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Phone lists saved WiFi network that I do not recognize
I know my phone will not store WiFi hotspots unless I connect to them, but I've noticed one on my phone that I have no recollection of ever connecting or saving. It's out of range yet saved on the ...
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my S3 won't connect to my home wifi
I first go into settings
then I go into and turn on Wi-Fi
but every time I try to connect to my Wi-Fi it say "connecting, authenticating, disabled "
and all my other devices connect perfectly
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How can I configure Android to login to an ISA proxy server?
I see that if I did a long touch over a Wifi network, I can specify some proxy settings. In my company we use a Isa Proxy server, and each user has to login through domain server.
Is there any way to ...
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where can i find settings for wifi internal scan period
I have already found some guide related to this. But my experience is that if wifi.supplicant_scan_interval = 15
my device scans for wifi with 60s period
so I dont think that this is the right ...
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Is there way to switch between proxy settings on ICS?
I have an Xperia S running 4.0.4. I often need to switch to a proxy for accessing a test server. I can do this fine by modifying my Wifi connection, selecting to show advanced options and then ...
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Auto sync only when connected to a specific wifi network
I am getting rather low battery life when using auto-sync on 3G. I have wifi in college and at home, so I'm looking for a way to enable auto sync only when connected to those 2 specific wifi networks.
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How to copy wireless networks list from one android device to another?
I got a very long list of free hotspots and friends/family networks on my phone.
Recently I bought a tablet and I'm trying to find a way to copy the wireless manager list to this new device. Any idea ...
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Certain Wi-Fi network not available on Motorola Milestone with Cyanogenmod
I have a Motorola Milestone with Cyanogenmod 7.2.0. Phone is working without any problems.
I was using this phone with my own Wi-Fi network. Something happened, and after that I'm not able to ...
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How do I set Wi-Fi sleep policy to Never on Froyo 2.2 Droid X without Advanced Wi-Fi Settings menu?
I've encountered the following instructions on a forum about battery drain
Set Wi-Fi sleep to Never in the Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi Settings > Advanced >Wi-Fi Sleep ...
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Increase Wi-Fi Roaming Aggressiveness on Samsung Dart?
I have a T-Mobile Samsung Dart (which IIUC is a re-branded Samsung Galaxy Mini) and a Wi-Fi network in my apartment with two access points. When I make Wi-Fi calls while walking from one end of my ...
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Guide to editing /etc/hosts
It was noted in another thread that it should be possible to build up a white list for an android device using the /etc/hosts file. I would like to experiment with this idea. Does anyone have any ...
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How do I turn off the cellular radio without disabling bluetooth?
I have an old Motorola Droid that is no longer subscribed on any Verizon service. I still use it for things like web browsing, ebooks, and along with some wireless stereo headphones, music. I've ...
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Wi-fi keeps turning off
Within the last few days, my Wi-fi setting keeps switching to "off".
It does this even when the screen is on and I'm actively using the device.
I've checked the couple apps I still have that help ...
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What is the “sync” icon next to some Wi-Fi networks?
When you go to Menu > Settings > Wireless and network > Wi-Fi Settings there is the list at the bottom which lists all the detected networks in range or remembered.
The networks in range ...
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Quickly connecting to Wi-Fi with Android
I'm having Android Froyo (2.2), in Archos 32.
The only way I found for connecting to a Wi-Fi wireless network is through
Settings -> Wireless & Networks -> Wi-Fi Settings -> "Wi-Fi ...
