The SpeedTest app now tells you how much your video streaming is valuable – Review Geek

Ooka’s SpeedTest.net is the benchmark for network speed. But pure speed in megabits (or kilobits, you poor dears) per second is difficult to translate to more conventional uses, such as how good your streaming video will be. An update to the iOS version of the app, released today, will do just that.

The new interface for the app has three tabs at the bottom: the primary tab with a classic speed test on the left, a free ̵

6;VPN’ (actually an ad for Vanish) on the right, and ‘Video’ in the center. Run the video test and the app will play a sample video animation, testing the bitrate and quality on your network connection. After about thirty seconds, it will give you an indication of the maximum quality of the video you can stream.

On my home internet (which AT&T says is up to 300Mbps), SpeedTest says I can handle 4K video streaming. When I hook up to my phone and test it on an LTE connection, which is about one-tenth that speed, it says I can expect 1080p video at best. That seems about right. Both contain examples of the best devices to view the video on.

The update is now live on iOS, and Ookla says it is coming to more platforms soon.

Source: Ookla via The Verge