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Last updated on : 21 Jan 2025

Testing Your Apps Across Different Network Simulations on Pcloudy

Overview

Network Throttling lets teams test how websites behave under real world network conditions by simulating different bandwidths, latency levels, and connectivity types. By running tests on profiles such as 2G, 3G, 4G, or custom throttled networks, testers can uncover slow load times, performance bottlenecks, and usability gaps that surface on poor or unstable connections. This enables teams to fine tune performance, improve responsiveness, and deliver a reliable user experience across diverse network environments before launch.

Prerequisites

• User must be registered Pcloudy account

Steps

1. Login to the Pcloudy platform

2. Select Function Experience on the left Panel and Click on Real Devices.

3. Simply select any device of your choice and click on Start Testing.

4. Use the Throttle Network option on the Left Panel to simulate and test your app across different network profiles.

5. Click on Throttle Network and Select the Network Profile you’d like to test your apps or website on and click on Set.

6. The network changes will be applied on the connected device to test and monitor the performances across different network profiles.

7. This enables the user to monitor and enhance the performance of the application in different network simulations.

Changing the Network Profile During a Session

• If a user needs to test the app on other network conditions during a session.

• The user can Unshape the current profile and start the process again.

Pcloudy Network Profiles - Android

Network	Latency(ms)	Bandwidth-Upload/Download(kbps)	Packet loss(%)
4G-Advanced-Average	60	20000/30000	0
4G-LTE-Good	80	9000/18000	0
4G-LTE-Advanced	100	10000/14000	0
4G-LTE-Poor	80	3000/7000	1
3G-Poor	100	600/2000	1
3-5G-HSPA-Good	100	1500/7000	0
4G-LTE-Average	100	4400/10000	0

Pcloudy Network Profiles - iOS

Network	Latency(ms)	Bandwidth-Upload/Download(kbps)	Packet loss(%)
4G-Advanced-Average	50	10000/50000	0
3G-Poor	80	256/2000	0.05

Select one of the options shown above, and the network conditions will be applied to the andorid/ iOS device connected.

Glossary of Terms

• PacketLoss – Network packet loss.

• Latency – Latency applied on packets in the Network. It shows the time that data takes to transfer across the network. Networks with a longer delay or lag have high latency.

• Bandwidth.in/ Bandwidth.out – Limitation of download and upload network bandwidth from the device.