Ping
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About Ping
PingMeter is a simple graphical interface to PING command, a network diagnostic tool, with useful and fun SOUND effects.
RUN IN BACKGROUND: You can leave Ping run and switch to other apps, e.g. another network diagnostic tool (for example to see WiFi signal strength). Meanwhile you can hear the PingMeter sound effects to always knows what is happening.
Use case: you can check and test the WiFi coverage on a big room without staring at the screen. Every lost packet will be immediately identified by sound. NO MORE NEED TO CHECK icmp_seq NUMBER ONE BY ONE!
While ping is running you can see the PING WEATHER on the top right. It suggests you the number of packets lost. e.g. a clear sun indicates 0 packets lost, storm indicates no good network connection.
Tested on HTC Desire 2.2 (no root), Nexus S stock, CM7, CM9.
NOTE: PingMeter depends on ping command on your phone, this must be executable to allow PingMeter to run. Usually there is no problem, no user action is required, but some vendor (or Android release) could disable ping to normal user (non-root). This is not due to PingMeter and it can't resolve the limitation, sorry.
RUN IN BACKGROUND: You can leave Ping run and switch to other apps, e.g. another network diagnostic tool (for example to see WiFi signal strength). Meanwhile you can hear the PingMeter sound effects to always knows what is happening.
Use case: you can check and test the WiFi coverage on a big room without staring at the screen. Every lost packet will be immediately identified by sound. NO MORE NEED TO CHECK icmp_seq NUMBER ONE BY ONE!
While ping is running you can see the PING WEATHER on the top right. It suggests you the number of packets lost. e.g. a clear sun indicates 0 packets lost, storm indicates no good network connection.
Tested on HTC Desire 2.2 (no root), Nexus S stock, CM7, CM9.
NOTE: PingMeter depends on ping command on your phone, this must be executable to allow PingMeter to run. Usually there is no problem, no user action is required, but some vendor (or Android release) could disable ping to normal user (non-root). This is not due to PingMeter and it can't resolve the limitation, sorry.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
v1.0.2:
* Ads removed!
* Works in landscape mode too
* Restore last audio status
* Keyboard URI mode to prevent suggestions, corrections and completions
* removed permission ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
v1.0.2:
* Ads removed!
* Works in landscape mode too
* Restore last audio status
* Keyboard URI mode to prevent suggestions, corrections and completions
* removed permission ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Version update Ping was updated to version 1.0.2
More downloads Ping reached 50 000 - 100 000 downloads
More downloads Ping reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about Ping
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Apik tenan kang.....
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Nice good for software and very use ful
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Uh Yeah!
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Good app
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Awesome app....served its purpose marvelously. Recommended for anybody searching for an app to ping host or network. no root required, no technical knowledge required and stress free.
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Good app for small network.. Easy to use and useful for troubleshooting...
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Just like what I needed. Simple and useful
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No sound/alarm when ping timeout
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It would be nicer to have the dots built in for numeric input
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Small and useful
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Simple Nice
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Awesome app....served its purpose marvelously. Recommended for anybody searching for an app to ping host or network. no root required, no technical knowledge required and stress free.
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Annoying ads
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Works flawlessly, small and simple!
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Keep up the good work
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Awesome app....served its purpose marvelously. Recommended for anybody searching for an app to ping host or network. no root required, no technical knowledge required and stress free.
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Very nice idea with the sounds but could you please add an option to disable the successful ping sound? I don't understand what it is needed for as the pings are periodic. I am only interested in lost packages!
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Thanks you fulfilled my need. Give print option or save ping report option.
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It actually looks like a bullhorn though! Wish it could default to silence.
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Good app for small network.. Easy to use and useful for troubleshooting...
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Works well. Only missing 1 option (count before quiting)
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Perfect tool
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work as it should
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Annoying ads
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Super app
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Not works
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...a ping tool which just works without lags or delays
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Ping: icmp open socket operation not permitted not this program only all ping apps not working dammit
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Very simple and useful. Big advertisement on it. Scary sounds.
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Best of His kind.....
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Ping that works. Creator may i requesr you put exit button
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I ping on background, when i stop it, data usage background still growing, it never stop SUCK
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This one does what it claims and doesn't require excess rights. I was amazed that I had to install six to find a good one.
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(i.e. how many packets were lost) And what's up with the strange network activity??
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But despite me turning it off any way I can (except freezing/uninstalling/restricting background data) it's sending a lot of traffic somewhere. Well above the amount needed for a ping service that might not have been stopped. Need to check what it's reading or what it's sending exactly to be sure but this is looking quite bad.
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Cannot turn off sound. Cannot email/send/copy ping results. Amateur at work. Deleted the app 3 minutes after installing.
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Ping: icmp open socket: operation not permitted Even thought my device is rooted !!! Add request root please ...
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goot
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If it could display packet loss % and average ping it would be perfect
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Absolutely what I need. "Weather" in top right.... :) So sad you don't develop this tool for now and future..