Privacy Policy
Effective November 8, 2026
The short version
- WiFi Meter has no ads, no account, no analytics and no third-party tracking.
- Everything the app measures stays on your phone. We never receive it.
- The app asks for location permission only because Android requires it for Wi-Fi scans. It never reads your GPS position.
- The app only goes online when you run a test: the speed test and ping monitor use Cloudflare, and the DNS check contacts Google, YouTube, Wikipedia and Cloudflare.
- WiFi Meter Pro is bought through Google Play. We never see your payment details.
Who we are
This policy covers the WiFi Meter app for Android (package com.wifimeterapp) and this website. WiFi Meter is developed by Realmbit, LLC ("Realmbit", "we", "us"). Questions are welcome at apps@realmbit.com.
What the app reads and why
| Information | Why | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| Your Wi-Fi connection: network name, access point address (BSSID), signal strength, frequency, link speed, router address | To show the meter, connection details and advice | Stays on your phone |
| Nearby Wi-Fi networks found by scans: names, access point addresses, signal, channel, security type | For the networks list, radar, channel graph and tracking | Stays on your phone |
| Router manufacturer | Looked up from a list built into the app, using the first part of the access point address | Stays on your phone; no online lookup |
| Devices on your Wi-Fi: local IP address, the name and type a device announces, and on Android 9 and older its hardware (MAC) address and maker | For the device list, device history and new-device alerts | Stays on your phone; the scan never leaves your local network. Device history keeps when each device joined and left for 30 days, and you can clear it per network |
| Surveys you save: spot names, signal readings, times, network names and addresses, and any floor plan image you add | So you can compare rooms, see coverage maps and export reports | Stored privately on your phone until you delete them or uninstall the app |
| History: signal history, connection log (drops, access point switches, weak spells) and speed test results | For the 30-minute signal trace, connection log and speed history | Stored privately on your phone. The connection log keeps 7 days |
| Settings: theme, units, alert and schedule preferences, whether you bought Pro | To remember your choices | Stored privately on your phone |
The app excludes this data from Android's cloud backup and device-to-device transfer, so it is not copied to Google's servers.
Location permission
Android treats Wi-Fi scan results as location information, because known networks can reveal where you are. For that reason Android only lets an app scan for Wi-Fi, or see the name of the network you're connected to, if you grant location permission and keep location services on.
WiFi Meter uses the permission for that purpose only. It does not request, read or store your GPS coordinates or any other position, and it does not build a history of places you have been.
Internet connections
The app only connects to the internet for these tests:
- Speed test. Downloads and uploads test data to Cloudflare's speed test service at
speed.cloudflare.com. The upload is random data, not your files. If you turn on scheduled speed tests (Pro), the same test runs automatically at the interval you choose, only on Wi-Fi. - Ping monitor. Pings your router and Cloudflare's public address
1.1.1.1once a second while it runs. - DNS and website check. Looks up and opens the home pages of Google, YouTube, Wikipedia and Cloudflare to time them, and may contact
1.1.1.1to check whether the internet is reachable.
Like any website, these services receive your public IP address and basic connection details. The app sends them nothing else and doesn't store your IP address. Cloudflare's handling of that information is described in the Cloudflare Privacy Policy; the other sites have their own policies. We do not receive your results.
Your local network
Some features talk only to devices on your own Wi-Fi and never reach the internet:
- The speed test and ping monitor ping your router.
- The device list contacts addresses on your local network and listens for the names devices announce, to find out what is connected.
- The local link test (Pro) connects to an iperf3 server that you run and enter yourself.
Background alerts
If you turn on alerts (Pro), the app keeps watching your Wi-Fi connection while it is closed, shown by a permanent notification, so it can warn you about weak signal, drops, access point changes and new devices. It also keeps the signal history and connection log up to date. Alerts are produced on your phone and nothing is sent anywhere. Turning alerts off stops the background monitoring.
On Android 13 and newer the app asks for notification permission so it can show these alerts.
Exporting
When you export a survey as a PDF report or CSV file, or your speed history as CSV, you choose where to save or share it. Once it leaves the app, what happens to it is up to you and the app or service you save it to.
What we don't do
- We don't collect personal information, and we have no servers that receive data from the app.
- We don't use advertising, analytics or crash-reporting SDKs.
- We don't sell or share personal information, and we don't track you across apps or websites.
- This website sets no cookies, uses no analytics and loads no third-party content.
Google Play
If you install WiFi Meter from Google Play, Google processes information such as your download and purchase history under the Google Privacy Policy. If you have chosen to share usage and diagnostics with app developers in your Android settings, Google may give us aggregated, anonymous statistics such as crash rates. WiFi Meter Pro is a one-time in-app purchase handled entirely by Google Play Billing. We receive a confirmation that a purchase was made, never your payment details.
Your choices and rights
Because your data stays on your phone, you stay in control of it:
- Delete individual surveys and floor plans in the app.
- Remove all app data in Android Settings, under Apps, WiFi Meter, Storage, Clear storage, or by uninstalling the app.
- Revoke location or notification permission at any time in Android Settings. Features that need them will stop working until you grant them again.
Data protection laws such as the GDPR and the CCPA give you rights to access and delete personal data a company holds about you. We hold no personal data from the app, but you are welcome to contact us with any request.
Children
WiFi Meter is a general-audience utility and is not directed at children under 13. It collects no personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, for example because a new feature works differently, we'll update this page and the effective date above. Significant changes will also be mentioned in the app's release notes.