{"id":14642,"date":"2019-09-17T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/?p=14642"},"modified":"2023-01-19T16:30:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T00:30:59","slug":"wifi-6-is-officially-here-first-device-certified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/wifi-6-is-officially-here-first-device-certified","title":{"rendered":"WiFi 6 is Officially Here, First Device Certified"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Wi-Fi Alliance has finally announced<\/a> they are rolling out their WiFi 6 certification program, which means that a faster, safer WiFi standard is officially here. The news came just before Apple announced the iPhone 11 would have WiFi 6 support, but it is not the first device to be certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 Smartphone<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During their recent keynote<\/a>, Apple announced the iPhone 11 would come with WiFi 6 support. However, that doesn\u2019t mean the new iPhone will ever be Wi-Fi 6 certified since Apple has not sought certification for their devices from the Wi-Fi Alliance in years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10, which was released last August and is already available all over the world, became the first smartphone to receive Wi-Fi 6 certification from the Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This doesn\u2019t mean that the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is more capable of meeting WiFi 6 standards. Apple is actually a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance, but the company chooses not to get their products certified. So what does it mean for a device to be Wi-Fi certified?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does Wi-Fi 6 Certification Mean?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Essentially, the Wi-Fi Alliance certifies whether devices are capable of handling their new WiFi standard. This new standard offers the following benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n