Is there a way to automatically turn off the wireless hotspot once I get back home?

Question

I use the wireless hotspot function daily as part of business, providing a wifi network from my Nexus 7 tablet (Lollipop, oem) to other business-essential devices.

When I get back home (alternatively, within range of my home Wifi network), I'd like to have the hotspot automatically turn off, and the tablet to use the wifi network.

Currently, if I forget to turn off the hotspot, I can inadvertently empty or overuse my mobile data, which is obviously quite costly.

So, is there a way to have the hotspot turn off automatically (but not using a timeout) based on location and/or wifi availability?

I would prefer non-root, non-flash-another-ROM solutions but am open to these as well if they're more elegant.

//edit: An additional problem is that work and home are ~300m apart in a rural environment, so geolocation is flakey and the cell tower doesn't change. Wifi presence is the only good discriminant I see...

Answer 1

Other than MacroDroid which is already covered by 3DDario here, you can consider any of the following apps -- none requires root for the goal.

Tasker (paid; 7 day free trial).

• Profile: Any of the following would do:

  • Location: choose the location
  • State → Net → WiFi Near → fill the details -- I'm unsure whether it would work if the hotspot is enabled.

• Task → (Action) → Net → WiFi Tether → Off

  Since the final goal is to connect to Wi-Fi at home, another action can be Net → WiFi → Set → On.

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Droid Automation (free/paid) may also work here.

• Trigger: Location area (Geofencing - Beta) → fill the details
• Task: Networks → Wi-Fi → Enable

The dry run worked for me.

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Condi (free) also worked in my test case.

• Action:

  • Connectivity and Sensors → WiFi Tethering → Off
  • Connectivity and Sensors → WiFi → On
• Condition: Location → select location

Done!

Answer 2

You can use MacroDroid. With MacroDroid you can create a 'Trigger' (Wifi state change - Connect to Network your network) and add an ' (Hotspot On/Off). If you want you can also ad a 'Constraints' like "Cell Towers in range".

Sometimes wifi trigger doesn't work. You should select "Cell Tower Change" and select your cell tower (near your home). This solution doesn't require root and should work on Android 4.0+.

You can also use Tasker (but i have never tried it) or Automate.

_{sorry for my bad english}

Answer 3

You could try llama, it is an automation app with location-based actions. Follow this steps:

• In the llama app go to the 'areas' tab (the first on the left), where you have to set up the 'home' location. The app uses the antennas you connect to to identify locations, so you must be home to do it.
• Then go to 'events' tab (the second) and tap on the plus sign at the bottom of the tab to create a new one
• Set the 'condition' field to 'enter area' and choose the 'home' option
• Set the action to 'wifi hotspot' and select 'turn off'. And that's it: as soon as your tablet connect to the telephone cell closer to your house it will turn off the wifi hotspot.

But if you have some time to figure out how it works, Tasker is the best and most complete option.