Simple WiFi Widget

Daelinn

About this app

Free Simple WiFi Widget allows to toggle Wi-Fi connection and switch networks. You can manage your Wi-Fi connection easily from Home screen. Now you don't have to go to menu or status bar to enable/disable Wi-Fi, see current connected network name and switch networks when you have several available.
* Touching the upper part of the widget (wi-fi icon) enables/disables Wi-Fi.
* Touching the lower part of the widget (text) opens a list of available Wi-Fi networks to choose from.

Ratings and reviews

Worked great, until I got an OS upgrade, it will not show the SSID of the current connections any longer. I really miss this widget. I hope the author will look into this. I'm not sure what OS I had previously, new one is 8.1. Just updated this morning. EDIT: I've examined other widgets and apps that also show the SSID and all have the same issue when updating to 8.1. It appears additional permissions are needed. I know it's been years since this was updated, but I hope there is a chance that the author will update this super simple and effective widget.

I completely agree with the earlier reviewer who suggested that the text beneath the icon should change to the Network Name once a connection is established, instead of stupidly continuing to ask the user to Select Network. Except for that flaw, the widget works great. On my prior phone, I had a widget that worked that way, but I haven't been able to locate it again in the Play Store.

This is exactly what I was looking for. It's a widget on my screen that shows me if Wifi is enabled and the name connected to. You can touch the widget in two places to turn it on/off or as a shortcut into wifi settings to change the wifi router you want. A useful idea would be if it could also display the name of the 4G/LTE service provider, if on roaming telephony service.

What's new

Added configuration option to select background when you place the widget on home screen.