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I needed to be connected to 2.4ghz to connect to my robotic lawn mower to wifi and set it up. Tried everything to no avail. Finally I walked outside to a range that the 5ghz would no longer be good and the tablet automatically connected to the 2.4ghz signal. Then I was able to do the setup. Voila! I don't have an answer to change it forever but that worked ...
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Just flashed the phone and it solved this. I still don't know what caused the problem, but it worked.
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I just had the same issue. I used the "touch" to copy and paste the word keyboard into playstore. If you cant get wifi because you cannot VOICE it in. Then VOICE your information into Google. Copy. Paste. Hope you solve this is terrible when it happens!
I was hoping someone could just tell me the app I accidentally flipped off... Literally and. ...
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If you have not changed your setup, it could be a hardware issue. You might want to check if you can still access other networks.
You may also use a Wifi Scanner application to verify that you can at least see other WiFi access points. If you don't see any other networks, then you might have issue with the WiFi in your phone.
If you do see networks, then ...
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Three cents!. .
At this time this change in behavior is specific to Android 11 code, December 2020 update, Build number RQ1A/D depending on model.
Important to note that this google change for Enterprise WiFi connection relates to both 1) Possible manual import of the root CA certificate, AND 2) the mandatory use specification of the "Domain" being ...
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Note: This answer also applies to Apple iOS and other operating systems, which have hotspot (tethering) capability.
The WiFi or cellular network you connect to, is usually IP wise under the management of that networks DHCP server. It controls who get which IP. If your phone joined that network and would start handing out IPs that are "owned" by ...
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Your phone is not connected to your router when the hotspot is enabled. It creates its own network and makes cellular data available over WiFi to devices on that network. Even if changing the IP range to 192.168.1.* would be possible, it wouldn't make a difference, because your router's network and phone hotspot's network are two different networks.
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My android was doing same thing. I just did a battery pull. That resolved the issue. Mine had been doing this for a few weeks.
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As of Android 10, there is an option called “Enable Wi-Fi Coverage Extend Feature" in Developer Settings to turn on the WiFi extender/repeater feature.
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Maybe this will help some lost soul in the future.
It turns out, that in the WiFi advanced options (next to proxy and DHCP options) there's now a feature that randomizes the MAC address (enabled by default!!!).
If I only knew this, before I lost so much time diagnosing my WiFi setup...
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It is an obvious Pixel bug. I can't connect my Pixel 3XL to xfinitywifi hotspots either. I am totally gobsmacked that Google allows such bugs to exist in perpetuity. It is totally unbelievable that in some ways Google's stuff is trash and they don't care.
It should be noted that my provider is Google Fi. There own stuff does work together... Unbelievable....
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In 2021 you can do this from Google's "Files" app directly. It has simple "send" and "receive" buttons and sets up peer-to-peer WiFi temporarily and securely with zero configuration hassle.
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In 2021 you can do this from Google's "Files" app directly. It has simple "send" and "receive" buttons and sets up peer-to-peer WiFi temporarily and securely with zero configuration hassle.
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