For questions specifically about issues with wireless network connectivity (via a wireless router) as opposed to questions related to cellular phone connection methods (3G, 4G, Edge, etc.).
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1answer
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Nexus 4 / 7 and Wi-Fi incompatibility
I have a Nexus 4 which works on most Wi-Fi networks, but not with my D-Link router running DD-WRT. It connects, but data transfer is sporadic at best, and essentially useless.
Amongst the myriad of ...
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2answers
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Use android as xbox360 wireless adapter?
I have a rooted cynogen mod Lg P500.
I can connect my xbox360 to my laptop for bridging a connection. but have recently moved to ubuntu so the bridging is a mission and a half.
So I was wondering if ...
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2answers
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Wi-Fi and 3G connections auto enable after upgrade to ICS 4.0.3
Since I've upgraded to 4.0.3 my rooted Samsung Galaxy S2, Wi-Fi and/or 3G connections auto enable/disable.
I've found a similar question asked here: Wi-fi is auto-enabling
I'd be grateful if someone ...
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5answers
688 views
Wi-fi is auto-enabling
I don't know why but the Wi-fi on my Droid (Froyo) keeps auto-enabling. I can't figure out what is causing it and want to make it stop. I only like being connected to wi-fi at times of actual use so I ...
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2answers
5k views
How exchange messages between 2 android devices through wifi and bluetooth without internet?
I am currently working on the creation of an application for mobile devices with Android which should be capable of sending and receiving messages through local means like wifi and bluetooth. After ...
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8answers
314 views
Leaving wi-fi on all the time
Does it highly affect the stand-by time to leave wi-fi open all the time on my phone?
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1answer
865 views
How does Android sync the WiFi Profiles?
I'm using Jelly Bean on a tablet and a phone on the same account. After logging into a particular wifi network on one device, I noticed that sometime later (weeks) the other device had some acquired ...
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1answer
281 views
WiFi stopped working (dhcpd times out) after enabling device encryption
WiFi has worked without issue before on this exact same hotspot, and it is currently working for other devices so I'm assuming the error is in the phone (edit: also tried another hotspot, wifi is ...
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1answer
12k views
Why is my Android phone unable to detect some wireless access points?
I created an unsecured ad-hoc network from my Mac machine and scanned for networks using my LG Optimus 3D, tried Samsung Galaxy Pop also. But unfortunately both the phone doesn't seem to pick up the ...
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1answer
244 views
Galaxy Nexus slow on WiFi wakeup
Performance question here : my Galaxy Nexus is really slow right after I connect it to a WiFi network after long periods not being connected to the internet. That doesn't happen on EDGE or on 4G, and ...
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4answers
2k views
Which consumes less battery: Wi-Fi or 2G data?
I just want to know what consumes less battery Wi-Fi or 2G Data.
My battery last long for 12- 16 hours only. I know there are lots of application which continually running and fetching data from ...
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1answer
220 views
cyanogenmod 7 mytouch 3g cannot connect to wireless
Upgraded to cyanogenmod 7.0.3-slide a week ago. Just today the wireless (802.11G) quit working. Wifi Analyzer just shows "Nothing yet ;)". Rebooting doesn't seem to help. Any ideas?
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2answers
318 views
Wi-Fi won't work on Motorola Droid
I bought a Motorola Droid A855. I don't have a verizon plan, but i was going to use it on Wi-Fi only. I turned off the phone radio, I also turned the Airplane Mode on. After I turned the Wi-Fi on. It ...
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0answers
299 views
Nexus 7 and Samsung Ace S5830i does not connect properlly to Wifi
I have three devices:
Tablet running on Android 4.0 (Nexus 7)
Smartphone running on 2.0 (Samsung Ace S5830i)
HP Compaq laptop
Wireless router does have WPA/WPA2 PSK security. And the Wifi works ...
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4answers
1k views
Automatically connect to Wi-Fi nodes, but route everything through encryption
Related to my question about VPNs, is there any way to get my phone to automatically connect to unencrypted access points, but route all my traffic through my home network?
This would be kind of like ...
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1answer
4k views
Connect Galaxy S3 Wifi Connection to Computer
I tried googling this, but it kept giving me the USB tethering option, which I don't want.
