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The internet connection speed measuring website created by Netflix has just been launched as an app. 

Back in May, Netflix debuted Fast.com to help users, Netflix subscriber or not, to determine the connection speeds.

On Tuesday, the company expanded the service's reach with a free iOS and Android app designed to do the same thing. 

Like the website, the mobile version is incredibly simple, immediately calculating your connection speed as soon as you open the app. 

To calculate your speed, the app executes several download tests from Netflix's servers in the background. And since you're using a mobile device, the app provides a handy refresh button alongside your results to allow you to quickly retest your speed if your device switches to a new wireless connection in a different location.  

In addition to launching the app, Netflix also posted a message on its blog detailing much of the technical aspects behind how the company built and maintains the Fast.com service. 

"We continue to monitor, test and perfect fast.com, always with the goal of giving consumers the simplest and most accurate tool possible to measure their current internet performance," wrote Netflix team members Sergey Fedorov and Ellen Livengood. "We plan to share updates and more details about this exciting tool in future posts."