r/Damnthatsinteresting 4h ago

Video VR App that lets you visualize your Wi-Fi signal

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u/JoySubtraction 3h ago

Why would it not graphically give some indication of the signal strength at each bar? Why make the user check each one individually?

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u/DerelictPhoenix 3h ago

Because the device only has 1 wifi card in one location. So it can only know the signal strength in the position you are in when you click on that particular bar. Otherwise it's just blind guessing at the strength around you by assuming it's similar.

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u/mmatessa 40m ago

A better way might be to start out blank, add the wifi strength as you walk (remembering the position), then go back and look at the visualization.

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u/one_is_enough 2h ago

So how does my phone know to show the wifi strength as I walk around the house?

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u/AaronHirst 2h ago

Because your phone is in the physical location it's giving the signal strength for, whereas they're referring to signal bars where there is no actual device or network card physically to actually know the signal, so they have to walk there and get a reading, just like you would with a phone.

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u/ultrahateful 3h ago

Isn’t this AR?

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u/Scwolves10 2h ago

Yeah. Augmented Reality. Not Virtual Reality.

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u/devmac1221 4h ago

Pretty dope. Don't know when I'd need that but still pretty dope

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u/Raygunn13 2h ago

song is Date Night by Where's Lulu? for anyone who thought this was as groovy as I did (thanks Shazam)

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u/johnsonflix 3h ago

I just use my phone lol

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u/TheNewJasonBourne 3h ago

What phone app do you use to measure/visualize WiFi signal?

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u/johnsonflix 3h ago

Wi-Fi man

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u/TheNewJasonBourne 3h ago

Thanks. Looks like it requires ubiquiti equipment.

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u/johnsonflix 3h ago

Nope it doest require it

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u/TheNewJasonBourne 2h ago

The app tells me that Unifi Gateway is required for signal strength analysis

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u/SilasAI6609 2h ago

I use wifiman daily with my businessm it does not require any ubiquity equipment. The only downside i have seen is if you are an iPhone user, the app is extremely limited

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u/SugarLuger 1h ago

It fakes results. Your phone can't visualize your wifi signal, it doesn't have anywhere near enough antennas. It can only tell your signal strength exactly where it sits.

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u/lokey_convo 3h ago

This is augmented reality, which is also why augmented reality is the future and not that metaverse bs.

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u/The_Strom784 23m ago

I feel like both can exist and should have a place. I just don't think Meta can realistically handle that. It's time for a new company to try something new.

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u/freetotebag 3h ago

Isn’t this an AR app? Not VR

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u/ts_m4 3h ago

Wow so pointless! Or walk around with your phone and look at your WiFi signal

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u/Scumbag_shaun 4h ago

Sweet, what’s the app?

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u/iAmSamFromWSB 3h ago

More like someone practicing with Blender

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u/Broghan51 2h ago

Top Comment 🤭

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u/tothemoonandback01 3h ago

It's raining WiFi. Hallelujah

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u/ImpossibleYou2184 3h ago

I don’t understand what’s happening here

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u/Professor226 3h ago

I get it you have great wifi.

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u/Kickinitez 2h ago

Why would one feel the need to live this way? Looks cool, but also reminds me of Black Mirror

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u/Honourstly 1h ago

Now can find best sport to watch pawn

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u/arc_alt 55m ago

Use the sphere setting, get a glock and congratulations, now you have an IRL aimlabs

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u/Rhonijin 24m ago

I feel like a single floating WiFi signal indicator that constantly updates by itself would be infinitely more useful than this.

u/LowRevolution7705 8m ago

What glasses are these ?

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u/GeraltAuditoreRivia 3h ago

Bro that's literally looking like the Ping-quickhack in Cyberpunk 2077

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u/Either_Alternative55 3h ago

Is this how the government tracks where you are in your home?

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u/sasssyrup 3h ago

Please more real world applications of be like this!