Android App of the Day: WiFinder

Android already had several reasonably good WiFi apps. I've used WiFi Analyzer and WiFi Buddy for the past several months. They were good at detecting WiFi, but limited, at best, in their ability to connect to the WiFi they found.

Then a couple of weeks ago, an upgrade for WiFinder (from pgmsoft.com, based in Poland) became available and set a whole new standard, in my view, for WiFi apps on Android. It does everything I want it to do.

If you start it and WiFi isn't on, it asks you if you want it on. If you close it using the Back button, it asks if you want to stop your WiFi. No need for a WiFi widget, then.

WiFinder can connect to anything using any common form of encryption (WEP, WPA/WPA2).

WiFinder has a very fresh, clean look that I like very much. It doesn't Force Close. In short, it looks great, does all it needs to do and does it very well.

Even better, it's one of the many very good free aps available on the Android Market. This one is on my "must-have" app list.