activity displayed in the Status bar

May 7, 2021 by Satyapriya


Are you curious about knowing the status of your networking activity on your Android device? Yes, that would be the answer from many people. That curiosity to know the internet speed is quite common among internet users. Many of us know how to know the speed of the internet on our PCs and laptops. Follow these simple steps.

  • This process starts with you from downloading an Android app called Internet Speed Meter  app from the Google play store which is available to download for free
  • The application installs an internet reader in the middle of the status bar, but the app is highly customizable and allows you to change the position, data limit, speed or transfer units, and much more
  • If you wish to make changes, just open the application, head to Settings by clicking on the gear icon, you can see a lot of options that you can customize according to your choice and desire

Internet Speed Meter can thus be a great app and can help you get to know the speed of your internet as it allows you to monitor your network activity right from the status bar.

Filed Under: Android, How to Guides Tagged With: Internet speed meter, Network activity, status bar

How To Get The Network Activity Displayed On The Status Bar In Android

July 16, 2020 by Satyapriya

Different device manufacturers implement separate amendments to the Android OS to make it more appealing and useful to the users. One such a tweak that the device manufacturer’s implement is the network status on the top of the device. This lets the users keep track of the data that they have been using and the data that they have remaining to use. But not every Android device comes with this feature of displaying the network activity on the status bar of the device. So, here we bring you the simple and easy steps of enabling the display of the network status on the top of the device screen.

Enabling The Network Activity

  • To begin the process, you first have to download and install the Internet Speed Meter application from the Google play store. It is available to download for free for the users. So, get it installed on your device
  • As soon as the app installation is completed you will start to see the network activity of your data connection on the status bar of your device, but you can also customize it if you wish
  • Just open the Internet Speed Meter app, then head to the settings of the application by clicking on the gear icon
  • Inside the settings you will find various options related to widget, appearance, just customize according to your choice and then you will find the network activity status displayed according to your choice

This is a more stable working app that we have observed and have found that it affects other working tasks. Thus we hope you try this app and get the perfectly right track of the network usage status. Hope you like the Internet Speed Meter app.

Filed Under: Android, How to Guides Tagged With: Internet speed meter, Network activity, status bar

How To Add A Brightness Slider To Your Status Bar On Your Android Device

May 19, 2020 by Satyapriya

Android is one such a unique operating system that enhances the ability of the device and gives the users a wonderful experience. It always welcomes the developers to showcase their creative and innovative ideas. Android is even the most customizable operating system. Adjusting the brightness is one such feature that many of us use very often. Let us now learn a simple process using which we can adjust the brightness levels in our devices with the help of a slider. So, follow these simple steps if you also would like to get a brightness slider on your status bar.

Steps To Add Brightness Slider On Your Android Device

  • Then you need to download the APK file of the Amazon Underground App
  • First of all, you need to turn on the unknown sources option in the settings of your Android device by going to your device Settings>Security. Then make sure the Unknown Sources option is checked
  • Now install the downloaded APK of the Amazon Underground app and sign in using your Amazon account
  • Then search for the Display brightness app with a bulb icon developed by RubberSoft, download and install it
  • Now open the application and you can see that you can actually make a lot of customizations to the brightness slider
  • You can select the size, adjust the transparency, alter the slider’s length, relocate the screen position of the slider
  • That is it, you are done with the setup and you can just drag the slider to adjust the brightness level. The percentage will be displayed in the center of the screen

These simple and easy steps can thus help you in relocating the brightness slider to the status bar. Make your life simple by relocating the status bar in your device. Have a stress less viewing by adjusting the brightness as you like.

Filed Under: Featured, How to Guides Tagged With: Amazon underground, Brightness slider, status bar

How To Customize The Notification Center And Status Bar In Android Device

November 13, 2019 by Satyapriya

Android phones are the most popular devices these days among the people using smartphones. There are a lot of ways for customising the smartphones especially android phones. There are launchers, icon packs, lock screen apps which can help the most in customizing the Android device, whereas the notification center is something that can change the whole look of your phone. So, there are various applications that can help you to customize your status bar.

Some android phones like Samsung, HTC, LG and Xiaomi devices allow the users to customise the look as per their preference. Whereas stock Android users like the ones who use Moto, Pixel devices may not be able to customize the look of their device by default. Here are some things they can do to customize the look of their device.

Customizing Notification Center:

Now here I am going to take you through some applications that will help you in customizing your notification center. These apps don’t require the apps to be rooted.

Material Status bar Notific:

People who use the stock android devices know the actual desire to make their device overcome the material design and allowing them to have a fully customised device as per their preference. This app actually fulfils that by giving the users the chance to make changes in their notification center. This app lets the user choose the way they see the information on the notification bar. Users can choose colours for the icons in the notification bar.

notification center

Notification Toggle:

notification centre

How would it feel if the user will be able to access their most favourite apps like WhatsApp and Facebook right from the status bar? Sounds great right. This app the Notification Toggle lets the users create custom shortcuts for various apps and even device functions that they use regularly. Users can change the colour as they like and can add a second row for toggles.

Status:

This app can be considered as a similar app to the first app listed above the Material Status bar notific. This app as the name suggests allows only to customise it. One can change the appearance and position of the clock. It also lets the users customise each and every icon on the status ranging from colour to designs of the icons like WiFi, battery.

notification center

Thus using these applications available in the Google Play store for free one can customise their phone and thus change its entire look.

Filed Under: Android, How to Guides Tagged With: android device, notification centre, status bar

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