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.
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.
Wi-Fi AX aka Wi-Fi 6
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?
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.
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
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.
WiFi6?
