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WiFi Analyzer Changelog

What's new in WiFi Analyzer 2.6.1.0

Apr 19, 2020
  • Added:
  • Finnish translation
  • Improvements:
  • DFS, TPC, … channels are not recommended anymore because many don’t have Routers and Access-Points which supports it but these channels will still be displayed in the details of the rating pane.
  • Channel numbers on non-vacated networks are showing in the 5GHz band now (if the width of the window is large enough).
  • Bugfixes:
  • The 2.4GHz band in the US will now correctly show and recommend channel 1-11.
  • It should show as connected now, if the Wi-Fi Router/Access-Point and the Wi-Fi adapter have different max. security protocols (like router WPA2/WPA3 and adapter only WPA2).
  • Network authentication/encryption may was not correct on the connected network page.
  • On the connected network page, the short encryption (e.g. WPA2) is correctly displayed after authentication now.
  • Known issues:
  • If you run Windows 10 Version 1903 [May 2019 Update] or newer, it is possible that the colors of the graphs are randomized every time you start the app (this is not my intention but is caused by the 1903 SDK). This is not the case if I run the older version of the SDK (but then I loose WPA3 and WiFi 6 support). I hope the next version of the SDK will fix this, which should come out around April/May.

New in WiFi Analyzer 2.4.0.0 (Oct 23, 2017)

  • Added:
  • Acrylic design (only available in Windows 10 version 16299.0 or higher)
  • French language
  • Czech language
  • Improvements:
  • "UNKNOWN ERROR [BSSID]", which is a very rare error caused by Windows 10 and does not let me access the BSSID (MAC-Address) of the connected network, doesn't block the app anymore so it is at least usable now. When the error occurs it just uses only the SSID instead of the BSSID to find the correct connected network from the scan (with a notice to tell the user it could show the wrong network as connected because of this). You can find out more about it in this "Connecting to networks tutorial".
  • Beeper tone to be more accurate in the lower dBm values.
  • Live-Tile does now show the "not encrypted" symbol when the connection is not encrypted.
  • Bugfixes:
  • The helper links have been changed and work correctly again.
  • Network-Encryption-Icon will update now when the encryption changed after the network was found.

New in WiFi Analyzer 2.3.0 (Apr 7, 2017)

  • Added:
  • Live-Tile support (only available in Windows 10 version 14393.0 or higher) [PRO version only]. Live-Tile explained tutorial
  • IPv6 support for private and public IP-Addresses.
  • New filter option: Hidden networks [PRO version only]
  • New tutorials and help for problems on my website (e.g. Live-Tile, connect to networks, upgrade to PRO).
  • Improvements:
  • The last ten networks where you checked "Connect automatically" will now be remembered so you don't have to check the checkbox every time again (it will only be remembered if you hit the connect button). [PRO version only]
  • Updated icon for "Link-Speed" (only available in Windows 10 version 14393.0 or higher)
  • Bugfixes:
  • The website links for the Changelog, FAQ & Tutorials are now changed to the real once (not sure why the subdomains stopped working, sorry for that). The shortened "http://wifianalyzer.help/... " domains are fixed already by moving it to another Domain-Provider.
  • A few words in the Dutch & English translation.
  • On smaller screens, the dashboard should now break the lines so you can read all the information.
  • Message-Box should now be shown if it was closed by the system before (until now an app restart was needed to fix this).
  • Taiwan is now shown as part of China (on the "Change region" page).

New in WiFi Analyzer 2.2.1 (Apr 7, 2017)

  • Bugfixes:
  • Russian translation improved.

New in WiFi Analyzer 2.2.0 (Apr 7, 2017)

  • Added:
  • Polish translation
  • Wi-Fi adapter can now be chosen (replaces the primary/secondary switch).
  • Rotation-Lock orientation can now be chosen (e.g. Portrait, Landscape, ..), this is a PRO feature and only works if the rotation is been triggered by the sensors (maybe you have also to enable tablet mode on Windows 10).
  • CommandBar-Buttons have now the text besides the icon in case the width of the windows is wide enough. This only works with the "Anniversary Update" version 14393.x or newer.
  • Improvements:
  • The hotkeys are now only be shown if you have a keyboard connected.
  • Bugfixes:
  • UI is now better usable with Text-Scaling enabled.
  • The Num-Block numbers 1-3 are now also working as hotkeys (if the Num-Block is enabled of course).
  • Various other fixes including reliability.

New in WiFi Analyzer 2.1.11 (Apr 7, 2017)

  • Added:
  • Russian translation
  • Improvements:
  • The connected network should be always shown correctly now (Yes, I finally found a solution to this problem, so no more SSID warning box from now on). It should just work now, including roaming through your repeater network.
  • I changed the default color theme from "Accent" to "Complementary" (only affects new installations or in case you reset the app). The new "Complementary" color is the darker blue color tone from Windows 10.
  • The Bandwidth in networks is been removed now because I can not detect it anyway and now you can see the more important information also on smaller screens.
  • A little tweak to the UI, so the "dBm" bars are a little bit longer on larger screens.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Rating does not count networks with the same SSID on the same channel as your connected network anymore because these are most likely part of your repeater setup and should considered friendly.
  • New Mac-Address manufacturer service (because the old one is offline for some reason).
  • Color theme changes should now be applied to all elements incl. the panes (requires an app restart).

New in WiFi Analyzer 2.1.0 (Jul 31, 2016)

  • ADDED:
  • Tutorials which you'll find a link in the app ("About & help") or here.
  • Explanations of errors/problems via URL-Link which point to the correct part within my tutorials.
  • Spanish translation
  • Japanese translation
  • "No networks found" will be displayed below the spinning circle at startup/resuming in case there are no networks found.
  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • Performance (including faster app launch)
  • The speed meter/beeper could eventually respond faster but this heavily depends on the hardware too. (I decoupled it from the rest of the Dashboard so it updates as soon as I get the data now)
  • Secondary adapter should now work without the primary one being enabled (more details in my tutorial "Settings explained")
  • Updated FAQ
  • BUGFIXES:
  • The tooltip for "Send mail" now works again, in case you need the mail address.
  • The spinning circle disappears more accurately when the UI has been updated and will now appear again in case of some problem where the UI would not change otherwise (like mobile hotspot turned on).
  • The channel counter now works on the connected channel too.
  • Various little fixes to the UI.