I find
it odd that Android got rid of lock screen widgets the same time that
iOS added widgets. I miss widgets on the lock screen on Android but I’m
also surprised that they haven’t taken off on iOS the way I thought they
would. The bigger more popular apps like Dropbox and LinkedIn have of
course added widgets but there are plenty of apps that haven’t updated
to add a widget for the Notification Center. It’s prime space and if
you’re often concerned with how much data you might be using, need to
check your local or public IP, CPU usage, Memory Usage, and how much
data you’ve used on your Wi-FI plan and Carrier plan, the Notification
Center is a pretty convenient place to keep a check on it all. Here are
some iOS apps that support widgets to for network and data
monitoring. The apps themselves have more to offer but we’re concerning
ourselves with what they let you do from their respective widget.
My Data is a simple
widget app that lets you view how much data you’ve consumed over Wi-Fi
and over your carrier’s network. You can view the stats for each
individually and also see how much data you’ve consumed for the day. The
app itself doesn’t offer a great monitoring interface but it does let
you set an alert for when your data usage has reached a certain limit.
It’s useful if you are on a weekly plan with a low data limit from your
carrier.
Install My Data From The App Store
Network is another networking monitoring app with a
Notification Center widget. The free version of the app lets you view
your public IP address, your local IP address, and your carrier, or it
lets you pick what information you see for the Wi-Fi, Cellular, and
Internet network. For each, you can choose to view only one type of
information. If you upgrade to the pro version you can choose to view
more than one type of information under each head.
Install Network From The App Store
Last but not lease is
TrafficMonitor which not only
does everything that My Data mentioned above does but also checks your
network’s download and upload speed using RadioOpt. It also shows you
which network you’re connected to and is a pretty good way to check for
the fastest available network in your area.
Install TrafficMonitor From The App Store
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