Safaricom’s My OneApp is still dealing with the baggage of its messy rollout, but a teardown of recent APK builds shows the company may be preparing meaningful improvements for home internet users, especially those with 5G Wi-Fi routers.
This matters because the current MySafaricom app is not exactly packed with useful controls for home internet customers. I use Safaricom 5G Wi-Fi, and the app only shows account and plan details. You can view your account, change your plan, and pay for your plan. That is useful, yes, but it is also basic.
My OneApp appears to be aiming for something broader.
A comparison between the latest MySafaricom APK and recent My OneApp builds shows that Home Fibre and fixed internet support are being carried over into the new unified app. This is not surprising. MySafaricom already had strings for Home Fibre, Home Fibre Payment, Home Fibre Plus, Safaricom Home Fibre, and Restart Router.
But My OneApp goes further with strings pointing to more detailed home internet management. These include “5G Wireless,” “5G Covered Areas,” “5G Ready Bundles,” “5G Ready Devices,” “Go 5G,” “Go 5G Bundles,” “Pay Home Fibre Plan,” “Restart Router,” “Change Wi-Fi Name,” and “Change Wi-Fi Password.”
That suggests Safaricom is not simply migrating the old MySafaricom Home section into My OneApp. It appears to be expanding it, especially for users on 5G home internet.
If these features go live, My OneApp could become more useful for managing Safaricom’s home internet services. Being able to restart a router, change Wi-Fi details, manage 5G-ready bundles, pay for home internet, and view 5G coverage from the same app would make the Home section feel far less barebones.
This would also fit Safaricom’s broader super app plan. My OneApp is no longer just the old M-PESA app with a new name. It is being built as a central place for payments, mobile services, fixed internet, subscriptions, mini apps, and account management.
That said, this is still an APK teardown. These strings and resources show what Safaricom has included in the app, but they do not confirm when or whether every feature will be available to the public. Some of these tools may be server-controlled, limited to certain accounts, hidden during testing, or changed before launch.
