How to activate Connectivity Labs on Samsung Galaxy: complete guide

Connectivity Labs is a Wi-Fi diagnostic tool integrated into Samsung Galaxy phones, designed to help users optimize the wireless connection in their homes. This tool is particularly useful for those who want to improve Wi-Fi coverage, solve connectivity issues, or optimize the performance of their home network.

Connectivity Labs is ideal for those who own smart home devices and need a stable and reliable connection. Additionally, it is useful for those living in apartments where the 2.4 GHz band is often overcrowded, allowing for the analysis and improvement of Wi-Fi channel usage.

Thanks to Connectivity Labs, users can identify areas of the house with a weak Wi-Fi signal, analyze the Wi-Fi channels used by nearby networks, monitor signal strength over time, and test reachability to specific sites. This tool offers advanced features that usually require the installation of third-party apps, but which Samsung has integrated directly into the One UI operating system.

Prerequisites

• A Samsung Galaxy phone
• Access to the phone settings
• An active Wi-Fi connection

PROCEDURE: Activating Connectivity Labs on Samsung Galaxy

By following this guide, you will be able to activate Connectivity Labs on your Samsung Galaxy phone and use advanced tools to diagnose the quality of the Wi-Fi signal in your home.

• Open the Settings app on your device.
• Select Connections.
• Tap Wi-Fi.
• Click on the three dots at the top right.
• Choose Intelligent Wi-Fi.
• Tap five or seven times the version number under the Intelligent Wi-Fi version number.
• The Connectivity Labs option will appear.

Now you can use the features of Connectivity Labs to improve your Wi-Fi connection.

Verification and Troubleshooting

At the end of this guide, you will be able to test the functionality of Connectivity Labs on your Samsung Galaxy and solve any issues.

How to test if it works

• Home Wi-Fi inspection: Choose one or more home networks and start the scan. Walk through the various rooms of your house. The phone will monitor the signal strength in real-time and show you where the Wi-Fi is weaker.
• Wi-Fi channel analysis: Use the tool to analyze the Wi-Fi channels used by all nearby networks. This is particularly useful in apartments where the 2.4 GHz band is often overcrowded.
• Signal strength graph: Observe the signal strength over time with a graph provided by Connectivity Labs.
• Technical details of the active connection: Check the technical details of your active connection.
• Nearby networks: View nearby networks sorted by intensity.
• Connectivity variation log: Examine the log of the device's connectivity variations.
• Reachability test: Perform a reachability test to selected sites.

What to do if it fails

• Router channel change: If your router's channel is not optimal, manually change the channel in the router settings based on the indications provided by Connectivity Labs.
• Router optimization: Combine the use of Connectivity Labs with some router optimizations to get a comprehensive overview of the situation. You can find more information on how to increase Wi-Fi speed here.

• You have learned how to find and activate the hidden tool in the One UI interface.
• You have discovered how to perform a real-time scan of Wi-Fi signal strength.
• You have learned how to analyze the Wi-Fi channels used by nearby networks.

Now that you know about this powerful tool, it's time to put it into practice. Try scanning your home to identify areas with a weak signal and consider optimizing your router's channel to improve connection speed and stability.

If you want further optimizations, consult the guide on how to increase Wi-Fi speed by adjusting the channel width.