The Living App Smart WiFi from Movistar is one of the most recommended applications that we can download to optimize our network. Now, new features are coming that will allow us to enjoy a better connection directly from our decoder.
The Movistar Smart WiFi app It is one of the most useful tools we have at our disposal to optimize the performance of our connection. We can download it for both Android as for iOS and we will have access to a large number of parameters of our network to obtain better performance and enjoy a connection that is 100% adapted to our needs.
In addition to the mobile app, many of its functions are also available from the decoder, making it even easier to use. The blue operator has done a very good job adding more and more options directly from the Living App. Movistar Smart WiFi on the decoder. And, in addition, it has recently launched a new update to incorporate more options. To access them, you must enter your Movistar+ from your decoder, open the Apps section and select “Smart WiFi”. We will tell you some of the main ones.
Access all the information
Among the various new features that have recently landed in the app, everything related to security stands out. Now, we will be able to manage connectivity of our network having the option to access our network passwords from a QR code or directly on the screen.
In addition, from this same menu we will also have the possibility of create a guest network in a couple of taps and have two different networks for personal use and occasional use. In this way, we will be able to protect our connection to the maximum.
The “Secure Connection” feature will provide us with the information we need about our connection habits. This menu allows us to protect all the devices on our network, preventing them from connecting to malicious sites that could pose a threat to our security. In addition, it will also show us the threats blocked during the last 30 days on our home connection.
Optimize your network
Little by little, Movistar is adding new functions to the Living App and now allows us to restart our router or activate Gaming Mode directly from the decoder. If we activate this last option, our network will prioritize the connection of the devices that are playing and that need a lower latency to be able to work, maximizing our experience.
In addition to managing the list of devices on the network: having the option to block and unblock them. As well as detecting any device that is not authorized and is trying to access our connection without our permission.
As we have already mentioned previously, and despite the fact that each one includes more options from the same decoder, we will not always find those that we do find in the mobile app. Some of the functions that we will only find in the mobile app are: user profile management and parental control options, such as coverage analysis or WiFi performance test.
In addition, we also have the ability to prioritize calls from applications such as Zoom, Teams or WhatsApp from the computers on our network so that we can work remotely with better network quality. All these functions are duly identified from the decoder, inviting us to also download the application from our mobile device.