My laptop currently cannot connect to the Wifi we have at work, because there is a problem with Cisco, ...
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2answers
411 views
How do I debug my wi-fi connection?
I have two wi-fi networks at home and one of them I just cannot connect to with my Galaxy Nexus. (It works fine with several laptops.)
It shows up but when I try to connect after "Connecting..." it ...
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0answers
109 views
Any way to get Wi-Fi to auto-connect only to hotspots that don't require a captive portal sign-in?
Often, as I'm walking and using the internet, I'll walk by a Starbucks and my phone will auto-connect to attwifi (which is free, but requires that I open my browser and confirm). I lose internet ...
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6answers
453 views
How can I receive phone calls through Wi-Fi on an Android phone?
How can I receive phone calls from a landlines/cellphone when I have Wi-Fi connectivity, but no cell phone service?
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4answers
3k views
Always seeing “No connection: Retry” in Android Market
I have an HTC Touch with Froyo installed that I use for app development. I haven't used it for a couple of months, and when I fired it up today I'm seeing the same error every time I launch the Market ...
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2answers
792 views
Shortcut to turn Wi-Fi on/off on Samsung Nexus Galaxy?
Since the sync utility I use to sync my Samsung Nexus with Outlook only supports Wi-Fi instead of USB, I searched the AppStore for an application that adds a shortcut on the screen to make it easier ...
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1answer
4k views
How to share my laptop internet connection via wifi to my android tablet? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why can’t my device see an ad-hoc WiFi network?
I created a wifi hotspot in my Windows 7 laptop (open ad-hoc) but my Android 2.3 tablet is not detecting it. My tablet is ...
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7answers
846 views
Can I turn my Android device into a webcam?
If so, how? Could it be implemented via a USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection?
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4answers
737 views
Forward SMS messages to http interface [closed]
I am looking for an Android application to use as a SMS forwarding device. The main function of this app would be to take any message the phone receives and send the message to a couchdb database by ...
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0answers
2k views
How do I connect to a EAP-SIM authenticated network (namely FreeWifi_secure from Free Mobile)?
I am running CyanogenMod 10 (based on Android 4.1.2) on my Motorola Milestone 2.
I just switched to the French mobile carrier Free Mobile. They offer access to their "FreeWifi_secure" wifi network in ...
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2answers
154 views
Trading clipboard contents between phone and computer
Is there a way to send information on my phone (for example, an SMS that I started to type, that got way too long, and that I decided I want on my computer to send as an email instead) through the ...
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0answers
107 views
How can I access internet over wi-fi rather than over my cell network?
I have a Nexus 4 and a T-Mobile SIM card. I do not have a data plan currently. Before I put in the sim card, I could browse the internet when I was within wifi range of a known network.
Now that I ...
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0answers
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On-demand WiFi during sleep [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Turning on Wi-Fi on demand
I can only find 3 options under Settings->Wi-Fi->Advanced->Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep:
Always ((the default value))
Only when ...
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8answers
17k views
Does Android 4.0 support WPA2 Enterprise?
At the place I work, everyone can log on to the wifi network with an iPhone.
They just need to add a new network, type in the network name and choose wpa2 enterprise and then add their username and ...
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1answer
1k views
Wifi won't connect when SSID has space character?
When trying to connect to a WPA2 network from an HTC Hero running 2.1, I can't connect if the hidden SSID has a space in the name.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? Is it known to be an ...
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0answers
679 views
How to connect using WPA2-Enterprise on Android Devices?
I am doing some product development for BYOD environment, so I require a wide variety of devices. This one is causing me some issues with connectivity to the private network where I have to test.
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3answers
3k views
How do I find out what wifi chipset my phone has?
I've got LG Optimus One phone (model LG-P500h). How do I find out what wifi chipset my phone has? Is there a general mechanism that will work for all phones?
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2answers
842 views
Android as WiFi bridge with AP
I would like to extend a WiFi signal. I could buy a WiFi repeater, but a much cheaper solution would be using an older Android 4 device, which I own and don't use. The Android device is capable of ...
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0answers
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Android Ad-Hoc Wi-Fi support [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does any version of Android support ad-hoc connections?
