# Network Guru: Speed Indicator

> Monitor download and upload speed in real time from your status bar.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.paget96.netspeedindicator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.paget96.netspeedindicator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.paget96.netspeedindicator`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Paget96
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 154,791
- **Rating:** 4.43 / 5 (2,364 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2020-02-13
- **Publisher country:** RS
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-10-11
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paget96.netspeedindicator)
- **Website:** [https://paget96projects.com/applications/net-speed-indicator](https://paget96projects.com/applications/net-speed-indicator)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTwYWaoZ3pxuxKbhVpaf8klUMZjvn-LDRAM8v-euIXw7Xri8n-TF03Z\_pBgICqppPVea2VFyTwqSpDZ/pub](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTwYWaoZ3pxuxKbhVpaf8klUMZjvn-LDRAM8v-euIXw7Xri8n-TF03Z_pBgICqppPVea2VFyTwqSpDZ/pub)

## Description

Network Guru: Speed Indicator is a powerful yet lightweight Chrome extension designed to monitor your internet connection in real time. It provides instant views of download and upload speeds directly from your status bar, notification panel, or floating widget, ensuring you're always informed about your network performance.

Beyond speed monitoring, Network Guru offers detailed insights such as daily and monthly data usage on both mobile and Wi-Fi connections, in-depth ping tests with live graphs, and advanced speed tests including server location and jitter. The Wi-Fi analyzer helps you inspect nearby networks, while per-app usage statistics let you track data consumption by each application. Additional customization options let you tailor the interface and speed units to your preferences. With an ad-free experience and features driven by user feedback, Network Guru is your comprehensive tool for network monitoring and diagnostics.

## Rankings

- #182,644 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.HIDE_OVERLAY_WINDOWS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES`
- `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.paget96.netspeedindicator.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise accuracy, lightness, and easy UI, plus developer responsiveness. Major downsides are intrusive ads, update-induced reliability problems (status bar speeds and rotation popups), weak visualization (no vertical axis, current speeds sometimes missing), flaky notification updates, and limited widget customization (finicky positioning, no direct size/offset input).

### Pros

- Accurate and reliable speed readings
- Lightweight and efficient performance
- Easy to use with a clean UI
- Responsive developer who replies to feature requests

### Cons

- Intrusive fullscreen ads and monetization model; removal via paid option requested
- Update-related reliability issues breaking the status bar speed indicator or causing rotation popups
- Unreliable visualization: histogram/graph lacks current speeds and vertical axis
- Notification shade reliability issues: inconsistent speed updates and high-priority notification options not working
- Limited customization: finicky positioning sliders and lack of direct size/offset input (no dp-based option or text alignment controls)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.paget96.netspeedindicator)