Find the best Wi-Fi channel and the dead zones.
Airscope shows every Wi-Fi network around you with band, channel, signal, security and Wi-Fi standard. See how crowded each channel is, watch your connection live, and walk through your home to find weak spots.
Four tabs, one clear picture
Networks, channels, your connection, and a walk test.
Networks
Every access point in range with its name (hidden ones marked), BSSID, band (2.4, 5, 6 GHz), channel and width, signal strength with a quality bar, security (Open, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3) and Wi-Fi generation (Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, 6E, 7). Filter by band, sort by signal, name or channel.
Channels
A graph per band where each network is a curve over the channels it occupies, a best-channel recommendation for 2.4 GHz (1, 6, 11) and 5 GHz, and plain steps to change it on your router.
Connection
The live signal of the network you are on, updated every second, with link speed, frequency, channel, IP, gateway and a signal history graph.
Walk test
Name a room, hold still for 8 seconds, and get a Good, OK or Weak verdict. Compare spots to find dead zones.
How to use it
From a messy 2.4 GHz band to a clear plan.
- Allow access. Allow Location (and Nearby devices on Android 13+), and make sure Location and Wi-Fi are switched on. Android requires this to give any app scan results.
- Open Networks to see what is around you, then Channels to see which channel is least crowded and the suggested one for your router.
- Change the channel in your router settings, following the plain steps in the app, then check the Connection tab for the live signal.
- Walk through your home with the Walk test, one named spot at a time, and compare the verdicts to find weak areas.
Honest about the limits
Android decides how often an app may scan.
4 scans per 2 minutes
Android limits Wi-Fi scans to 4 per 2 minutes. Airscope shows when the last scan ran and uses cached results in between.
Location must be on
Without the Location permission and Location switched on, Android gives no scan results. Airscope shows an access screen until everything is ready.
A recommendation, not a promise
The best channel is computed from what your phone can hear right now. Your router and neighbors may still differ.
Permissions and privacy
No ads, no tracking. Nothing leaves your phone, except the update check in Settings.
| Location | Required by Android to give any app Wi-Fi scan results and the network name. Airscope does not read, store or send your location. |
|---|---|
| Nearby Wi-Fi devices | On Android 13+, to read nearby Wi-Fi networks, declared as not used for location. |
| Wi-Fi state and change Wi-Fi state | To read scan results and to start a scan. |
| Network state | To show details of the connection you are on, such as IP and gateway. |
| Internet | Only for the update check in Settings. |
Requirements and install
Requirements
- Android 8.0 (API 26) or newer
- Location permission allowed and Location switched on
- Wi-Fi switched on
Install
- Tap Download APK on your Android phone and open the file.
- If Android asks, allow your browser to install unknown apps.
- Or install Ash Store once and get updates from it.