Simulate low network connectivity for Android [closed]

I would like to test my application for cases of low network connectivity. Except standing in the elevator, what is the best way to do this? I've tried wrapping my phone in an aluminum foil, but it didn't help much.

I need to test it on a real device, not in an emulator.

Solution 1:

This may sound a little crazy, but a microwave oven serves as a microwave shield. Therefore, putting your device inside a microwave oven (DO NOT turn on the microwave oven while your device is inside!) will cause your signal strength to drop significantly. It definitely beats standing inside an elevator...

Solution 2:

You can use emulator for this. Take a look at this page: Android Emulator. Pay attention to next two arguments:

1. -netdelay <delay>

   Set network latency emulation to . Default value is none. See the table in Network Delay Emulation for supported values.

2. -netspeed <speed>

   Set network speed emulation to . Default value is full. See the table in Network Speed Emulation for supported values.

   Speeds for reference in increasing kbps:

                           UP       DOWN
                     -------- ----------
   gsm   GSM/CSD         14.4       14.4
   hscsd HSCSD           14.4       57.6
   gprs  GPRS            28.8       57.6
   umts  UMTS/3G        384.0      384.0
   edge  EDGE/EGPRS     473.6      473.6
   hsdpa HSDPA         5760.0   13,980.0
   lte   LTE         58,000.0  173,000.0
   evdo  EVDO        75,000.0  280,000.0
   full  No limit           ∞          ∞