Upgrade Smart Network Switch with Intelligent Cost-Aware Capabilities
Smart Network Switch on Samsung Android phones flips between Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular whenever Wi-Fi gets weak, and it can burn through your cellular data; a smarter option is to use both connections at the same time.
Speedify is an app that combines two or more internet connections at once, such as Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular, so you get faster uploads and downloads and stay online if one connection drops out. On a single connection, Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot make that connection faster. That makes Speedify a smarter alternative to Samsung’s Smart Network Switch.
Speedify uses every internet connection your device has, at the same time
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How Samsung’s Smart Network Switch Works on Android
The Smart Network Switch / Adaptive Wi-Fi feature connects to a Wi-Fi network and a cellular network at the same time. But instead of combining them into one connection, the feature sends traffic over whichever connection is faster at the moment. Your Android phone’s screen can show that you are connected to Wi-Fi while you have no idea whether you are really using 4G/5G cellular or Wi-Fi at that moment.
Why Smart Network Switch Uses Too Much Cellular Data
The Smart Network Switch / Adaptive Wi-Fi feature isn’t smart enough. The feature only focuses on giving you a working internet connection at any given moment, without regard to your data caps or how much data your current activity uses. You also have little control over Smart Network Switch settings.
As a result, you can use far more cellular data than you need for the same internet experience. If the Wi-Fi is under heavy load, your phone could be on 4G/5G cellular the whole time you thought you were on Wi-Fi, and that can mean overage charges on your next phone bill.
How to Disable Samsung’s Smart Network Switch
You can turn Smart Network Switch off directly on a Samsung phone; on some models the setting is called Adaptive Wi-Fi. Here are the steps:
- Open the Settings menu and go to Connections.
- Select Wi-Fi.
- Tap Advanced in the top right corner of the screen.
- Make sure the toggle next to Smart Network Switch / Adaptive Wi-Fi is set to off.
With the setting off, the phone stays on Wi-Fi even when the Wi-Fi is weak, so pages can stall until you move closer to the router or switch networks. In exchange, the phone no longer uses 4G/5G cellular data while the screen shows Wi-Fi, which is what drives up the bill.
Speedify Instead of Smart Network Switch: Wi-Fi and 4G/5G Cellular Together
The idea behind Smart Network Switch / Adaptive Wi-Fi is a good one: a brief Wi-Fi issue should not interrupt your internet connection. The problem is that Smart Network Switch only switches between connections and ignores your data use. Speedify keeps you online through Wi-Fi problems and lets you decide how it uses 4G/5G cellular.
On Android and iOS, Speedify combines internet connections instead of just balancing the load between them. The app runs in the background of your phone, checks the quality of your connections constantly, and creates a unified connection with your 4G/5G cellular signal and your Wi-Fi. You can tell Speedify to prioritize Wi-Fi: Speedify then uses Wi-Fi as much as possible to keep your cellular data costs low, and only uses 4G/5G cellular as a bridge or failover when Wi-Fi fails or you change Wi-Fi networks. When a Wi-Fi network comes back online, Speedify reconnects to it automatically.
Download Speedify to keep the protection Smart Network Switch offers against weak Wi-Fi while you decide how much 4G/5G cellular data your phone uses. A free account includes 5 GB per month.
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