Re: why won't it use data if wifi is bad?

On 23/05/2025 22:26, micky wrote:

In comp.mobile.android, on Fri, 23 May 2025 17:52:31 +0100, Andy Burns
<usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
 

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micky wrote:
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I do think they could have moved one line of code, > "If [connected to wifi]" and solved this

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The do detection via URLs such as
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<http://connectivitycheck.android.com/

 They do, or Then do?

they

that should eliminate dead gateways and captive portals.

 Words I don't understand, dead gateways and captive portals.

example of a dead gateway would be a domestic wifi router which has its xDSL/fibre/coax connection unplugged, perfectly good wifi to connect to, but no connection to the outside world.
captive portal, would be "free" wifi in hotels/trains/shops that requires registration via its own web page to actually use it.

The link gave a 404, not found.

any response is a response, in fact they may use
<http://connectivitycheck.android.com/generate_204> which gives a 204 response.