Which versions of Android do support Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi? Or neither? Where to read about it? May be some ...
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0answers
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Bad experience with cheap Cortex A9 tablet: is this normal? [closed]
A friend recently bought a Blusens Touch 96 tablet as a Christmas present for her father. The specs are here.
Short version: 9.7 inches, Android 4.1, Cortex A9 processor, 1 Gb. RAM.
Anyway, the ...
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2answers
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“Settings” hangs when scanning for WiFi since JB update on One X
I have an HTC One X which has never before exhibited any connection problems.
Since the update to Jelly Bean around 2 weeks ago, it cannot reconnect to a WiFi network once it has lost the ...
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0answers
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Shark for Root not working
I am pretty much new to the packet sniffing. I found some application for the same Shark for root. I have rooted my phone for the application and I tried logging the packets being transferred from my ...
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2answers
7k views
No internet connection after sleep although Wi-Fi connected and working well, Android Samsung Galaxy S I9000
Problem: No internet connection after 1+ minutes of sleep. Wi-Fi is still connected, i have IP assigned through DHCP, i can browse shared folders on PC in network. It looks similar as if i didn't ...
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3answers
1k views
Can I use (via wifi only) my original VZW Droid without a voice or data plan?
I have a situation similar to Can I use an Android phone without an Internet access plan? but with one key difference, I don't even want to use it as a phone. Just a PDA.
I have an original VZW ...
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1answer
60 views
saving route while still connected to wifi
In Google Maps is there a way to save a route while you're still connected to wifi so that it saves your data plan? Does scrolling through the map while still connected to wifi help because then the ...
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0answers
638 views
Wifi not working on samsung s2
I have ICS on my Samsung S2 I9100 phone. I was able to turn on WiFi until about today afternoon. Now, from recently though, whenever I turn on WiFi, it does not turn on WiFi at all: the device shows ...
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0answers
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Android NIC MAC address changed automatically
This is very puzzling but my android phone's NIC's MAC address seems to have changed on its own (or at least this is what it's showing).
I have a MAC filter in my LinkSys router and I have given ...
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1answer
2k views
Multiplayer Games and Wifi / LAN
So at work, 2 of my colleagues also have android handsets:
I have an SGS3 (stock, for now)
Colleague #1 also has an SGS3 (stock)
Colleague #2 has an SGS2 (rooted and ROMd)
We have been trying to ...
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2answers
589 views
Receive calls on Wi-Fi via Google Voice
I don't have good cell reception in my house and I'd to have my Google Voice number forward to my phone on Wi-Fi when I'm home. Can I just use Google Voice or do I need a third-party app to do the ...
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votes
1answer
2k views
Any way to boost Wi-Fi on Nexus 7?
My Nexus 7 seems to have poorer Wi-Fi reception than my iPad (1st generation). At home it is always able to reach the router, so not an issue. Occasionally when I am out the iPad will have reception ...
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2answers
417 views
Android phone has Wi-Fi troubles after subnet change
I just moved our network access point to a different subnet (which has a different default gateway). After the change, all the laptop computers adjusted without much issue (some XP computers needed ...
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0answers
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Stuck at Turning WiFi on
I've a Vonino Luna 70C tab with Android Ice Cream 4.0.4. Today, while watching an YouTube video, my WiFi connection went down all of the sudden. After restarting the tablet, I couldn't turn WiFi on ...
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1answer
2k views
3G/Wi-Fi Vs Wi-Fi Only Enabled Android Tablets: Pros & Cons to the Consumer?
Having never owned an Android Tablet I am thinking of purchasing one at some point during 2013. From what I gather in terms of connectivity, they either come as:
Wi-Fi Only
3G & Wi-Fi
Is it ...
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6answers
16k views
What does “avoided poor Internet connection” mean?
The connection to my work wifi just failed and below the network my phone is saying "Avoided poor Internet connection". What does this mean exactly? Has the phone detected that it can't get out to the ...
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1answer
277 views
Route Application through Mobile Data when on Wifi
While on Wifi, Whatsapp won't work on my Galaxy Note 2 due to my work proxy. I have found no proxying application that will work, yet. (My work is using an HTTP Proxy).
Is there an application that ...
