What phone are you using that doesnt automatically enable wifi again when at home? Is this not the default? I think all mine had this in the last decade
Because all wifi devices never fully disable themselves. So it just detects the SSID is in range. Or alternatively it could do so by your location (which is also wifi enhanced, hence why they don’t fully disable)
Intelligent wifi is something else i believe, and Samsung only? I’m talking about auto connect which is part of android since version 9. That said, even if you don’t have that function, that doesn’t mean its not passively scanning your wifi environment anyway.
I’m talking about auto connect which is part of android since version 9. That said, even if you don’t have that function, that doesn’t mean its not passively scanning your wifi environment anyway.
I have android 11 and if I turn off my wifi it will stay turned off until I turn it on. And that I wouldn’t want it any other way.
edit: Found the option to disable “wifi scanning to improve location” and did.
Well yeah if you don’t enable the feature it won’t. Personally i really enjoy the feature. Faster and more stable internet and access to all my network devices/services. I wouldn’t want it any other way. So unless you have one of those terrible ISP wifi access points, i don’t see why you wouldn’t want it.
Edit on your edit: i hope you dont think turning off wifi scanning means they don’t know where you’re located. For that you need to disable GPS too and not connect to a cell tower. But at that point you might just as well not have a phone.
I would say I can relate, but even my very first smartphone automatically connected to Wifi
Many people turn WiFi off when leaving the house as they don’t want it randomly trying to connect to other networks.
Then you forget to turn it back on. Although with unlimited data I don’t really care.
What phone are you using that doesnt automatically enable wifi again when at home? Is this not the default? I think all mine had this in the last decade
How does your phone know your home without connection to the wifi?
Because all wifi devices never fully disable themselves. So it just detects the SSID is in range. Or alternatively it could do so by your location (which is also wifi enhanced, hence why they don’t fully disable)
Indeed, there seems to be an option called “intelligent wifi” on Android. Luckily my phone doesn’t have it.
Intelligent wifi is something else i believe, and Samsung only? I’m talking about auto connect which is part of android since version 9. That said, even if you don’t have that function, that doesn’t mean its not passively scanning your wifi environment anyway.
I have android 11 and if I turn off my wifi it will stay turned off until I turn it on. And that I wouldn’t want it any other way.
edit: Found the option to disable “wifi scanning to improve location” and did.
Well yeah if you don’t enable the feature it won’t. Personally i really enjoy the feature. Faster and more stable internet and access to all my network devices/services. I wouldn’t want it any other way. So unless you have one of those terrible ISP wifi access points, i don’t see why you wouldn’t want it.
Edit on your edit: i hope you dont think turning off wifi scanning means they don’t know where you’re located. For that you need to disable GPS too and not connect to a cell tower. But at that point you might just as well not have a phone.