Most consumers are familiar with the 802.11 standards; however, this new sequential number rebranding is intended to simplify things. Previously, the naming design used the alphabet, starting with a to bto g and n, with each one representing the next generation. We’d expect z to be the last or fastest one, or until they have new names, but suddenly we’re on 802.11ac, which is faster than all previous versions, so it’s understandable that users would be a bit confused. Thus, starting from 802.11n, Wi-Fi will be referred to as Wi-Fi 4, 802.11ac as Wi-Fi 5, and 802.11ax as Wi-Fi 6.
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WiFi 6: higher data rates, increased capacity, enhanced performance in dense environments, and improved power efficiency. Operating on the same 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band as Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6 is rated to support transfer speeds of up to 10 Gb/s, which ranges from four to ten times faster than the current standard.
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802.11ax utilizes OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access), one of the big advancements with LTE technology.
TL;DR: less congestion in crowded networks and better speeds.
Thanks homie for the whole official scoop on this.
And it saves battery for mobile devices.
WiFi 6
This. WiFi version 6 - this is the latest version of WiFi.
Except for WiFi 7
And 6E
Is Wi-Fi 7 final nowadays?
until wifi 8 of course
don’t forget wifi 9
WiFi X
x.wifi
ahem WiFi Twitter, thanks
Yep. Ubiquiti sells wifi 7 APs and the latest phones support it as of some time last year I think. The big new feature is 6GHz and the ability to automatically hop between frequencies (You can use 6, 5 and 2.4GHz all at once). Latency has been great, and I easily get 1Gbps+ in the same room as my wifi.
They’re finalizing it later this year but a bunch of manufacturers are already selling devices. The hardware specs are pretty much finalized at this point. Anything needed for final certification should be doable with a firmware update.
WiFi 24 is the highest.
You’re connected over WiFi 6.
You are connected through wifi 6 , which means big brother can spy on you even faster (/s)
Hey yo hey yo!!
Your phone is bragging about supporting wifi6
It means you are connected to a WiFi 6 connection. It means your WiFi will be much faster now.
It means you can “dock” your phone with a consenting bro’s phone also displaying this symbol by facing each other, grasp your device firmly, and touch the tips together.
If you’re trying to make a gay joke, it landed wrong because I’m a girl.
Girls can also 69
bro’s… facing each other… touch the tips together.
Clearly a metaphor about guys & penises.
Girls can be Bros and nips got tips
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Clit tips
You’ve got more tips than we do.
This thread took a strange direction…
Girls can be bros bruh
okay then Boys can be sisters, sis.
Is that where your phone case opens up to receive your bro’s phone into it?
Wi-Fi AX aka Wi-Fi 6
The TLDR is that it’s a new wifi standard/generation. It means WiFi 6. It’s not entirely important, but some phones display that to show you that you’re using fairly recent technology.
Why do you ask this in privacy community 💀
It’s unrelated.
because I was worried it was privacy-related, I was worried that it meant 6 devices are connected to my Wi-Fi which I should be the only person connected to right now. But based on everyone’s responses, it looks like that number 6 is a pretty damn good thing and not a bad scary privacy concern thing at all.
Just use a search engine and type “wifi icon number 6”
Yeah but then google will tell you to microwave your glue and eat it.
Search engines suck. I’d rather talk to real people, I mean anyone but you.
Gotem
I typed in the exact words I would type if I had your question and the first three results were the answer you were looking for.
How can “search engines” suck any less than this?
No need for personal attacks btw. cheers
S/he thought it might mean Mi6
6 eyes
damn you, I’m so jelly rn 🥲
okay based on everyone’s responses, it looks like the number six is a good thing, and not a bad scary thing that would be a cause for privacy concern. Thank you all.
Most wholesome outcome.
WiFi6?