Having PUBG Latency Issues? We Tested Speedify’s Streaming Mode to See How It Helps
The best internet for PUBG Mobile is a connection that keeps going when Wi-Fi gets weak: one shaky Wi-Fi connection is what causes lag spikes and players freezing or repositioning. Speedify is an app that combines two or more internet connections at once, such as Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular, so game traffic keeps flowing even when one connection stumbles.
With Speedify, PUBG traffic is spread across both connections and, when needed, sent over both at once. In the PUBG Mobile ping test below, average latency was 47 ms with Speedify and 398 ms on Wi-Fi alone.
Speedify sends your game data over every connection at once
How do I use WiFi and 4G/5G cellular at the same time with Speedify?
Pick your two internet connections and your device below and we'll take you to the step-by-step setup guide.
How to Set Up Speedify for PUBG Mobile on Android or iPhone
- Download Speedify on the Android phone or iPhone you play PUBG Mobile on.
- Open Speedify and create a free account (the free tier includes 5 GB per month), or sign in.
- Tap Allow when your phone asks to add a VPN configuration.
- Keep Wi-Fi on and turn on 4G/5G cellular too. Speedify uses both connections at the same time, and Streaming Mode is on by default.
- Open PUBG Mobile and play as usual. If the Wi-Fi fades, the match keeps running over 4G/5G cellular.
PUBG Mobile Latency Test: Wi-Fi Alone vs. Speedify Streaming Mode
PUBG performs well on fast, stable internet, unless the PUBG servers themselves are having issues. On real-world Wi-Fi, especially at the edge of a router’s range, that stability is rare.
The testing procedure consists of 2 series of tests for playing PUBG:
- Without Speedify;
- Speedify on with Streaming Mode enabled.
The test ran on an Android smartphone, with Speedify combining Wi-Fi and cellular.
The evaluation is done both subjectively and objectively as follows:
- Screen capture and analysis of the PUBG gameplay from the latency and video quality point of view;
- The tester walked toward the edge of the Wi-Fi network to simulate:
- insufficient bandwidth conditions, as the phone moves away from the Wi-Fi router;
- unreliable connectivity at the edge of Wi-Fi with dead spots and packet loss;
- disconnecting Wi-Fi internet and how quick it switches to cellular.
The test measured latency and packet loss, and how both changed while walking away from Wi-Fi.
PUBG Mobile on Weak Wi-Fi Without Speedify: Lag and Rubber-Banding
First comes the test with no Speedify running. After parachuting down and running around, the flaky Wi-Fi brought up the “loading” image in the center of the screen, and the character kept running with no way to stop it.
Once the phone switched to cellular, the character snapped back to an earlier position on the map. No other players were nearby during those seconds, and the match still ended at #5 of 97.
Here is the latency graph for the test without Speedify:
Latency spiked for about 25 seconds (timestamp 50 to 75), and heavy packet loss followed from timestamp 75 to around 90. That is long enough to lose a fight before you see the other player.
PUBG Mobile on Weak Wi-Fi with Speedify
The PUBG on Android gameplay test with Speedify Streaming Mode running was almost free of lag. In the latency graph below, latency rose slightly (just over 50 ms) for about 20 seconds after the Wi-Fi connection went bad, and stayed low for the rest of the match.
Other than that, notice the pretty constant low latency Speedify offers by combining Wi-Fi and cellular on the Android smartphone. For each network packet, Speedify uses whichever of the two connections has the lower latency at that moment, which keeps PUBG gameplay steady.
Here is the raw latency data from both tests:
|
No Speedify * |
Speedify Streaming Mode |
|||||
|
Latency (ms) |
Average |
Minimum |
Maximum |
Average |
Minimum |
Maximum |
|
Overall |
398 |
19 |
8661 |
47 |
31 |
153 |
* The numbers for the test without Speedify do not include the packet loss values.
A few conclusions after looking at this table:
- The maximum and average latency were lower when using Speedify Streaming Mode. The switch between Wi-Fi and cellular caused almost no interruption.
- The minimum latency was lower without Speedify, because Speedify routes traffic through its own servers to combine the connections. You can lower it by testing which Speedify server gives the lowest ping to your PUBG game.
Test Conclusion: Speedify Streaming Mode Solves PUBG Latency Issues
In this test, Speedify’s Streaming Mode cut average latency from 398 ms to 47 ms and maximum latency from 8,661 ms to 153 ms while the phone moved away from Wi-Fi. For PUBG Mobile, the best internet is the connection that stays steady when Wi-Fi weakens, and combining Wi-Fi with 4G/5G cellular does that.
To put it in context, here’s what happens under the hood of Streaming Mode. Speedify monitors in real time how each of your internet connections is performing. As connections change, and other apps start or stop sending data, Speedify adjusts how it sends game traffic, so you can move around with your phone without the match lagging out.
Streaming Mode is on by default. To learn more about how it works, check out the Speedify Knowledge Base article.
To minimize PUBG latency on Wi-Fi, get Speedify and add 4G/5G cellular as a second internet connection.
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