Today we are releasing the second beta of Connection Explorer, an all-new app that makes it easy to see every connection your PC is making. With the update today, we are enhancing the visual layer with new charting, updated mechanics, and additional data to provide deeper insight into where your information is going.
Activity timeline provides a horizontal view of your device activity.
New in this release is the Bandwidth panel that, as the name suggests, gives you a first-class look at the data your apps are sending and receiving. Grouped by the process name, you can expand each item to see the endpoint location for each connection, as well as the bandwidth associated, providing a deeper look at how your device is using all the data it sends and receives.
Along with the new bandwidth monitoring, the Home panel has been updated with new mechanics and graphics. The activity timeline is a horizontal representation of your device activity over a 48 hour period to help identify bandwidth and usage spikes correlated to your apps/connections.
New focus view expands clustered dots with right-click
The map view is intended to provide a visual representation of your connected footprint at any given time, while the activity timeline is a representation of your connected footprint over a span of time. The goal is always to help you understand your device better and make it easier to uncover undesirable connections and processes running on your device.
Based on the initial feedback, there are improvements to the map view, including a new right-click option that will expand closely aligned connection dots for improved discovery. Additionally, there are now map controls overlayed on the map for easier zoom/pan, bug fixes to remember dark mode on startup, and a change to how the app launches after reboot as well.
Bandwidth panel provides a detailed look at each app and how it's using your data
As we continue to refine features and add additional functionality to the application, your feedback is vital to the evolution of Connection Explorer. If you haven’t already, make sure to join the conversation in the forums and if you haven’t tried the app yet, you can learn more here.
