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Signal Hound: WiFi Alert App - Get an instant wifi disconnect alert!

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Stop guessing. Know the exact time your internet drops. Signal Hound is a powerful WiFi monitor that instantly alerts you when your connection is lost; perfect for gaming, streaming, remote work, and unstable networks. If you have a weak signal or a network that keeps dropping, this is the ultimate tool to track your uptime. Lag spike? Stream buffering? Call dropped? Signal Hound detects WiFi disconnections in real time and sends alerts immediately—so you can react fast.

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Hi Product Hunt! I'm the solo developer behind Signal Hound. I built this app out of pure frustration. Whether I was working remotely, downloading large files, or gaming, my WiFi would occasionally drop silently. I wouldn't realize the connection was dead until 10 minutes later when a download failed or a call disconnected. I wanted an active guardian for my network. Enter Signal Hound. 🐕📶 It’s a background WiFi monitor that acts as a guard dog. The exact second your internet drops, it throws a "Red Alert" Heads-Up notification and blasts a custom alarm to let you know. To keep it from being just another boring utility app, I gamified the experience: The Stamina System: Your guard dog needs stamina to stay awake in the background. You can stack up to 7 days of monitoring by "feeding" him, or upgrade to Pro for infinite stamina. Smart UI: It tracks your network history, logs your uptime, and gives you a visual representation of your connection health. The Technical Journey 🛠️ Building this entirely in React Native and Expo was a massive challenge, especially navigating Google's strict new Android 14 policies around background tasks and USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT. After getting initially rejected by Google Play for trying to build a native full-screen wake-up, I had to pivot to a high-priority Heads-Up notification system paired with Expo's local authentication to secure the dismiss button. It was a brutal learning curve, but the final result is incredibly lightweight and battery-friendly. I would absolutely love your feedback on the gamified UI, the stamina loop, or any questions about building background-heavy utility apps with Expo! Thanks for checking it out! 🚀